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ANALOGUE VS DIGITAL: DOES IT MATTER? AND IF SO, WHY?

When it comes to technology, there’s a question that surfaces time and time again: when is it appropriate to implement the next big thing?...

18th March, 2024

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Swapping diesel generators for solar-powered battery banks on live events

By Richard Cadena A stagehand was setting up for Willie Nelson’s line check on the first day of his Luck Reunion festival outside of...

22nd May, 2023

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You Can’t Afford to NOT Previz

By Chris Lose We tried the bar napkin sketches. We tried arts and crafts models. We tried making concerts out of doll house furniture....

27th August, 2020

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Rehearsing Reality

By Brad Schiller By now, you have probably been home for weeks, if not months, and you have undoubtedly attended countless on-line training seminars....

26th May, 2020

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How to Meet Hot Fixtures

Written by: Brad Schiller Welcome to the newest service in the lighting industry: meet-hot-fixtures.com.  It is very important for automated lighting programmers to get...

22nd August, 2012

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Bringing LEDs Into Focus

by Michael S. Eddy No doubt, LEDs are all the rage. With lower prices, higher power and improving quality, it’s tempting to consider them...

31st July, 2012

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Time to Get Organized

Written by: Brad Schiller The other day I was watching an episode of The Simpsons and Homer was hanging out at home.  He was...

18th June, 2012

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The Rainmaker

By Brad Schiller Very early in my career, I saw a cool effect on a TV show that I just had to emulate.  There...

15th May, 2012

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Merging DMX

Written by: Vickie Claiborne Recently, I took on the task of incorporating DMX merging into my lighting control system. “Why?” you may be asking. ...

30th March, 2012

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An LD and His iPad

Written by: Nook Schoenfeld My wife was concerned that our three-year-old wants to spend all his time with the iPad. Then I mentioned that...

22nd March, 2012

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Watch Where You Point That Thing!

Automated lighting programmers have many tasks they must perform when programming any type of production.  One of the most common tasks is positioning (or...

22nd February, 2012

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Concert Touring 101

I have just finished programming another big rock show, and it got me to thinking about the common programming elements that are present in...

4th January, 2012

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Good Fixtures for Pixel-Mapping

So you’ve decided to incorporate a bit of pixel mapping into your show (either that or you’ve bought a media server and just want...

6th December, 2011

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Dr DMX on DMX Cables

Under the alias Dr DMX, electronics engineer Doug Fleenor has prepared a couple of quite watchable and most informative video tutorials on the subject...

5th December, 2011

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Hitting the Sweet Spot

Written by: Nook Schoenfeld A spotlight does just what its name says it will do. Light a spot in a crowd to draw attention...

5th November, 2011

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Krafting MACROni & Cheese

By Brad Schiller Automated lighting consoles provide the programmer with a multitude of tools to help create and playback lighting for a show. Some...

20th October, 2011

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Stand Alone and Take Control!

Written by: Brad SchillerAn automated lighting programmer has many tools too choose from when deciding how to control fixtures.  Most applications require the use...

29th September, 2011

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Choosing a Lighting Console

by Greg Persinger While it seems as though it was just last year, 14 years ago this month I was prepping what seemed like...

19th September, 2011

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Pre-Visualizing the Future

Written by: Vickie Claiborne Lighting designers today have many virtual options for pre-programming a show well before rehearsals begin.  These tools can be used...

15th August, 2011

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Tech Support

By Nook Schoenfeld I’ve worked shows in clubs all around the world. Most of them have an in-house lighting system. With that comes at...

26th July, 2011

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Colour Fundamentals

Written by: Benjaminh Krech Colour is a powerful, if mercurial, tool. There are no absolutes with colour. Blue or white do not exist. There...

30th May, 2011

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Game Shows R Us

By Brad Schiller Most of today’s television game shows utilize a large amount of automated lighting. This trend started many years ago with innovative...

5th May, 2011

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The Perils of Pinspots

By Richard Cadena At the beginning of the year, Stacy Johnson wrote a piece for Money Talks News entitled “Things Babies Born in 2011...

28th February, 2011

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Befriending Your Fixtures

Written by Brad Schiller Automated lighting programmers are responsible for more than just mastering their console of choice. A programmer must also understand the...

9th February, 2011
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