Recent content by rmartin

Our Masonite deck is twenty years old and I have never replaced a pannel. I laid the floor myself making sure of the proper gaps between the sheets. I did not wet the floor before laying it down, and I have never had a problem. We had to lay a masonite floor because the stupid Architect had...

Miking an orchestra can require more then 2X 48 channel boards and minimally two experienced Audio techs for the mix if your are doing television broadcast, and then there is also all the post production stuff. In my facility we only mike the orchestra for a musical to foldback the sound to the...

If you are dead hung then you might want to look at IPS dimmer strips @ 1.2kw. I use them on my catwalk and they have been trouble free for twenty years.

You p*$$y, when I was a young student in Medicine Hat, I used to walk a mile to school in -30 weather, up hill through snow drifts with no shoes:rolleyes: That's why I moved to Vancouver Island where you never have to shovel the rain! But you may have to cut your lawn Christmas Day.:)

What you have is a Boat Anchor. Use it well. We tossed ours out years ago.

We are not subject to ADA requirements in Canada, but we do have similar codes when it comes to public access like Theaters. On a related matter our facility is thinking of purchasing an ALS system. Sennheiser was recommended but I would rather hear from the teck's who have the systems rather...

This is called a "Bounce", or at least that's what I call it and I do it all the time. In the video you present, the cyc lights are most probably LED top and ground row. They are pointed at a rear cyc. In front of the rear cyc, aprox. 10' in front is another cyc opague or off white. The light...

There is a company called Eartec that might interest you. They have small systems at affordable prices.

What would we do without bailing wire:( I know of a barn door dropping about 20 ft and impailing itself on the lid of a grand piano! oops

I have used carpet cores. Depends on the thickness you want but usually they are free from any busy carpet stores.

We have cctv monitors SL and SR and also in the Green Room. This might not be practical but common in many Venues. This eliminates the blind spots as would be the case with a full box set. The stage manager can call from the booth or the stage. Personally I prefer the booth as there are fewer...

Get to know your equipment. How does it work. What are all the little knobs for. Know how to change a bulb. Is there a spare bulb? How does it move or rotate. Check the fittings, are they loose? Check the Boomerange. Are the gells ok for what you are doing? Learn how to remove the...

Hi there, I am new to this site as well. I work as a Technical Director in a small community not for profit Theatre. I do about 150 to 200 performances a year. Plays, dance, musicals and a variety of touring concerts. It keeps me pretty busy. I am the principal Lighting Designer for most of...

Hi, just joined so I am new at this. I will be clicking around just to see what's out there. Curious me:)