Recent content by Ken Summerall Jr

I would also recommend taking a look at what EAW has to offer.They may be a little more expensive than JBL and Yamaha (or maybe not) but they sound great. They will also help you determine exactly what you need for your space. You can go to their website and submit drawings and specs and your...

Thanks, I'll take a look at those as well.K

I have a client that has a mixture of PAR56 Architectural fixtures and some E39 Mogul base fixtures. Replacing these fixtures is not really an option but of course they want to go LED. We are handling the dimming and control issues but I need to find retrofit lamps for these fixtures. I have...

We used a couple of PeaSoupers a few years ago for Lion King Jr. the effect was wonderful. We placed black towels in front of the outlets as mentioned by macsound. We didn't have any issues with water or moisture on the stage. Our issue was the fact that we placed the supers too close to the...

Most likely this is a resolution problem. I don't think that camera outputs employ HDCP, especially the more prosumer version like the X1. This camera is native 4K. The BMD Micro convertors will not work for this unless you set the camera to output 1080 from the HDMI output. Your Decklink card...

I would suggest that you look at Unity Intercom. There system is based on using cell phones as the "belt pack" You can subscribe to their cloud service or host your own with a Mac computer. They have external Bluetooth buttons, headsets, etc to customize your system. You can have several...

I'm going to be the dissenting opinion here and say that you DO NOT have to change out all of your existing infrastructure to take advantage of a new Digital console. Would it be helpful? Yes. Is is necessary? No.I just replaced an old Allen and Heath analog board with a Midas M32 in a 20 year...

Thanks folks! Lots of good ideas and glad to see that I wasn't the only one that has been "surprised" by a client. I will be using this thread to build a confetti policy. I have to convince the powers that be of course and this will be a good source of info.

These guys are absolutely right.1. The built in wifi is crap. Always use an external. 2. Get a newer router that offers 5G. Not many people are using that band. 3. Hide your SSID. 4. Plug a laptop into the router and you have a backup! The desktop software also has a few more features than the...

Jim, You are absolutely correct. I did not intend for my anecdote to encompass all wireless. Simply outlining that it does not work correctly all of the time. The same is true with any wireless technology. I simply feel that using wireless in a permanent install is not the best course of...

Well I would imagine that policy put a damper on anyone wanting to use confetti!The golf ball is scary, that could have really hurt someone.

I don't think there was any pyro involved. I ripped one apart and it looked like there was a pin that was forced to rupture the diaphragm.

I had an interesting experience with wireless DMX last week. I was working a corporate event and the DJ (insert eye roll) provided the uplights and connected them via Wireless DMX. Every time the photographer took a picture the lights would change color. Something in her wireless flash remote...

Jay,Most of the trade in deals are scheduled to end March 31. Unless of course they decide to extend them again, Sennheiser and Shure have extended their rebate programs multiple times already.In my space we replaced our small wireless system with 3 Sennheiser EW100 G3 Handhelds, we are...

So at an event this past weekend (dance competition, ugh) the renters snuck in some of these 24" disposable confetti cannons and shot them off on stage at the end of the evening. Kinda upset me because:1. They didn't ask. 2. They didn't even attempt to clean up. 3. As they were leaving they...