Highlighted posts from Wednesday, Feb. 09, 2022

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Legacy Unison Floppy Drive Error​

February 03, 2022 * 14 posts * 358 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

Colin said: Today I tried to save to disk from a Unison CME that surely hasn't had its floppy drive exercised in about 16 years. I get a "formatting failed! err: 10" when trying to format ... Read more >>

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Frozen Jr. Glove "flying" off... over audience​

February 01, 2022 * 14 posts * 334 views​

Special Effects ​

Aaron Clarke said: Well, I've walked right into the fray again gleefully saying that I was reasonably confident this effect could be pulled off. I do think it is, and I have some thoughts but before ... Read more >>

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Micing actors with masks​

February 04, 2022 * 6 posts * 191 views​

Sound, Music, and Intercom ​

DoubleXX said: We're a small school theater theater in Vegas, & we're having trouble micing our actors because they're wearing masks. We're using 10 countryman E6 mics. It's especially problematic ... Read more >>

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Help with repairing Prism Projection Reveal CW fixtures​

February 04, 2022 * 8 posts * 203 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

Ben Stiegler said: After replacing a fried SmartFade console at a high end custom furniture maker's showroom, it turns out that a number of the CW (Colorwash Reveal) fixtures are in bad shape. These ... Read more >>

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Orange Hot Iron​

February 04, 2022 * 6 posts * 175 views​

Special Effects ​

Zech said: Working on a blacksmith scene. Am trying to make a piece of 'iron' look like it is hot and glowing. Read more >>

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Orchestra Pit Net Vendors​

February 01, 2022 * 9 posts * 301 views​

Stage Management and Facility Operations ​

blueeyesdesigns said: My venue has an orchestra pit lift (Gala) that spends the majority of its time at audience level (~-2') as home to our first two rows of seats. I've installed retractable warning ... Read more >>

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Going insane trying to remove dimmer values from Chamsys soft color palettes.​

February 04, 2022 * 4 posts * 157 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

Dragonfire said: Using Chamsys MagicQ, I built a great big stage with lots of fixtures and built everything in viz before I started really programming. Once I started putting my executor pages ... Read more >>

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ClearCom wall inputs not working​

January 31, 2022 * 3 posts * 202 views​

Sound, Music, and Intercom ​

ChrisO said: Hi there, I have a rather large 4-channel ClearCom system with 20+ wall inputs. It looks like the "A" channel splits off to 3 areas from the MS-440 base station: booth, backstage, ... Read more >>

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USITT 2022​

February 03, 2022 * 28 posts * 1,109 views​

Conventions ​

Ford said: I'll be there!!! Also triple vaxxed. And... I think that @gafftaper is right about the infection rate... and young theatre folk tend to be very socially conscious (if not risk ... Read more >>

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Looking for pipe and drape feet in Vermont​

January 31, 2022 * 2 posts * 88 views​

Stage Management and Facility Operations ​

Allinone said: Are there any resources for used equipment in Southern Vermont/Western Massachusetts? We need to create temporary wings for an upcoming production and are on a limited budget. ... Read more >>

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