What kit do you have at your school?

[HobitLight]

The Zero88 Demux is used to convert a digital DMX signal into an analouge signal for the dimmers :D

 

EDIT: Spelling

[tolley1466]

Yeah I noticed that when I typed it into google :D

[robhall3192]

Update on KLB equipment, recently got new sound system so all sound kit :

 

16channel Allen and Heath Mixer

16/4 Stage Box

2x450W FOH

2 x 250W Onstage Speakers

9 Audio Tecknica Lepel Mics

1 x AEG Handheld Mic

Tascam Minidisc , Tape Deck, DVD/CD Player

 

Studio Pack :

8 Channel Mixer

2x250W Speakers

CD/RW

 

Lighting : (Covers Main Stage, 2 Studios)

 

6 Soure 4 Jnr (25,50)

12 500W Fresnel

4 500W PC

3 Codas

4 Floods

3 Profiles (various makes)

2 Showtec RGB

1 Showtec Moving Head

7 P64 (CP62)

Zero 88 Fat Frog (Original)

Zero 88 Jester 12/24

Zero 88 6 channel desk.

[WiLL]

After the forthcoming refurb we'll have:

 

14 x Chroma Q original scrollers for par 64's

2 x High End Studio Spot 575 moving head profiles

A shed load of generics including starlettes, source 4 26 degrees, cantata F's and Thomas Par 64's

Zero 88 Orb lx desk

96 ways of digital dimming via Chili dimmers

 

1 x BSS Soundweb Z-SW3088LL Digital Audio Processor

1 x Soundcraft MFXi20 20 Channel Mixing Desk

2 x QSC PLX1104 Dual Channel Power Amplifiers

1 x QSC PLX2502 Dual Channel Power Amplifiers

 

2 x Martin Audio Blackline F12 12” + HF Speakers - flown

2 x Martin Audio Blackline F12 12” + HF Speakers – Portable/Monitors

2 x Yamaha HS50 - 2-way Bass Reflex Bi-amplified Studio Monitors

2 x HK 18" Subs

2 x HK 12" speakers - floor mounted

 

 

 

sorted.

[dmoffat]

At my old school we had

 

sirius 24 analogue

4x analogue 6way green ginger dimmer pack

3x hand winched onstage bars

1x fixed FOH bar

6x Pat23 mk3

10x Pat123

6x strand SL 13/32 (rarely with lamps)

16x Strand Prelude Fresnel (rarely with lamps)

total for about 6 sets of Barn Doors

1x toy box of gel, assorted cuts

 

Cheap Unbranded 6 channel sound desk

peavey stereo 300w amp (about 20 years old)

behringer stereo compressor

2x unbranded speaker boxes (and I do mean boxes)

2x maplins cheap radio mic

2x maplin dynamic mic

 

 

All this and I recon I had a great education in LX. I had to learn how to get the most out of any individual light, and what can actually be done with each type. Without that sort of education and just wiggling a few moving lights, and I wouldn't have nearly the same understand of how to come up with an effective, efficient lighting design, especially one on a budget.

[SLM-285]

We are pretty dam lucky at my school.

Lighting

• Zero88 Illusion 120
  
• Zero88 Level 6
  
• 48 dimmer channels
  
• 108 sockets
  
• 24 Par64s
  
• 18 Selecon Pacific Wide Beam Profiles (Can't remember the degrees)
  
• 6 Selecon Pacific Narrow Beam Profiles (Can't remember the degrees)
  
• 12 Selecon Floods
  
• 18 Selecon Acclaim Fresnels (with barndoors)
  

Sound

• Allen and Heath GL2200 (24 channels)
  
• Denon CD players (2 of)
  
• Denon MD player
  
• The usual hearing loop and show relay set up
  
• Crown audio Amps (3of)
  
• 5 SM58 wired mics
  
• 1 SM58 radio mic
  

Comms

• Stonewood audio stagemanagers desk
  
• Stone wood audio beltpacks (5 of)
  
• Stone wood audio head sets (6 of)
  

We have no flying/automation systems (shame)

I'm happy with it all, but there are some who are not.

Shoot them!

 

All the microphone and speaker sockets are all built in to the walls in brass panels. Fancy!

[Noodle650]

My school has no kit of its own, it will have my kit for whenever a band is playing, my kit when its complete will consist of the following

 

LEM rdx204 u 20 chnl powered mixer,

2x 600w (1.2kw peak) Gemini 3055s powered by a DFX 2000 amp

2x 700w Thomann subs with dual 18" speakers powered by another DFX 2000 amp

Behringer CX3400 crossover

2x Numark 15 Band graphic EQ's

a compressor of some sorts

12/4 multicore with stage box

Drum mic set with 2 condenser overheads

2x Shure 58s

3x Shure 57s.

 

its a basic system, but slowly putting it together has been an ambition for quite a while

[dave1022]

Just stumbled across this thread whilst reading a FAQ on the wiki, so though I'd resurrect it B-)

 

Lighting

 

7 Strand Patt p.23 spots (and one currently in pieces)

2 Strand Patt p.60 floods

2 Strand Patt p.126 floods

4 Strand Prelude 16/30 profiles

4 CCT profiles (not sure what model)

1 Strand 1200 followspot (not sure what model)

1 Cracker strobe

 

1 ETC SmartFade junior

1 Terralec DMX demux (for when we borrow analogue dimmers from a nearby school)

2 12 channel Digital dimmers

1 Strand tempus dimmer (with a square pin plug so we can't use it)

An assortment of gels

Too many safety cables

 

Sound

 

1 Behringer Eurodesk SL3242-PRO

1 28 channel Multicore (inc. 4 sends)

1 Samson servo 600

6 passive amps (two of which are fixed to a wall)

1 Behringer Ultragraph PRO GEQ3102 EQ

1 Ancient 5-CD exchanger player thingy

1 Tape Desk

1 Professional CD player (with pitch bend ;))

 

Other

 

As many XLR cables as you could shake your fist at

Tesco Value kettle (Essential)

Cutlery 'permanently borrowed' from the school canteen

Not enough gaffer tape

A half empty (or half full, if you prefer) toolkit

A ladder

A fire extinguisher (just incase :S)

A rope ladder (for access to the roof)

[paulears]

Moderation: I've merged this reopening of an old topic with the most recent one, and put it in next gen.

 

Please remember we don't open brand new topics when they've already been done - always worth a search in the google box, or for new members, a read of the main sections. Next Generation has plenty of school/college topics that may be of interest.

Paul

mods

[tony g]

Heres what the secondary school I look after electrically has got:

 

they had nothing 12 months ago and it's been a labour of love putting together a nice stock of classic kit, all restored like new right down to having new non asbestos containing formers made for the Junior8 and and JuniorHA

 

The rigging and battens (footlights & procenium) are by Major and original to the building

 

 

 

Patt23 X20

Patt23N mk1 X3

Patt45 X4

Patt60 X4

Patt223 X6

Patt264 X4

Patt243 X2

Patt123 X20

Furse MPR X2

Furse SFR X4

Furse SPR X2

 

+ a couple of quartets in a box out of sight (both me and the head of drama love our classic kit!)

 

Strand Junior HA dimmerboard 10 way

 

Strand Junior 8

 

Zero88 betapak X4 with Strand 200 desk (only because I couldn't get a Strand Interlock up to the gallery!)

[Munro]

Updated list for HCHS.

 

 

Hall:

 

Sound:

1 Allen and Heath GL2400 32 channel mixer

8 wired microphones

3 floor condenser microphones

2 orchestra - above stage microphones

4 wireless pack microphones with multiple headsets

4 main speakers via 2 amps

2 monitor wedges via 1 amp

1 sound effects processor

2 cd players

2 feedback destroyers

A herd of other formats: minidisk, tape, ect.

1 Mac Mini, using Megaseg software (excellent, btw)

 

Lighting:

1 zero88 fatfrog

4 zero88 betapack twos (24 channel dimming)

12 parcans

6 selecon acclaim profiles

16 selecon acclaim fesnels

12 floods (back of stage)

9 LED fixtures (1.5ft x 0.75ft bar)

1 selecon Followspot (I think? can't remember anymore details)

 

Other:

Infocus LP850 projector

11ft motorized screen

8 sets of coms- with points dotted around the hall

mini fridge (£15, ebuyer)

kettle

toaster

chilled watermachine

laptops&desk for each technician

 

Dance Studio:

Sound:

2 main speakers via built-in amps

1 8 channel mixer

1 cd player

1 computer

 

Lighting:

1 six channel controller (DMX)

6 parcans

1 four channel dimmer

 

Drama Studio:

Sound:

1 16 Channel mixer

2 main speakers via 1 amp

1 cd player

1 MacBook (running megaseg software, it really is good!)

3 mics

 

Lighting:

1 strand 100 series 24chan manual (why not the jester 24? God only knows)

2 zero88 betapack threes (12 channels)

2 acclaim profiles

4 acclaim fesnels

6 parcans

8 strand prelude pcs

 

And every room has many rolls of gaffer tape, mic leads, and other random technician stuff :-) such as water bottles for machines, (ok, they didn't have anywhere else to put them)

 

 

Joe

 

This post has been edited by FÂTFRÕGGĘR: 13 Apr 2009, 8:47 AM

[heinz57]

My old school (what I left just over 3 years ago) has recently had a new 6th form block built.

 

Yesterday my amdram group moved into this build to use it as our new rehersal space. Inside the build there is both a new hall and a new drama studio.

 

During rehersals yesterday I got to see a rough idea the equipment in the hall.

 

LIGHTING -

 

About 20 PAR64s

About 10 source 4s

About 8 Fresnels (not sure on rating)

2 Betapack 2s - total of 24 sockets and 12 ways of dimming. Currently disconnected and stored - need to be connected up to the mains for each show

More cables than you can shake a stick at

 

The rig comes in the form of various lengths of ASTRA 3 chord (Triangle) truss with support systems to create a freestanding structure (no hanging points in the roof)

 

SOUND -

 

(Not my feild)

A flight case mounted system consisting of Amps, equalizer, CD, Minidisc etc from PHONIC and DAP Audio

9-12 channel basic mixer

4 wall mounted loud speakers, DAP Audio I belive.

Radio mics from DAP Audio. I'm not sure how many

 

OTHER -

 

Retractable seating with about 240 capacity

Wooden deck 'rostra' stageing (Stored in the main school)

_____________

 

There is more stuff but I didn't get to see it. I reckon it's probably in the drama studio. There's a few more lights, a lighting desk (Not sure what), some more sound stuff and I reckon theres probably another betapack somewhere

 

 

EDIT - Slight alteration

[martin martin]

after reading that a school has a Pearl Tiger it made me think is it just my college that has the worst equipment ever? and what equipment do you have?

 

my college has 10 1k Fresnels 8 1/2 k Fresnels 4 zoom profiles 5 pcs 8 led parcans and some rubbish Australian lighting console iv never seen anywhere else before.

[paulears]

.. and what, pray, is the matter with that equipment? It's certainly an improvement on much I see. Was the Australian control a Jands?

[robhall3192]

my college has 10 1k Fresnels 8 1/2 k Fresnels 4 zoom profiles 5 pcs 8 led parcans and some rubbish Australian lighting console iv never seen anywhere else before.

 

 

 

 

Sounds a very decent kit for a college to me. If only my school would take on the idea of spending and buying some LED would be over the moon. And is the desk just rubbish as you don't understand it or a cheaper poor brand ?