funkOmeter
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I need help. I'm the production manager of a music venue that runs 25+shows a month from C level nationals and jam bands to singer songwriters, folk dances to church services and we have THE WORST lighting rig in the known universe and I need help planing an upgrade.
Budget: Nothing at the moment. I have to convince the powers that be to spend a little on it cause our customers (promoters and bands) are asking for it. So I'd say 1 to 2 grand.
Venue: 550 capacity music hall with low ceilings. Or rafters that is. Wood floor, 2' stage height, 7.5 feet from stage to rafters. Stage is 30' wide by 15' deep proscenium style. Upstage wall is covered by a curtain. Can supply pics if interested.
Current "light rig": 5 PAR 64 cans upstage clamped to the rafters with 80 watt screw in lamps. 5 PAR 38 cans downstage clamped to the rafters with 80 watt screw in bulbs. 4 more PAR 38 cans in the rafters out in the room as house lights. One Elation 24 channel controller. Gels. THATS IT.
Power: The stage has 3 20 amp circuits on 20 amp quads on the upstage wall separate from the audio distro and one 20 amp quad in the rafters.
What we need: A tasteful, simple, inexpensive LED package to replace or augment our old conventional PAR's that doesn't require an LD to handle but could be controlled by the occasional visiting LD w/ his package.
I'm thinking 8-10 LED PAR's and a simple controller that will handle everything. Maye LED bars too? Something cheap and effective like Slimpars?
Help me out here please. I'm not a lampie.
EDIT: Oh yea. I should say the venue has been around for 12 years or so and is considered to be one of the best venues in the region. We regularly host grammy winners and acts that would be above our station in a bigger market.
Budget: Nothing at the moment. I have to convince the powers that be to spend a little on it cause our customers (promoters and bands) are asking for it. So I'd say 1 to 2 grand.
Venue: 550 capacity music hall with low ceilings. Or rafters that is. Wood floor, 2' stage height, 7.5 feet from stage to rafters. Stage is 30' wide by 15' deep proscenium style. Upstage wall is covered by a curtain. Can supply pics if interested.
Current "light rig": 5 PAR 64 cans upstage clamped to the rafters with 80 watt screw in lamps. 5 PAR 38 cans downstage clamped to the rafters with 80 watt screw in bulbs. 4 more PAR 38 cans in the rafters out in the room as house lights. One Elation 24 channel controller. Gels. THATS IT.
Power: The stage has 3 20 amp circuits on 20 amp quads on the upstage wall separate from the audio distro and one 20 amp quad in the rafters.
What we need: A tasteful, simple, inexpensive LED package to replace or augment our old conventional PAR's that doesn't require an LD to handle but could be controlled by the occasional visiting LD w/ his package.
I'm thinking 8-10 LED PAR's and a simple controller that will handle everything. Maye LED bars too? Something cheap and effective like Slimpars?
Help me out here please. I'm not a lampie.
EDIT: Oh yea. I should say the venue has been around for 12 years or so and is considered to be one of the best venues in the region. We regularly host grammy winners and acts that would be above our station in a bigger market.
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