Recent content by MNicolai

To that end, ETC has many patents that are ornamental (i.e. no specific design feature -- just the look of the fixture). Which given how many no-name brands tried to mimic the Source Four with subpar products, is not wholly unreasonable. Similarly -- do a search on Amazon for "Makita" and you'll...

These are the handles on the arms of the yoke/head -- not the base of the fixtures. It's a pretty uncommon feature outside of Martin's own fixtures, a couple VL fixtures, and Releve.Here's a link to the patent.Overall -- seems like an unremarkable, run-of-the-mill patent suit for companies...

It's an entry-level certification. I would consider even CTS to be entry level, but CTS is at least taken at a formal testing center. Technologist is taken online and doesn't require you show documented experience or job history like the CTS/CTS-D/CTS-I would. Also, if you fail the CTS-x exams...

Speakers look like Innovox but could be something else. Probably weren't torqued down adequately the first time and vibrated loose.Lower speakers are probably easier to access with a Little Giant ladder straddling the stair steps onto the stage.Upper speakers you can probably get to from a...

Hard to really advise you on which way to go here without putting eyes on it. Network solutions are possible but not ideal -- and probably more expensive. On a university campus, doing something on the campus network like adding Dante can also be a pretty big PITA. If you have spare network...

First thing I would do is power the system down, disconnect what is probably 70V wiring off the amplifier for paging/back-of-house, turn any wall attenuators up, and take a toner and multimeter to trace the wires/conduits. I would start at the TD's off. Disconnect the speaker, test for...

Anyone's guess. Embassy says they didn't receive a warning, but the warning seems to have been pretty well published.Since the warning was issued a couple/few weeks ago, it's possible they thought it wasn't credible if the terrorists saw the warning and decided to wait until security measures...

There's only so much you can do to handle a terrorist attack. Theater safety policies, can, at best, give you a framework of what to do if you have a single active shooter. A determined terrorist organization is a completely different animal. You can basically have your LD ready to flip on the...

"October 2021 - This clamp is currently on backorder. We except more stock in mid-November."Jeez, what's going on over at BMI that they have 3-year old backorder notices posted...

I'd be curious if you swapped those bottom bulbs for frosted globes if that would help by reducing the specular reflections.

The risk isn't suffocation, per se, it's that it displaces oxygen causing asphyxiation. This can happen very quickly, in under less than a minute. Same thing for CO2 effects. In the case of your effect, I would be concerned by how long the performer is in proximity to the plume. Really depends...

What is the actual effect you're looking for? Covering a scene change? A performing disappearing? If it's a performer disappearing, how do they disappear?Need to factor in that you also shouldn't immerse/submerge a performer in it, which may or may not disrupt your intended effect.BTW --...

Use it to apply on USITT's conference website. Free exhibit hall access -- still have to pay separately if you want classes but touring the show floor is free. Same thing for LDI or InfoComm. Officially, all of these conferences are closed to the public and require payment for admission, but the...

Have you looked at it in section to see what kind of angle of attack you need to the stage? That'll tell you whether you have a problem or not based on how high you need to put the spot on the stand in order to get shoot over the railing and if that exceeds reasonable ergonomics.I wouldn't...

Regulations for balcony railings are not applicable here.IBC 1030.17.3 allows sightline-constrained railings to be lower when immediately adjacent to seating. A followspot position is not immediately adjacent to seating.Under IBC 1015.2, there are exceptions for stage/platforms for the...