News and Views — Opinions and Observations
Long Dry Spell
The COVID pandemic has pretty well eliminated any form of live events, the principal opportunity for us. We haven't been totally inactive, however. We worked with Tigard Covenant Church as they went online for worship [...]
New Addition
I recently added what I hope to be a real upgrade to the general system spec. I purchased a MagicQ MC-6 console by Chamsys, Ltd, to replace my somewhat elderly Whole Hog 2 system. The [...]
Growing Pains
Recently acquired a few Source Four LUSTR+ LED ellipsoidals. These are pretty close to state-of-the-art stage fixtures. I was able to pair them first with ETC's Element console, which allowed me to experience the freedom [...]
Updates for 2018
A few improvements this year: Total of 12 small LED moving wash fixtures, up the count on ColorBlast 12 fixtures to over 60 heads. Adding some capability in the arena of support equipment. Several new [...]
More Blasts
In addition to the eW Blast fixtures I recently acquired, Philips also carries the iW Blast, the difference being the eW blast has a fixed color temperature, while the iW blast can be adjusted between [...]
WHO KNEW??
A short while ago I accidentally purchased a Philips eW Blast, thinking it was a colorblast. The eW Blast series is simple white-only version of the same form factor. Testing it, I discovered the eW [...]