Recent content by Sylak

thanks guys. I realise that colour mixing will always vary, but I wa slooking for a quick-ballpark estimation (and i think i got more than even that from derekleffew's excel sheet) that i can stick next to the light board in our new treatre for refrence. @derekleffew: I'm planning on not even...

I was wondering if anybody here has made an approximate quick-reference for RGB Colour mixing on a cyc using conventional fixtures? I would like to have one to keep by the console and have a quick reference for basic colours (cyan, magenta, etc) as well a few harder ones to make (orange, deep...

The venue is currently only set up for a stereo system, so an 8-channel sound card is overkill. Again, this is an auditorium more or less for student/non-theatre faculty use. The other reason I want a sound card that is built in is to minimize things that can be stolen, lost, or misplaced (a...

I'm working in a university auditorium (run by ITS) and want the opinion of some more sound-oriented people. Currently we've got a left over budget for the space, that needs to be used or else we'll lose it for next year. Currently, we do student club performances, faculty booked lectures, and...

Well, the idea first came about when the middle school vocal director wanted to know what he should get for his aud, and since our TD had a class right then and i didn't, i got msrp prices for two smartbars and a few S4 Zooms, and made sure our TD knew that the first thing should be to make sure...

We're actually looking into the possability of repalcing our strip lamps with all halogeena lamps right now, but we're still pushing for some LED fixtures.

As a current HS student working on a limited budget with both my school and community theatre, and then working with kids from another district who've leared in a method of "intel lights, and lighting is more important than actors," I would have to say ive seen bette rlighting designs from my...

Question to those who may have a clue, or cna use google better than i can. I've been working primearily in a fair size HS Auditorium, built and originally wired in the 60's, since i started, which is liek 7 years when i was in 6th grade. Anyway, as a high school senior, id love to leave...

Ok, forgive me n00bishness, but I need to make a light plot for something, and im not sure where i can find a list of all the accepted drafting/CAD standards for lighting?

I'm mostly trying to confrim with myself the most people have never head or Electronics Diversified if i ever hear crap from a Bus Driver who runs a light board in a school that ETC is an "OK" brand after being lectured by a repair representative that his defective board is cheaper to...

No, but it's still the idea that some of us still use their equipment, and I'm sure some of the older people here remember when they still existed.

So, working in an auditorium from teh school district down the road, I've encountered some pretty messed up things, ie. various sound equipment issues, an unusable two channel clear-com system thats missing all the 6-pin XLR but has the headsets, unchangeable houselights, But the weirdest thing...

Okay, so I'm working on a theater production of Brigadoon, and we're borrowing a Martin Roboscan 1220, to add a few cool effects. Now, a google search quickly got me teh manual, which failed to contain any list of the DMX channels used to operate it, so i was curious as to if anybody could...

I find something that usually woks very well in this situation is complain to the district and find out who gave the orders to cut your system. Although, in theory, you could rig the system back up yourself and use phones that need an AC adapter, you'd just need to read up on your phone wiring...

So, after working with different people lighting, I'm wonder what type or wrenches you guys prefer to use?Personally, i prefer the Mega Combo wrench (seen ehre http://www.afm-prod.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl?mode=itemView&item=127&nav_id=6 ) because it requires no adjusting, and my school buys them...