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Thursday, May 16, 2013Pro Production: Understanding The Language Of The “Show”
Alan Hamilton 05/16 05:44 PM,When first starting out in audio, a newcomer will hear terms that may seem like a whole new language. These terms are very common to hear in arenas, union halls, theatres, and similar venues. While not so common in clubs, even there you can hear some of these terms used by the seasoned veterans of the business. This would be particularly true of clubs that work with regional and national touring acts. You can expect to hear experienced production people… View this story
Filed in: Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Production • Audio • Lighting • Rigging • Staging • Video • Analog • Business • Concert • Education • Interconnect • Loudspeaker • Mixer • Signal • Sound Reinforcement • System -
Wednesday, April 24, 2013Pro Production: The Essentials Of Display Technology
Craig Leerman 04/24 06:14 PM,In the term “A/V” the “V” stands for “video” or “visual”—but it actually refers to anything that is displayed. Sure, it can be video, as well as a PowerPoint presentation, IMAG (Image Magnification) or even just information signage that tells attendees about the schedule of events at the event. Today, the most popular method to display visual information for a large group of people is by using projectors and screens. Projectors come in many shapes and sizes, and they may… View this story
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Thursday, April 11, 2013Pro Production: Approaches To Cueing The Music With Concert Lighting
James L. Moody 04/11 12:43 PM,An excerpt from Concert Lighting Techniques, Art and Business, 3rd Edition, published by Focal Press. While doing the layout and color chart, you must be thinking ahead to how the cues will work with your plan. Does the layout give you the degree of flexibility you want? Does the color chart work as a palette in harmony with the music? A separate design skill now enters the picture. The designer must take the raw data from the light plot and… View this story
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Pro Production: Compensating For And Minimizing Video Delay
PSW Staff 04/11 12:09 PM,Video delay, also called frame delay, is a result of the amount of time needed to process a video signal by electronic components. In general, there will always be some amount of delay that is inherent in even the simplest video system. This delay can occur at any processing point in the video path, and the amount of delay created by different system components varies. By comparison, the audio signal that accompanies video content is generally a much smaller bandwidth… View this story
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Thursday, March 28, 2013The Fundamentals Of Safe Rigging Practices: Failure Is Not An Option
Ken DeLoria 03/28 11:49 PM,This is the first in a series of articles about how to safely rig, fly, suspend, attach, or otherwise elevate loudspeakers and associated sound equipment above the level that gravity intends; i.e. the ground. The information we’ll be presenting is equally applicable to professionals who are touring or working with rental systems - and to those who are engaged in permanent installations. While the means, methods, and techniques may vary a bit from rental to permanent install work, the principals… View this story
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Pro Production: A Guide To LED Stage Lighting
Rob Sayer 03/28 01:56 PM,The market in LED based lighting fixtures has possibly seen the biggest growth area in the stage lighting industry in recent years. All of the major stage lighting manufacturer have dived into the LED market while cheap imported lights mean that every church, small band or DJ can get a slice of the action too. Rental companies are now expected to stock a wide range of LED units alongside their tungsten conventionals and discharge moving lights and the technology is… View this story
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Pro Production: What You Need To Know About Gamma In Video
PSW Staff 03/28 01:23 PM,Ideally, images shot by a video camera would be reproduced on a display device exactly as it was recorded. Unfortunately, this is very rarely the case, as the technologies of cameras and display devices sometimes have their own nuances that slightly, and sometimes significantly, change the performance of imagery. In such cases, you need tools to correct for these abnormalities. What is gamma? Gamma is a function to correct nonlinear performance inherent in CRT (Cathode-Ray Tube) display devices. The CRT… View this story
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Pro Production: Understanding DMX Lighting Control
Craig Leerman 03/28 01:06 PM,There are a variety of protocols used that have been used over the years to facilitate communication of the control signals between a lighting console and fixtures and dimmers and effects. Before moving lights and LED fixtures, analog protocols were used to send intensity information to dimming racks. These systems sent a DC voltage signal ranging from none or 0 volts (off or 0 percent) to 10 volts (full or 100 percent) and were commonly referred to as 0-10 volt… View this story
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Pro Production: Risk Management For Rigging
Andrew T. Martin 03/28 11:20 AM,What happens if a piece of suspended rental equipment is put in service and falls from its rigging, resulting in damage to the property, as well as to the technician installing it and perhaps even several other crew members? Besides destroying the rental equipment, there is a high probability that a lawsuit will follow. If you’re the unfortunate soul owning the piece of equipment that failed, you can count on being the primary defendant in the complaint. It’s at this… View this story
Filed in: Feature • Slideshow • Study Hall • Production • Rigging • Staging • Education • Engineer • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Stage • System • Technician -
Wednesday, March 13, 2013Everyday Carry: The Right Tools For The Job
Craig Leerman 03/13 02:17 PM,How many freelance stagehands does it take to plug in a cable? It sounds like the setup line of a joke, but it’s actually the subject of a recent discussion with a colleague. At a gig a couple of weeks ago, he’d asked a freelance stagehand to plug in a cable at the back of a rack. It was dark, particularly in the recesses of the rack, and the stagehand couldn’t see the channel numbers (let alone the jacks). Without… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Feature • Blog • Study Hall • Production • Audio • Business • Concert • Engineer • Technician
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