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On 3/27/2023 at 9:05 PM, bruce said:
A bit more experimenting. Less impressed.
They're certainly bright, and the heatsink is big, making them feel sturdy.
The DMX-out (3 pin XLRf) is too tight to take a Neutrik XLRm - but cheapo connectors fit OK.
But more importantly - the PSU seems under-rated. I've got 2 of them - RGBW - seem to work fine until you whack all the DMX values to max. If you have RGB at 100%, and start to lift the W, then one unit does the right thing. The other work fine until it gets to R100G100B100 and W about 70% - then it starts to flash about once a second.
I will say I have never experienced this issue. I have around 17/18 of these units in use regularly. One quirk I have found is that if you have (for example) a 24 channel desk, you cannot put the fixture starting at 21. Even in 4 channel mode, it will not operate unless there are 'free' channels after the last 'attribute/fixture' channel.
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Looking for the following if anyone still has parts sat on shelf that they are hoping to move on.
Sennheiser G2 rackmount kits and splitter/booster kits
Sennheiser G3 rackmount kits and splitter/booster kits
Thanks in advance
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47 minutes ago, Don Allen said:
The Minim was designed for shop lighting and was initially supplied with a M8 300W lamp. You can use a 500W lamp, but it will damage the unit by overheating
This was indeed true to the original Minim. When the Minim series was relaunched a few years later, I believe the lamp capacity was upgraded. White version being 300w and Black version being 500w
https://www.theatrecrafts.com/archive/documents/1_1_2_minim.pdf
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Hi have around 16 U'King fixtures (200w Par slim Metal type).
https://www.uking-online.com/product/8-pcs-b117-par-can-4in1-rgbw-18-leds/
You have to take them for what they are, but the colour, brightness and quality for what you pay for them is actually really good. Are they as good as an ETC fixture? Ask the same question about a Budget Smart car compared with a Volvo XC60.............
I haven't had no issue with them yet, I would say I have seen worse built fixtures that cost more to buy.......Use the fixtures for the right purpose and scenario and they may impress you.
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On 10/28/2022 at 4:11 PM, Woolstore said:
I am the lighting technician at a small village theatre an have just been offered by my preferred lighting equipment supplier a mixed lot of lanterns they wish to dispose of from their hire stock. Amongst which I believe there are 5 Rios which are of no interest to myself, the condition of these is described as, in need of a good clean. I am certain the price of these will be very reasonable. I have a suspicion that the seller is looking to sell the entire lot, approx 60 lanterns, in one batch, I would be more than happy to pass them on at cost if I purchase this. Would this be of interest ?
Hi Woolstore. What beam angle are they? Roughly what price per fixture would you be looking for?
Regards
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Hi Woolstore. What beam angle are they? Roughly what price per fixture would you be looking for?
Regards
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On 10/6/2022 at 8:18 PM, gareth said:
I read this when you first posted it at the weekend, and thought "Wow, Brios - haven't seen any of those in a venue or on a show anywhere for years, never mind seen any for sale".
Then, a couple of days later, this pops up on Facebook :
Hi Gareth.
I saw these and grabbed them. At least the venue can replace the 1k’s now………
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Interested. Drop me a pm. I have tried send an email but it bounced back.
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16 hours ago, xllx said:
What's the issue with the 743s? The Ramas are OK, but no better and possibly not as good as the 743s. Would a good service and some spare parts be a better option? There are always 743s on ebay, you could possibly buy a couple on there as donors for your existing ones.
Agree with all of the above.
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I am involved as a director of a community theatre looking to get some additional lanterns for stock. Ideally looking to get lanterns that use GKV600 lamps (strand SL, Stand Brio or CCT Freedom) to match in with existing stock (to keep spare lamp stock to a streamline minimum).
Are there any of these lanterns about at a decent price please?
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I personally don’t think the Selecon Ramas are a patch on the 743’s. If you could repair/ do maintenance work on the 743’s that would be the best option.
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Not sure of your budget or if you prefer Powered or Passive Speakers, but the Yamaha DXR-8 Speaker is worth looking at.
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Here's the guy's "company" page... https://www.facebook...soundandvisual/
Got to admire his enthusiasm
Nothing wrong with enthusiasm, it's all about getting the correct people involved for projects such as this, no matter how big or small. The main issue seems to be money. Some organisers don't care as long as they don't have to pay.
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Hmm. Commented on the fact that his truss appeared to be hanging on ratchet straps, got two different replies as to why it was perfectly safe (with the details in one contradicting those in the other!), and now the post's deleted. "Elite Sound & Visual Ltd" appears to have been incorporated a year ago by one Scott Brain (who was 17 at the time)...
Why do people take the risk doing these jobs, thats the question........
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Local Festival Rigging.....when you see it.....
https://www.facebook.com/Elitesoundandvisual/photos/pcb.1507390816270744/1507390362937456/
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Hi all, I'm looking to replace 40 LED stairville par 56 lamps on a small stage. Not a massive budget but need something with a better colour wash. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm based in the UK. Thanks in advance
For a low budget situation, have you looked at the LEDJ 200 cob? Really wide beam angle, RGBW, 8 channel in basic mode, £169 each.
I took a look at the LEDJ 200 Quad. It is very bright, smooth and wide. However the fan fires up quite quickly once there is light coming out, is a bit noisy compared to many and it doesn’t support RDM. (Although it lights up if it catches a sniff of an RDM discovery sequence). The RGBW saturation is probably no worse (or better) than other cheap non-calibrated fixtures.
If I wanted a fixed angle wide wash and had a limited budget I’d consider them, but probably not for non-music theatre. Get on to Prolight and see if they can demo them.
The fans are a little loud, but for the money they are decent enough if you are on a tight budget.
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Hi all, I'm looking to replace 40 LED stairville par 56 lamps on a small stage. Not a massive budget but need something with a better colour wash. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm based in the UK. Thanks in advance
For a low budget situation, have you looked at the LEDJ 200 cob? Really wide beam angle, RGBW, 8 channel in basic mode, £169 each.
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I may be well off the mark here, but it could be an old FURSE Engineering track due to the colour. CCT Lighting bought out Furse in the late 80's so give them a call to see if they can shed any light.
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Thanks everyone for your help - the recording went well, and I'm really happy with the results!
I'm pretty limited on resources and being new to recording I'm not sure how I'd achieve a multitrack recording should I need to. Unless there's a fairly inexpensive USB audio interface that has more than 2 48v inputs?
Maybe something like this would be worth looking at if you are on a budget.
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I have recorded Brass Bands and Orchestras several time using a pair of AKG 414 Microphones (amongst others). These microphones would suit the job best from the stock you have. Achieving the desired sound required can be a mixture of:- 1. Good Positioning, 2. Room Acoustics, 3. Spacing between players (phasing of sound waves and instruments can make a difference to the recorded sound) 4. An element of luck.
Don't let this put you off. Ask the String group to 'rehearse' and as they are playing, don't be afraid to experiment and move the microphones around a little bit. The closer you place the microphones to the group, the more 'isolated' the recording will sound i.e. quite 'dead/dry'. The further away the microphone placement, a more 'Ambient' sound will be achieved, but too far away and it could sound 'thin/washy'.
A separate 'isolated' room with monitors for you to hear the 'mic'd' sound would be an advantage before the recording actually begins.
I'd definitely go for the C414s. Probably a stereo pair (I like ORTF) front and centre.
Definitely a great pattern to use, but remembering to have distance between the microphones and the sound 'source'. I normally would use ORTF with an additional centre mic to make sure any dead spot or 'hole' is covered - (depends on the pick-up axis of the main mics though).
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I've got a customer kitting out a studio-style space. They've got a handful of LED fixtures already, and will be adding more. (Probably 8 or 10 in total). There is a small controller in place, one of those ones that has eight faders and multiple banks. It's fine for setting up basic scenes for classes, but they are probably going to want something that they can bring out for performances and set up a cue stack.
Budget isn't unlimited, but previously my go-to console for this kind of task would be a Zero88 Jester. (And the various Frogs, prior to that). They're all now discontinued, and whilst I've happily put boards from the FLX series into venues, it seems a bit like overkill for this application. Plus one-fader-per-channel seems a little more accessible for beginners.
Because their small controller imposes gaps between DMX addresses, I need to be able to patch this down to a sensible layout on the larger desk. This rules out most of the bargain-priced Scenesetter-style options.
It might be that a second-hand Jester is the way to go with this, but are there any other worthwhile options that they could consider?
Zero88 FLX-s is the way to go for you. It will be quite familiar, but far more advanced and less 'clunky' than the Jester.
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Hi all,
I am after some used Metal Clad 15amp sockets. If there are 4 available that would be great. Don't want to pay new prices as they are extortionate. Please PM if you can help. Thanks in advance.
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Hey all, I've just taken the 600 apart and got all the lamp parts out... Good news is there is loads more space in there for an LED than I thought!
I'll keep you updated as I get the components in to do the conversion
Would love to see this, as I have a few 'cheaper' 575w moving head spots that I was looking at turning to LED (potentially 180w chip). Let us know if you have any luck :-)
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Have you tried leaving the desk switched off, but with Mains power to it for 30 minutes? I have an LBX that does similar to what you describe, but boots up fine in the end. No use for a rush job, but Im guessing has some uses......
New ( second hand desk) with sub masters
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If you are used to The Strand GSX, a Zero88 FLX (full version) would be an ideal step. I found the transition very straight forward and the syntax lines made perfect sense.