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Bobbsy

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    After 30+ years working in the television industry, I've taken early retirement and moved to sunny Australia. Prior to the move, I was doing some theatre and corporate sound work to "keep my hand in" (or should that be ear?) and have managed to keep doing the same here. More by luck than skill, I've relocated to a city with a lovely 1800 receiving house where I do occasional freelance shifts as well as using my 32 track home studio for local musicians.
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  1. Years ago I did achieve 4 VHF channels...but that was by using Audio Ltd. equipment with excellent frequency filters and a 2000 pount per channel price tag. (No, it wasn't my money--I borrowed them from my TV studio work for a few nights.
  2. I was thinking the same thing. I understand the urge to get them working as soon as possible but, as things are working out, it might have been faster (and more reliable) to demand the right kit. I suspect it might have been possible to ask for them to send the right mics (with you returning the incorrectly terminated ones) immediately, along with a prepaid shipping bag to return the wrong ones.
  3. Moderation: Topic title changed from "balcony" to "ceiling" as it now seems firmly established that it was the heavy plaster ceiling that started it all (though there are still some reports it may have taken some of the balcony with it.
  4. Yeah, but I had to walk 20 miles barefoot through the snow to get my FST! :) Edited to add: is that similar to what Canford would call KSM (BBC PSN20/4)? If so, yeah we used a lot of that between Krone frames and jackfields. The better stuff was for longer runs because our weird building layout gave us a tech floor split into two halves with an awkward cable route between those two halves that doubled the direct distance.
  5. I bet there are a few RJ45s in the chains that control our electricity provision, cellular networks...or even the American nuclear launch capability! I probably wouldn't use an RJ45 in a position where there was constant plugging and re-plugging or where, for example, phantom power had to be passed. I also wouldn't even contemplate CAT5/6 for unbalanced circuits...but outside those exclusions it works well.
  6. No we don't. I only ever used Starquad for mic level runs via electrically noisy areas (and that was "belt and braces" rather than an absolute necessity). For any balanced line level stuff I'd usually use a basic FST (foil screened twin) or a multicore with similar properties. However, by the time of my retirement we were starting to use Cat5/6 cable and "flood wire" a facility with cable that could carry data, telephony or balanced audio depending on the termination. It worked a treat and gave huge flexibility. (The second last place I built using the above cable philosophy contained well over 100 km of various audio cables all under the one roof--and we never had a single issue with noise or crosstalk--or at least not problems that couldn't be traced to the gear attached. We also achieved IBA approval for live use on the ITV network on our first try--back in the days when there was such a thing as IBA approval! Oh, how things have slipped now. :( )
  7. Welcome. This section of the Blue Room is dedicated to issues encountered by those starting out in backstage work, be they in schools and colleges or the wide world of amateur dramatics. It's primarily a forum where people can discuss and learn about issues they may encounter for the first time trying to do a professional quality job in an amateur setting. School and Amdram environments often have very different issues to professional venues and this is the place to discuss them. For any professional (i.e. paid) technicians or school managers working in school or college theatres, it would be better to take a look at joining the Schools Theatre Support Group (see other pinned topic in this forum), who have their own private forum on the Blue Room as well. So, what are the 'guidelines' for where things now go?... Any question which is equally relevant to professional theatre will be welcomed in the main fora. For example, even though it referred to a college production... ...would be fine in Lighting. Questions which are not relevant to professional productions, for example, and let's face it professional LDs rarely ask each other how to light a show... ...should be in this forum. A more obvious example would be something like... or maybe Either of these might be quite interesting for other members but they're definitely not relevant to the professional areas. ...And, of course, beginner-level technical questions like "could somebody explain how to convert from watts to amps when I'm considering my lighting plot" would also belong here Beginners will certainly find material interesting and useful in all fora, as would advanced students. And finally, if you're wondering where the title "Beginners Please" came from, this can be your first piece of homework. We hope you find the forum useful. Kind Regards The Blue Room Admin and Moderation Team.
  8. I note that one of my fellow mods has (rightly) pinned this topic for future reference. Everyone in the position of applying for a job should read and understand what is being said here. Your application (and the accompanying letter/CV) are your single chance to get yourself an interview. You will almost certainly be up against a lot of other potential candidates so you owe it to yourself to make the best possible impression. That means: Following the instructions and giving the information requested in the format requested. Being aware of your spelling, punctuation, grammar--and legibility. Being concise and factual. Telling the truth! As the old cliche says: "you don't get a second chance to make a first impression". Any busy manager is going to have a whole stack of job applications on his desk. You owe it to yourself not to give an excuse to put your application in the "no thank you" pile.
  9. Hello Welcome to the Blue Room Technical Forums, which were first created in January 2003, for people to discuss subjects and issues related to life and work 'behind the scenes' in the Entertainments Industry. We hope that you will find the information here useful and the atmosphere friendly, helpful and informative. This "sticky" has been put together as a guide, to give people a quick, introductory insight into what we're about and the way we operate. Basically, we do our best to keep things neat here and to maintain a professional standard of debate and a high signal to noise ratio. The keys to helping us do this are the Blue Room Terms and Conditions of Use, by which all our members agree to abide as a condition of registration. Please take a minute or two to look through them and familiarise yourself with the key points. Occasionally they are updated and notification posted in the Updates forum. As a supplement to the T&Cs (and in larger type :) ), we also recommend you read... How To Ask For Help, so that you get it quickly Replying To Threads - The Blue Room Way, some guidance If you are a corporate user, please also read... Promoting your business in the Blue Room, without falling foul of the T&Cs ...and please note: you may not use or include a company name as a part of your username. Yes, by some standards we are a tightly-moderated forum and occasionally our style comes in for criticism. However, the level of moderation here is broadly supported by the active membership and despite our fearsome reputation, it should be noted that the vast majority (approximately 95%, we reckon) of posts made by our members attract no attention from the moderators whatsoever; play nicely and you'll hardly notice we're here ;) A couple of other things: over time, it has emerged that our members respond best, to posts made in clear, plain English - no txt spk, please (see here and here for discussions on the subject of spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.). Please note that discussions on d0mestic electr1cs and c0mputers (outside their use in entertainments) are considered too Off Topic, even for Tea Break and will be closed / deleted without warning. If you decide to sign up as a member, please take a moment to introduce yourself here. Use your profile and signature to let people know a little more about you on a "daily" level (but please keep it factual). Welcome once again - we look forward to seeing you around :unsure: PS - Don't forget the Search Function
  10. Agreed, paulears. Pretty much anything CAN be done, given enough time effort and money. However, I'm highly sceptical that the results would in any way be commensurate with the effort involved. Put your money in a high interest account and begin to save up for better speakers to start with. One other thought I just had...I'm pretty sure that when you eventually do upgrade, standard speakers will be easier to sell than ones that have been heavily modified by the user. Bob
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