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Patreon Q&A video (Patreon)

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2019-11-19 16:47:58
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So today is super slow on tour today and we have two “days off” in New York starting Thursday so I figured I’d take the time to do a Q&A video for ANY lighting/industry-related/personal questions you may have. Not sure if I’ll post it on YouTube or just leave it on patreon only. However, leave your questions below and I’ll answer them as best I can. Make sure to see if someone else has already asked your question :)

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Rafael Linares

Hi Christian. I'd like to ask you for a brief explanation on how do you organize your cues for a time-coded show. All fixtures involved in a look in the same cue? Building a look by haven several cues active with different fixtures in different cues? that kind of thing. Thanks! enjoy your down time!

Christian Lewis

In the cue list there is a column for I.Delay and I.Fade which are black. It’s where my delay times are stored when they are updated by referencing presets. What does the “I” mean and why is the column black? I thought it might be Intensity but I discovered it on my position cues referencing position delay presets. Thanks update: I figured it out. Individual Timing. For fixtures instead of cue as a whole...

Bryce Zelazoski

Hey Christian! I was wondering if you had some tips for setting up a show you are going to busk? For example how do you make things easy to access for those split second decisions? Also did you have anymore room on the guest list for Friday or Saturday?!?

Martin Hedström

How do you prepare for a show and or a tour? What prep is there?

Shawn Priebe

Simple question here.. but could also not be. What's your favorite venue so far? Could be because of the ease of advancing, rigging, overall layout and feel, staff, etc. I always ask LD's passing thru, so was curious what yours is. Thanks!

Brendan Lowe

I've always wanted to ask how you got out on your first tour as LD?

Enrique Antonio

MA3 onPC xPort Node or MA2 Command Wing?

Michael Ferris
>>29147077

And keeping on the timecode topic, what’s your timecode signal flow(do you go through any timecode hardware devices, smpte to mtc conversions, etc)?

Michael Ferris

How do you make sure you’re taking care of yourself when preparing for a show? I know for me, when it’s getting to be about a week out from a big show I just stop sleeping, eat like garbage, and just fully neglect my body and I always feel it after the event is over. Is there anything you do to make sure that your physical and mental health remain intact?

Michael Neumaier

How do you program movement effects for devices with infinity pan and tilt like the Ayrton magic panels? And how do you control the speed of the movements?

Lolleck

Do you have any Europe based shows or tours upcoming in the next year and how do you start the creation process for a rig and ground pack?

Noah Adras

Hey Christian, what is your process for choosing gear for a design? Also, what is something you learned being a house LD at a club (you were, right? Lol) that has helped you out on tour? Cheers 🍻

Thomas Lidke

So I have MA hardware to unlock parameters but I don't know how to link capture and on PC. I've tried making a season and outputting art net and sACN what am I doing wrong?

Cristiano Alves

- Clones or a show with many fixtures? Why? - How is the best way to program / adapt shows away from home? - Artnert or sACN? Why? (a video explain the configuration will be great xD ) - Can you explain your workflow to program a timecode song? (macros, called CMD, main sequence...) - I have difficulty in busking act to firing several things at once. (drop to break transitions, and build up to drop), How can I improve this? Sorry so many questions!

Markus Langecker

How do you program positions if there is only a 10min changeover timeslot for doing that? How do you use your mov effects engine in live shows?+

Luke Walker

For a show where you are working as the LD, how do you go about selecting a rig that packs the most punch for a given budget, do you get given a budget from the promoter or do you just tell them: "I need 24 of X and 36 of Y etc?

Mitchell Durrett

Would you ever show someone around your rig at a show?

Cristiano Alves

Another questions: - Do you use your Brainstorm SR-112 with ShowKontrol? When the pitch in cdj is different from 0% is there no asynchronous timecode? Unfortunately I have no way to test this, and was wondering if adding an SR-112(or a Rosendahl MIF 4) to my setup will be a good idea. - I have also had problems with resolution + sound card + timecode. I check some glitch in the video. How did you solve the problem?

Enrique Antonio

- Essential / best tools for a lighting technician / programmer? - By the way: What's in your pelican case?

Sebastian Long

Hey Christian, hope you’re having a great day/tour. Couple questions - Being someone who has experience with gear rental, would you recommend getting into rentals as a side gig if you’re an LD starting out, or would it be better to invest your time and money into training, personal equipment? - Opinions on the new command wing XT? - Do you ever think about the long term sustainability of freelancing/touring as a career, what are you’re thoughts on this in general? Cheers.

Luca Sorace

riep, my phone broke until today and I missed the notification. Am I late for the q&a? :(

Jonathan

Is it possible to take positions and all 3d information from F.eks. Chamsys and put it over to MA? Or is there a other easy ways to do it? im working on a venue where we using chamsys but on the whay to swich over to MA, but if there was any ways of copy 3d information from 2 diffrent consols to save time it could be nice :)

TrySomethingNew
>>29335558

Some form of exporting the patch and then importing it into chamsys might work. Depends on how chamsys imports 3d position information.

TrySomethingNew
>>29335558

Sorry, got that the wrong way round. But yeah you could try make an export of the chamsys patch and import it into MA. It'll depend on what type the export file is and if chamsys exports 3d info the same way as MA does.

marios kyriakou

I am using ShowKontrol in dj sets but i think i don’t get to use all the features..

Christian Jackson

Making this video today! make sure to get all your last minute questions in :)

Christian Lewis

I was curious what your thoughts were on assigning vs storing an effect to an executor/fader... Pros, cons, reasons, etc...

Luca Sorace

Is there any event that has particularly boosted your career, transforming you from a "beginner" to something "professional"?

Jose Emmanuel

How are you using Pixel Software like Madrix into your live shows?

Robert Moran

I know it's too late for questions now but I laughed when I saw the building in the picture. The Oakdale is 5 mins from my house. So many memories there before they closed it all in and built the new theatre. I wish I found this channel a few weeks earlier.