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    A Marker For our History

    Late to the party, but I needed to reconnect with CB. 2020 for me was : awesome!, then not so awesome, then PPP loans, then furlough, started my own LLC, relied on unemployment for 2 months, then never again. I now own a lot of carpentry tools for a lighting guy, but I managed to program every...
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    Conventional Fixtures Side lights--What degree barrel to buy?

    I tend to disagree with Jr. Zooms. Yes, they are cheaper and they zoom, but the quality of the fixture and its flexibility are a let down next to the slightly more expensive Source 4 Ellipsoidal. I would determine the number of fixtures you need and the barrels you need and simply add to your...
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    Conventional Fixtures White Exhibit Lighting - Looking for Source

    Hey gang, I'm looking for White Exhibit lighting fixtures as a rental or purchase. We've got a booth coming up that needs 48 exhibit lights in white. We currently have all black, and we're not completely interested in purchasing white as they would sit on the shelf after this event.The...
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    Online (US) source for Bates stage pin connectors?

    Give Production Advantage a call. They are a reliable vendor.
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    Moving Light as Follow Spot

    The concept of using a mover as a manual followspot has been around for awhile. I think the concept of using a moving light as a remotely controlled followspot leaves too many openings for disaster. There is a human touch that is needed with the light's movement, and correcting oneself if the...
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    LP624 RoadCase Design Ideas - looking for feedback and thoughts

    We have a bunch of LP612s and LP624s on our shelves, and they all have cases we purchased, and for my money, do yourself a favor and just purchase the case. You can build your own but it will probably be heavier than necessary, and build cost/time is a huge consideration. That, or look at...
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    Book: Magic of Light - Jean Rosenthal

    Yeah I'll put this one up there next to Pilbrow on my top recommendations. She was ahead of her time, no doubt about it.
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    Chauvet wells

    So here's something that may get a rebuttle on this forum, but I'll go with it anyway. I've always been told to not allow batteries to rest on concrete. Concrete will kill a battery's life pretty quickly, so I've always seen batteries in shops up on shelving. I would say the same for these...
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    Picking new wash movers (help!!)

    There's a very distinct size difference to think about as well - Mac Aura's and wash units like them are compact, easy to hang and move around. A Viper is considerably larger and heavier, and consumes more power. We have Viper Spots, VLXs, and Auras in our inventory, and I would strongly...
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    Grand MA onPC Sound input

    This is a newer addition to the MA software - so new that the help file still says 'it's coming soon'. I looked at ma-share.net and didn't see anything useful either, so your best bet is to email MA Lighting. Everything I've read points to just one input.
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    Apollo Gobo 3 day sale...

    Has Apollo ever run specials or deals to coincide with famous dates from Apollo space missions? Just curious.
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    How Much is your Major Worth?

    I think it's an important, honest graph, but it also just entails Bachelor's degrees. I think a smart companion would be a listing of jobs available on average in each field. We can argue pay scales all day, but job availability is just as crucial.
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    Hi from Largo Florida, sadly not Key Largo

    Welcome to CB!
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    Smallest DMX controller to dim 2 Chauvet TechnoStrobe RGB LED lights

    Look at the Pocket Console by Baxter Controls- very handy, patchable, and now they come in wireless.
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    Control/Dimming grandMA onPC External Fader control

    If you are looking for external faders, one option is the Iwing app on the ipad - part of its original purpose was for external fader control. If you are trying to send commands to control a physical fader via MIDI, I don't think its possible - it looks to only allow control for executing...
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