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    Microphones Hanging Condenser Mics

    I seem to remeber us having some Audio Technica ES 933s in high school, they worked well when I used them but that was a while ago. Having an RTA software to adequately clear out a lot of your feedback issues can be helpful so you can get the more out of them, also its handy for catching...
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    Table saw choices

    I know you have a budget but what Footer is saying is very true especially for table saws... Back in high school we had a Delta table saw with a large fence system nice quality probably around 10-15 years old, many other tools came and went but the only thing it needed was occasional normal...
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    Highschool Student Safety Guidelines

    I saw your other post and wanted to come back to this to add some more thoughts, first off you aren't really going to get anyone here to pretty much write the safety rule book for you, we can't in good faith do that because there is just too much we don't know about your situation. Don't be...
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    Glossy Floor and Lighting

    It definitely can play into lighting, I worked in a space programming for a designer that had a stage floor that was painted black with a gloss clear coat to finish, he made numerous comments about how the next time they painted it they should go with a semi gloss or matte finishing coat, it did...
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    Can you say LED worklight?

    I agree that PowerCon probably isn't the best, I also wish that Neutrik wouldn't have rushed it to the market and waited to develop one with breaking capacity on the initial models, but now we have a number of different variants floating around which can confuse the already confused hand, but...
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    Highschool Student Safety Guidelines

    Coming up with safety guidelines in a space where there are not many to speak of can be a bit of a challenge and at times a rather long process. A few things I gathered from just your post that you may want to consider:Rules about being in loft or grid space without staff members are great...
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    Can you say LED worklight?

    I seem to remember c13/c14s on some of the smaller Martin and VariLite fixtures a few years ago, like the Mac 250,300,etc with no locking mechanism included. But almost everything has gone PowerCon and with good reason.
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    Pyro CAREER Advice

    I agree with porkchop get in touch with someone who is a professional already... that's really the way most learn so find someone the more experience the better often times the people who have been on the business a long time have a great more knowledge of more aspects of the trade including...
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    elation led par issue

    Few things I know everybody allways asks this when there is a DMX question but is the line terminated... are you sure you have the right DMX address set and do the fixtures have a sound active mode if so make sure it is turned off on all of them.
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    Automated Fixtures Mac250 entour on a compulite spark

    You are correct Len as I said above... I have worked too much with Macs to not know... and they have a 16 bit and 16 bit extended. They often function in the wrong mode just not properly... which is usually a dead give away for me if I see one fixture acting up in my rig that its in the wrong mode.
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    Automated Fixtures Mac250 entour on a compulite spark

    Incorrect it has a 16 bit and a 16 bit extended... which is why often times the fixture works but is not fully functional. Question for the OP... is the fixture functional at all... that is often times a sign of being in the wrong mode.edit: Woops too late I guess...
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    Auditorium Lighting Upgrades. Your opinion(s)?

    Thanks I don't know why I completely blanked out on productions houses in Chicago especially DesignLab considering I have worked in spaces that do business with them.
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    Low lying fog machine - with haze?

    Yes in short... your fog will eventually warm and rise turning into a haze... I have used an Antari ICE they are pretty good units, I have also used both haze and fog effects at the same time. Remember a hazer is going to give you the haze effect faster than waiting for fog to dissipate in to...
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    Haunted Venue?

    When I was in high school our TD's office was the past TD's offices for decades. About 3-4 TDs prior to him was one who went sat down in his office and had a heart attack... never liked hanging around that area of the theatre alone... I have never completely believed in the whole ghost thing but...
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    Auditorium Lighting Upgrades. Your opinion(s)?

    Not to repeat what others have said but I will try to give my thoughts: I apologize in advance for any spelling issues... Figure out budget! Your upgrade could easily be anywhere from a few thousand dollars to a few million. Back in my high school we underwent a series of upgrades over a few...
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