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Mar
Mar
A Product Review of Sennheiser’s XS Wireless System!
Category Archives: Products
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Feb
Feb
How to Order an Apollo Gobo! WE WILL NEED TO KNOW: Fixture Model: We need to know the fixture model you are using or the Gobo size. An example of Gobo sizes are A, B, or C, but if you are unsure, simply telling us what fixture you will be using it with will be […]
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Feb
Feb
LED Video Panels are the Future LED Video Panels are the future of video presentation, and are becoming more and more common place. They are mesmerizingly bright and vivid, and can capture attention in a way traditional projection can’t. There are now professional options at a price point that make LED video walls attainable. American […]
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Dec
Dec
We asked lighting techs their preference on the new Obsidian series of lighting controllers compared to the popular ChamSys, and this is their candid answers. Warning, when techs talk gear, often the conversation can be unproductive. Justin: Never heard of obsidian brand. The question should be how hard will it be to 1. Find some one […]
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Nov
Nov
We asked a group of technicians their opinions of the Chauvet Professional’s E-910FC versus Elation’s Colour 5 Profile to try and arrive at a consensus of what they believed would be the best buy for a color ellipsoidal since both are in a similar price range. When techies talk about gear, a lot of the conversation can be unproductive. […]
06
Nov
Nov
AV integrators usually aren’t DMX experts. They are experts at programming Crestron or Control 4, and its crazy how they are able to integrate so much that is seemingly incompatible. DMX is the light control protocol that any lighting expert has down pat. Yet, as an expert in your field why should you also have […]
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Oct
Oct
That is a hard claim to make, but we are confident in our little Elite60. Here is how it compares to some popular models. GOBO Projectors Elite60 Chauvet DJ EZGobo Chauvet DJ Gobo Zoom USB American DJ Ikon Profile Price (MAP) $249.99 $189.99 $319.99 $319.99 Watts 60W 10W 25W 32W DMX No No 3-pin 3-pin IR […]
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Jul
Jul
There has been a lot of shuffling of lighting controller companies lately. Elation used to distribute the smaller end of Hog series for High End Systems until ETC purchased High End Systems. ETC had purchased High End Systems to compensate for their own lighting line’s weakness when it came to intelligent lighting. Then Chauvet purchased […]
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Jul
Jul
Replacing Fresnels So you spent a small fortune on your dimming system, but now want to transition to LED lighting. So how do you best make that transition without scrapping your still working dimmer and console? An option is to slowly transition to hybrid fixtures. When we hear hybrid fixtures, we think of fixtures that […]
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May
May
Learning Curve for Lighting Consoles Lighting consoles are notoriously complicated to learn for non professionals, though they expedite the process of design and running shows once you learn their workflow. ChamSys’ MagicQ software (which is used on all their current consoles) is intuitive, and relatively simple to learn compared to other consoles, but still a […]