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Cabinets Audio /    A cabinet is a loudspeaker enclosure designed to prevent sound waves from the rear of the speaker combining with the sound waves from the front of the speaker creating interference that would cause the efficiency of the speaker to be compromised.     more...      Cameras Video /    A video camera is a camera that takes continuous pictures and generates a signal for display or recording. It captures images by breaking them down into a series of electromagnetic lines.     more...      Chase Lighting / Consoles    A set of cues that loops again and again. This is a lighting console term.     more...   Buy Used Chases for sale here    Circular Staging /    A circular truss is a truss that is shaped like a circle and generally used in large open venues where the stage can be viewed from many angles.     more...      Club Systems /    A club system is an all in one audio or lighting set up designed for permanent installation in a nightclub or similar venue     more...      Color Lighting / Effects    Color temperature is measured in kelvins, and gel colors are organized by several different systems maintained by the color manufacturing companies. The apparent color of a light is determined largely by the gel color given it, but also in part by the power level the lamp is being run at and the color of material is it to light. As the percentage of full po     more...      Color Changers Lighting /    A conventional lighting fixture with a remotely controlled colored changeable filter over the lens. There are three kinds of mechanisms used in color changers, a wheel with lens sized holes into which colored gells can be placed, multiple fixed filters that can be moved in and out of the beam to mix the colors and a scroller which uses continuous, usually di     more...      Color gel Lighting / Intelligent Lighting    Color gel is a translucent or transparent coloured material that is used in theatre to colour light. Modern gels are usually made of polycarbonate or polyester, but the name arose from the gelatin originally used. See gel (theater). Gels are also used in photography and cinematography for the purpose of color correction, and in this capacity are usually cal     more...      Communications Audio /    Communication gear is essentially used to relay information to different individuals or teams during a show or performance to insure everything, including audio, lighting and staging are timed correctly and functioning properly and safely.      more...      Compression and Dynamics Audio /    Compression is the reduction of the dynamic range of a sound to avoid unintentional changes and increases in the amplitude. Compression is generally used to make an audio signal sound louder without increasing its peak amplitude. By compressing or limiting the peak signals, it becomes possible to increase the overall volume of the signal without exceeding th     more...      Concert Lighting Lighting / Intelligent Lighting    Modern stage lighting is a flexible tool in the production of theatre, dance, opera and other performance arts. Several different types of lighting instruments are used in the pursuit of the various principles or goals of lighting.      more...   Buy Used Concert Lightings for sale here    Coners and Hinges Staging /    Corners are used to attach trusses and other rigging while hinges are used to allow attached rigging to swing open so other gear can be connected.     more...      Control Consoles Lighting /    Lighting consoles are electronic devices used in lighting design to control multiple lighting and staging devices. They can generally control dimmers and many modern consoles can also control automated lighting, fog machines, hazers, and other special effects devices. Lighting consoles communicate with the devices in the lighting system with an electronic co     more...      Controllers Staging /    A hoist or motor controller is a machine for raising and lowering personnel or gear by means of a cable for the purpose of setting the gear in place on a truss or stage.      more...      Conventional Lighting /    Conventional lighting is made up of stationary lights that can be moved, but only via manual means of adjusting, or focusing the fixture with a yoke. However, some aspects of the lights, like brightness and color may be controlled remotely by consoles or analog audio inputs. There are many different conventional lights used in stage lighting design includin     more...      Conventional Lighting Lighting / Conventional    Conventional lighting is made up of stationary lights that can be moved, but only via manual means of adjusting, or focusing the fixture with a yoke.     more...      Converters and Sync Audio /    An audio converter is a type of electronic hardware that converts analog audio signals to digital audio format or vice versa. Audio synchronizers arrange the signals, either analog, digital or both, so that multiple the signals occur in time.      more...      Crank Lifts Staging /    A crank lift is used to manually lift and set a section of scaffolding into place.     more...      Crossfade Lighting / Consoles    A value of time that is assigned to a parameter that controls the duration of change from one DMX value to another DMX value or to fade from one scene to another. This is a lighting console term.     more...   Buy Used Crossfades for sale here    Cue Lighting / Consoles    Generally, a lighting board operator has a cue sheet for each scene, which is a diagram of the board with the faders in their positions as determined by the lighting designer. The operator sets the faders into their positions based on the cue sheets. Typically during a cue, the operator sets the next scene. Then, the operator makes the transition between the     more...   Buy Used Cues for sale here    Cyc Light Lighting / Conventional    Cyc lights, also known as strip lights are long housings typically containing multiple lamps arranged along the length of the instrument and emitting light perpendicular to its length. Lamps are often covered with individual gels of multiple colors (somet      more...   Buy Used Cyc Lights for sale here