Recent content by jds10011

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Likely another silly question. It always seems like the wagon brake options are either too flimsy or too big. For example, here is a current setup with the brake on a block protruding above the platform surface:I believe these are the 800lb ones from BMI. The platform is 2x6 with 3/4 ply...

Interesting. Just out of curiosity, if I'm doing the math right, for a standard 8 foot flat, presuming the CG is at 4 feet, that would suggest two horizontal legs of nearly 16 inches each. Though I suspect 16" on both sides works, I'm wondering if 12" really wouldn't. Not sure where the 18...

Not sure if this question will make a lot of sense. Advance apologies. This question could be about many things, so here is a concrete example. Suppose we want to build a facsimile of one of these items (images borrowed from Uline):How would one determine a safe distance that the "legs"...

Wondering about some solutions for moving a big cushioned bench (think outdoor furniture-type sofa, metal frame). It's a bit heavy for dragging around in scene changes, so having it on wheels would speed things up and be safer. However, it just has four big metal legs. I could put it on a...

We are looking for several long-ish (at least 12') pieces of RGB ropelight, to be controlled (eventually) by DMX. It might be neat if individual "pixels" could be controlled, but the ability to color-change the whole thing together would be ok. I'm finding a lot of tutorials on connecting...

I think they are hopeful for something with motion of some kind.

A local group is doing a theatre production with some scenes that are a rock concert. They would like "something" to make it look like one, since the space is only a fairly basic plot of conventionals. The current plan is a few cheap LED par-type fixtures someone has that they can just flash...

It is certainly possible. There is an older DSP set up and I would need to convince the XP laptop with the serial port to work again to really answer the question, and perhaps I can get better results by making changes there. I can tell you that when I've tested with a digital mixer in the...

Yes, it is easier to do with a crummier mic, but I certainly can make it happen with a wired 58. My assessment is that the mixer just doesn't handle this very well (put the gain at a reasonable level for speaking volume, then the person unexpectedly is too loud for a moment -- e.g. shushing a...

Yes, the 'peak' light illuminates on the channel at the mixer. Most likely, here, I'm looking for a recommendation for a "better" small mixer that will behave in these circumstances, with the features above.

Pretty confident. It is really a unique sound that I've never heard when using these mics with any other mixer.

Maybe slightly unusual situation -- looking for solutions. We have a small room set up with two Shure BLX handheld mics. We have a Yamaha MG12XU mixer, an upgrade from an older MG124CX that began failing. We previously had older analog Shure ULX (not ULXD) handheld mics, which were far...

We are doing a production in which the director desires a very simple thing to fly -- a very tiny sign (about 18" square). It can hide behind a border, and fly down a short distance just to be visible for something of (apparently) great importance in a scene. Unfortunately, of course, we have...

Our usual trapdoor involves the hinge set flush with the deck so that nobody trips when it is closed. Of course, this means the door itself can only go as far as vertical when open. The director is eager for the door to open fully in a particular scene, so it can lay upstage on the floor in a...