Recent content by SS Minnow

Like anything in life, you get what you pay for. Telex, RTX etc are out there but it all adds up. Looks like the Eartec headsets come in a pack of 4 for slightly less than the price of one Clear-Com belt pack, so I can understand your sticker shock.

Here you go. I believe this is what you’re looking for. I use this to inject com into my in-ears mixed in with my ear mix from FOH. 4 pin out of beltpack in, XLR to a mixer, 1/4” out from an aux, 4 pin to headset was my setup. You could utilize something like this to get what you need...

Grace Lites was the original name for G-Lites. You can buy as many as you want, but make sure you account for a few spares for parts as they were hard to get even when they were an actively sold product. Mac is right. These fixtures go back to around 2010 and were around for a few years...

Some years back while installing a moving light system for the hockey team there, a rigger on the job pointed out some remaining debris still in a hard to get to soffit type area from this very incident and filled me in on the story. He didn’t mention that the band played on though…

The best wrench is one in a stagehand’s pocket. Not in your bag. Not in your car… Actually went on a pretty good run last tour with at least one Hand with a wrench 7 shows in a row. Last year, I went 13 shows in a row without a Stagehand with a wrench, so things are improving…

Microstar hit on some good points. I have used the NSI converter on a few different projects and have had no issues.

When they say ‘ground’, they are referring to the deck in general. You know, the hard thing you kneel on. It does not necessarily mean raw dirt. It is an etiquette and respect thing that it appears you do not understand. But just go ahead and toss it around like a shop rag. I have seen the...

I had a similar situation where we wanted to use as video wall for a cyc effect. Nothing but color. We created a PowerPoint show with only colored background slides. We were also able to mess with hue and intensity to give it an almost realistic cyc look and a gentler feel that a full on...

On a tour some years ago, we were in a shed when severe weather hit. There was some intense lightning, and all departments powered down. Once the storm passed, we fired everything back up and we had suddenly developed an issue that was causing comm to buzz horribly and also caused some LED...

Some time ago, I redid an install that had a bunch of Chauvet pars with dip switches and seem to recall a similar issue. If I remember correctly, we took a shot at implementing an DMX terminator to the last fixture in line which solved the issue. On another occasion, we discovered that the...

Why would anyone want to return to our industry if they could have a brighter future building solar panels or learning to code? With the state of the economy, gas prices, etc, people will be looking to be secure with their weekly paychecks, benefits and perks one did not have prior to COVID and...

I’llThat is right up there with "A bad day giggin' is better than a good day in prison".... FYI- Be shure to check your state and local 'Stand Your Sub' laws, as you do not want to catch an unlawful resonation violation. -30db in the hole....

I’m pretty sure I was officially out of green beer at the time... Cheers!

Back in the day, I was a trial by fire type of audio guy. I learned the hard way but also had the opportunity to learn from some of the best. While honing my audio skill in the live environment, understanding the physics of sound became an essential. Running 5 monitor mixes from FOH required...