C-clamps are pretty useless on the thin wall aluminum tubes of my stands, they punch through (I tried on one years ago). I did notice my friend clamped the strobe on with a c-clamp (it was permanently on the strobe), but he put some thick rubber piece under the bolt, so it left minimal damage.Love the O-clamp. Hate the C-clamp.
GJ
C-clamps are pretty useless on the thin wall aluminum tubes of my stands, they punch through (I tried on one years ago). I did notice my friend clamped the strobe on with a c-clamp (it was permanently on the strobe), but he put some thick rubber piece under the bolt, so it left minimal damage.
Thankfully we didn't need to break down the speakers after the event. My friend is planning a series of these at the event building and they let him keep the speakers there. They are on HD casters, so we roll them over to an alcove, turn them around and they stay there .. He had painted the speakers an off-white to match the custom DJ console he had built (then covered with a facade for some reason) and they actually match the wall colors of the event building, so they blend right in. He had them trucked there on a day I wasn't available, so I was spared that exercise.I'm still recovering from Saturday's event and my back hurts just thinking about moving all those records and speakers. It definitely does look like they pulled the system out of a club in the 80's. You are really good because the last time I tried to play a record at a event for another DJ I had problems just putting the needle on the groove. My hands were so unsteady. When I look back I'm just amazed how much we got done back in the day. With the limited selection of Music we had on hand, we always had something good to play. We were always able to find it no matter how on organized our collection was.
I'm still recovering from Saturday's event and my back hurts just thinking about moving all those records and speakers. It definitely does look like they pulled the system out of a club in the 80's. You are really good because the last time I tried to play a record at a event for another DJ I had problems just putting the needle on the groove. My hands were so unsteady. When I look back I'm just amazed how much we got done back in the day. With the limited selection of Music we had on hand, we always had something good to play. We were always able to find it no matter how on organized our collection was.
He had an old Gemini CD player for that, but it wasn't reliable (cut out twice). I'm going to bring my laptop next time.I always had one of my 45 record box's labeled Hot Box. It contained many of my favorite floor packing songs. If I was looking for something to play and the current record was almost done, I could quickly pull one from the Hot Box and ready it for play. Happened many times during an event. I got to engrossed in trying to find the song I was looking for to play next and got caught with my pants down...sort of.
It was like some of the fancier DMX controllers, but was specific to those scanners. We had issues with the "programs" (auto, sound, chase, etc.) so I ran it manually most of the night. One thing I need to figure out is how to reverse the pan on the rear units so they all swing in the same direction with the joystick.Judging by your selfie, you could have been a replacement in the Blue Man Group.
How did you like that Elektralite dmx controller?
I always had one of my 45 record box's labeled Hot Box. It contained many of my favorite floor packing songs.
When I look back I'm just amazed how much we got done back in the day. With the limited selection of Music we had on hand, we always had something good to play. We were always able to find it no matter how on organized our collection was.
Yes I like mine specifically for the joystick. In "fine mode" it works pretty well for followspots. I bought a used one off Ebay quite a few years ago as I was initially drawn to it for it's compactness since I had not seen another 2u unit that had a joystick. What issues were you having with it's programs?It was like some of the fancier DMX controllers, but was specific to those scanners. We had issues with the "programs" (auto, sound, chase, etc.) so I ran it manually most of the night. One thing I need to figure out is how to reverse the pan on the rear units so they all swing in the same direction with the joystick.
When we put it in any of the modes, occasionally we'd get one or 2 of the scanners stop working. Not sure why and I didn't want to dive into the programming guide as I'll only see them 1 or 2 times more.Yes I like mine specifically for the joystick. In "fine mode" it works pretty well for followspots. I bought a used one off Ebay quite a few years ago as I was initially drawn to it for it's compactness since I had not seen another 2u unit that had a joystick. What issues were you having with it's programs?
Were they the hard wired or the wirelessly linked units doing this?When we put it in any of the modes, occasionally we'd get one or 2 of the scanners stop working. Not sure why and I didn't want to dive into the programming guide as I'll only see them 1 or 2 times more.
They've been replaced with playlists!
I always had one of my 45 record box's labeled Hot Box. It contained many of my favorite floor packing songs. If I was looking for something to play and the current record was almost done, I could quickly pull one from the Hot Box and ready it for play. Happened many times during an event. I got to engrossed in trying to find the song I was looking for to play next and got caught with my pants down...sort of.
We started hardwired for testing and added the wireless when they came in. Happened in both scenarios.Were they the hard wired or the wirelessly linked units doing this?
Here's some phone shots (I didn't bring my cameras) ...
View attachment 34538View attachment 34540View attachment 34541