jacobbiljo
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just thought id ask how people control their special effcets such as a disco balls or normal flouresent tubes, anything elctronically controled. our theatre doesnt have the capability to use our dimmers as relays so weve rigged up control wires in the audio snake (until we run a seperate line) to control a 12v PLC which then controls 120 v relays. Weve built a nice box for it and it is powered by a 240 volt plug so we can run about 4 120v circuits plus 12 v circuits without any concern about blowing fuses. Its a pretty advanced selfmade solution and its only because im very comfortable with electronics and the other guy involved with any type of effects is an elctrician.
We used to use a simple switch board (made of normal household light switches) controled by a stage hand via instruction over headset from the booth. After a bad preformance where it took almost a minute before the stage hand responded to his cue, we decided we needed control from the booth and rigged this up for the next nights show.
I was just wondering how others manage
We used to use a simple switch board (made of normal household light switches) controled by a stage hand via instruction over headset from the booth. After a bad preformance where it took almost a minute before the stage hand responded to his cue, we decided we needed control from the booth and rigged this up for the next nights show.
I was just wondering how others manage