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    Into The Woods

    I believe he is saying "no guarantees", although I don't see why it isn't possible (ready to be shot out of water). As you asked...if you ever get the chance, see if you can get your hands on an AVOLites Pearl. We have one and it is superb for moving lights. 2048 dmx channels (over 4...
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    Control/Dimming Duplicating/repeating circuits in a raceway

    What you really want is to have fan-outs on the end of your raceways that you connect into "patch board" style panels of circuits, thus allowing you to mix-match between channel / circuit / outlet. It's all about control! :p
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    Greetings from across the pond

    Don't worry, I've seen some of his already...:p Thanks very much for the warm welcome everyone :)
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    Greetings from across the pond

    well the obviously the Director, MD, Wardrobe Mistress, Properties Manager and SM are all staff, and there is a 'committee' of D+T teachers that make the set, but tbh everything else is run by the students. The lighting and sound guys are theoretically in charge, but the students 'make...
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    Greetings from across the pond

    Hello. My name is Peter, and I do a lot of Lx, Sound, and a bit of everything else (as well as playing 'bone and piano) here in the UK. I've been at it around 6 years. I've found this forum from google and found it very useful; I hope I can give back as well as take away! FWIW, I 'do tech'...
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    Overly Loud Show Orchestra

    Hey, I had a similar problem recently. We put on Hot Mikado with actors ages 15-19. Very nice voices, but not very mature, and music for mikado is a jazz band playing full blast 85% of the time. We had the band (about 15, with professionals) up on a raised scaffold above the set. The theatre...
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