Recent content by mc2880

Breakers on a hanging cord patch ? I've never seen that. There's a Circuit breaker on each dimmer circuit and anywhere else they would be able to plug it in should have a breaker.

This sounds like a fun project. My first impression without seeing it would be to rip it out, replace the feed with camlock and replace the telephone patch with a hanging cord patch. Use whatever money is left over and buy a USED touring dimmer. Sensor or even some old CD80s. This will be the...

I use the DMX Dart at work, it does support moving light profiles and is good for basic testing. Unfortunately I don't believe pathway makes it anymore. It's great because unlike most others it has a full keypad to do channel entry/functions and it has a joystick nub (similar to a IBM laptop...

The chroma-q 4play is a decent splitter and ready for a c-clamp. I assume since you have moving lights out there you'll have room to plug a splitter into a constant power source.

Interactive Technologies makes a new one, I'm not even sure if it's released, it's not on the website. It's called the SceneStation, I would sell the demo Kit for around $644CDN, but that is more than just the entry station. Unfortunately the whole cross bored thing and failing dollar have...

It depends on how many channels you want the chase and what your budget is. There are cheap 4ch NSI packs that would do the trick with some sort of dmx interface. The best flame or flicker effect is built into the ET Backpack dimmers. They are more expensive per channel than a pack, but are...

So, a dual-use space with theatre space always an after though. I deal with this all the time. It's either a Cafe-teria or a middle school gym/stage (gy-age? no... that doesn't work.) It's a no-no to give specific instruction so I'll run down a few options I usualy go over with clients, you...

Bheringer makes a midi control board called the BCF2000 it comes with 8 motorized faders. It's dirt cheap and already has an API built. Somewhere like that might be a good place to start. The mackie interface is much better, but also much more expensive.

A Dimmer (or Some sort of analogue control + Relays or Contactors) You can put pretty much any incandescent on a dimmer and it'll function as long as it's under the maximum load and above the minimum. If you were doing fluorescents you'd have to use a relay pack or special ballasts and...

Are you looking for it to sound something like this?freesound :: view sample :: clunk.flac

Short answer; Movies Aren't real. Long Answer; You'd need some controller to sequence the lights. A dimmer would work, a relay pack for other loads. Or even a DMX - Analogue converter running contractors. The advantage with contractors would be you would get a click with each channel. The...

This is a great idea to have as a sticky, cleared out and updated every few months as consoles change. Sub $3,000 Console (Not Computer Based) ETC Smartfade 24/96 -great little console with alot of features -SmartSoft will be released soon* (hopefully) LEVITON MC7xxx Series -Very...

You know, I never really did decide to trace it completely. I've only used it once during a show as a temporary replacement for a Marquee. Alot of the crashing seemed to be caused by the part of freestyler that responds to incoming audio (i was having it bounce some movers for a dance). I...

Another vote for the Enttec, I would suggest that you look at the Pro version, it adds isolation on the data line and does processing on the unit instead of being entirely dependant on the computer.My current setup at home and small events is the Enttec Open USB + Freestyler. I've found it to...

By 'Logic Chip', it would depend on what you are referring to. It's not likely to be the DMX transceiver (that would cause a more regular problem), but that is the easiest to swap. However, I've seen a very similar problem on a strand SD6. It was the power supply for the logic board. A few...