lighting

Hey Everyone! I’ve been making these very tactile, remote Go Buttons for Eos consoles and thought I’d share them here. So far I’ve gotten a lot of good feedback from colleagues. If anyone is interested, I’ve made a bunch and put them up for sale. Bettergobutton.com

Hello,I have come across this website everytime I search for info about the same thing: carbon arc followspots. So I decided to join because i have pictures and questions about one that I might get to meet next weekend 🤣 I am so oddly obsessed with them, also a little terrified.I will post...

Hi folks! This is my first post here but I have been using CB as a resource for my entire career. Thank you for all of the help in the past. But I have looked around and can’t seem to find much help on what I need today.The problem is this: A local sculpture artist wants me to help him...

Hello folks!Planning out a lightning bug effect for an upcoming musical. I know we could probably build a "star drop" thing and throw it on an effect but I'm trying to reduce build time on this piece.I've seen plenty of string light star drops. I figured I could adapt that idea and hang some...

Hi everyone,Has anyone had experience with replacing/repairing Strand's CD80SV "Z" Type 2.4kW Non-Dim Relay modules? My high school has had 2 of these units fail, in one of them both relay control boards have failed and in the other one only one board has failed. Is there an easy way to repair...

Hi All,I am working on a project for a venue and seeking some recommendations. The venue is pretty small and we are looking to install about 8 Chauvet DJ SlimPAR 64 lights in a split V formation (4 lights on each side) for a general stage wash we are looking for a way to mount these fixtures...

Hi all, I've learned through trial and error that Cisco SG-110D-X switches solve problems when they replace Netgear/TP-Link or any and all others. This is all well and good, but I would like to better understand why. I'm working exclusively with ETC/EOS and sACN with only unmanaged switches and...

Hi all,I'm here with a rather strange request. For background, my university degree is in Theatre Design and Technology with a "focus" in lighting technology (hehe). I have worked at several theaters but have been out of the lighting game for a couple years thanks to the pandemic, and a career...

Hello friends!I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. I've been contacted to provide a quote for AV equipment for a new outdoor stage being built. Fun!Here's the catch, the site is only providing 2x 20amps to tie the equipment into. The stage is approximately 28'x30', will live on a pretty...

Hi Control Booth community. This is my first post so bear with me here, as I went to school for Music Technology and I am fairly new to theatre.I was hired recently as the TD for a theater built in 1928, and last night one of the snakes of cable on one of my electrics battens had fallen to the...

This device can be chucked into a normal 3/8" chuck allowing rapid removal and (low-torque!) installation of Source Four barrel knobs. The 3D printed shaft acts as an intentional torque limiter - print at normal wall and infill settings and the shaft will break off if you forget to turn the...

I am just trying to find out an answer to how close I can or should have 1k Altmans on a pipe in proximity to legs down on stage. Considering that we know they are flame-retardant and not fireproof. What is the generally agreed-upon distance?

I'm looking at buying an ETC Ion XE 20; I see options are for 2048 outputs or 12288; both allowing 32,768 Channels. I'm confused by the term "outputs"; is this DMX Addresses? If so, how does it make sense that there would be less addresses than channels?I'm used to the logic that a board...

Hello CB, I have an odd question which I think will require some trial and error, but wanted to ask the group if anyone had any experience in what I'm considering.Background: Years ago I was able to rent some lekos (Selecon Acclaim, I think) that had the light source 90degrees from the lens...

We have this old dimmer/control pack from the late 80s / early 90s, and we were wondering if anyone had any idea on what they could be, and if there's anything left that could still potentially control it. If anyone has any ideas as to what they could be or any links that may be hard to find...

I’m a high school student with a show less than a week out, and one of my spots stopped working. We replaced the bulb and checked the outlet it was plugged into to make sure it worked, but no luck. It won’t turn on. Does anyone know what I can do to fix it?

For a time Onyx (was M-PC during the time) offered a generous 4 universes with their free software. Now they have a new license structure, which will basically limit the free version of the software to 1 universe. The next tier would be the Onyx Nova license (comes with NX dongle), which grants...

I recently acquired what seem to be 2 lights that may blink or dance to music and I cant find anything on line about them. They are aprox. 4' high with florescent light cover and 4 knobs power on/off, frequency, bass, and treble. It says it was made by "Curtis Electro" and the only other words...

We have someone that is fortunate enough to build us a cyclorama for green screen work. However, our budget is limited for lighting unfortunately. The space is a 26' wide by 15' deep and 9' high enclosure, two side walls and a back. I have seen shape lights used effectively in some videos but...

Hello everyone!My name is Alex, I’m located in the Metro Detroit area, and I’ve used ControlBooth as a resource for a while, thanks to an old boss of mine that introduced me to this (who I believe I’ve seen posting already, hi @cbrandt !) Although I’m currently furloughed due to Covid, I...