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alistermorton

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  1. Is it on the the list of compatible devices? You may need a device with processing like an enttec Pro, rather than a simple device that relies on the cpu to keep refreshing it. The Web site says that the vista dongle is compatible, for example. Edit: from the website "Please note: Vista by Chroma-Q only supports proprietary USB to DMX devices."
  2. These days you can get LED that looks remarkably like incandescent. They're not cheap, but they needn't be eye wateringly expensive - we use some elumen8 ww fresnels as rehearsal lights. About 300 a unit, roughly comparable with a patt123/quartet in o/w, and some you can program to be a single colour and just use 1 channel (so a bit liked gelled conventionals), but that seems a waste.
  3. Also a nice looking place. A nomad setup can really use at least a bunch of faders if not a full wing. There are ways to make inexpensive MIDI faders work with nomad. That said, I often do whole shows now without anything on the faders on our Ion. Sometimes a fogger or hazer. The only thing permanently on a fader is the house lights. It's just a different way of working, especially with an LED rig. Others in our group still use subs faders.
  4. Great looking theatre space- hope it comes together for you.
  5. It's not a file from Linux Show Player, is it? Gzip tends to be used on linux/unix based systems in preference to zip or 7zip.
  6. Looks remarkably like this from ALPS which is 11m square and 28.8 mm high (close enough for jazz?). Edit: Ah, Bruce posted as I pressed the save button.
  7. I've seen some of that collection at WL before when they had a little corner in the warehouse. Be good to have a proper look around.
  8. Ooh, wish I'd had more notice, I'd have booked time off and gone along. We've got what I think is a pattern 252+an effect wheel (clouds) in our theatre loft. Really heavy and large to rig.
  9. You could just put a halogen fresnel or profile on a dimmer, but you've got heat to consider, plus will the lamps continue to be available? If you just want some more light to see the presenter, we've used elumen8 MP60 WW fresnels as rehearsal lights and they'd probably work well for that. Can be set up to use a single DMX channel for dimming. Small and neat, zoomable and come with barn doors to control the spill if need be.
  10. I'm guessing low side light as used to illuminate a dancer's legs. Helps to accentuate the movement. See also "shinbusters" - lanterns mounted low down in the wings (where you can smack your shins?).
  11. Given he was talking about small drill sizes, I think DrV had that one covered, Ray 😉
  12. Thanks for the inspiration, Tom, I've passed this on to the production team.
  13. In the past we've done the lights under the logs effect, but for this I'm told they want the effect of the flames suddenly leaping from the grate.
  14. It's an interesting idea. I'm not entirely sure how interested Dimplex would be in sponsoring a 10 night run at a ~200 seat amateur theatre, though.
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