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I was in a production of The Importance of Being Earnest when fairly late in the show Lady Bracknell started forgetting lines. After a few saves by other actors she stood up from the chair she had been sitting in, declared in an impeccable and slightly over the top British accent, "Carry on. If...

Dave: When I google "game adapter" I come up with many, many different devices. I can't find any that seem to be what I think I should be finding. Can you please be more specific? Jay: A video distribution amp seems to be something that is designed to do just what it says, amplify a video...

Dave, thanks for the quick reply. What kind of game adapter are you talking about? How good is the image from that kind of camera? As a monitor for the dressing room it doesn't have to be much, but for the lobby it would be nice if it were clear and sharp.

I'm going to piggy back onto this thread since it is fresh and very related to my question and situation. We have a reasonably new TV in our lobby above the BO window that is hooked up to a computer. We use if for both promoting the college's theatre department, and as a marquee with tickets...

Multiplay didn't see the Prosonus device as seperate stereo channels. It only saw it as one stereo channel. I agree that is sounds like a driver issue. I had the most up to day driver available. The computer has Firewire and USB 2. It doesn't really matter whether it's rack mounted or...

I want a minimum of 3 stereo Channels, but 4 would be better. I didn't specify because my question wasn't what would someone suggest I use, rather my question was, what is someone actually using along with Multiplay.Budget, I'm looking at $300-$400, but cheaper would be better if possible. The...

That sounds like exactly what I need. A couple of questions: Do you use this with Multiplay? What OS are you using on the computer you run sound through? (I just want to make sure that the dinosaur our school has given us is up to the task.) Thanks!

Thanks for the thoughts. I know that I need another audio interface. They come in all shapes and sizes. I'm hoping to find out what someone else is actually using, not something that I think will work. I'm operating on a small budget and really can't afford to buy something and then find out it...

I am trying to figure out what hardware I need to get in order to take advantage of Multiplay's ability to output to more than just 1 stereo channel. I'm running Multiplay on an older computer with Win XP installed. What I would like is somone in a similar situation to tell me what they are...

I'm directing A Christmas Carol, and have all the sound effects being done live. However, I can't find a bell for the "deep, dull, hollow melancholy" church bell. Nothing I've hung up and hit sounds right. I've gotten closest with an 8 foot piece of steel pipe, but it's still not hollow enough...

The back wall is a mess. No chance of painting it. I worked in a small space in Vienna, Austria where that's what we did, and it worked well. We don't have a rear screen wide enough for the space, although I'll keep that in mind for times we only need to light outside a window or two. The...

Thanks everyone for the thoughts. No, we don't have a budget for LED strips. Can't wait until LED lights are affordable. The savings in AC alone will be amazing. I hadn't thought about picking a couple of colors and not trying to blend. I may bring that up at our next production meeting...

We've tried strip lights, and they work great if all we want is a 1 color wash. The problem with strip lights arises when we want to do a 3 color wash. The strips don't give even coverage. It is especially noticeable at the very top and bottom of the cyc where there are dark spots between the lamps.

We got a new theatre at the college where I work, and I like most things about it, BUT the stage has very little depth which causes all kinds of problems when trying to light the cyc. If we have up any sort of set upstage the distance between the set and the cyc is usually 2-4 feet. Does anyone...

New to the community. Seems like saying hi is the thing to do before I ask a question. Hi. (now I'm off to post a question)