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Memory Consoles Lighting / Consoles    Memory-based consoles have become very popular in almost all larger installations, particularly theatres. These new types of controls have completely replaced preset consoles as controllers of choice. Memory consoles are preferable in productions where scenes do not change from show to show, such as a theatre production, because scenes are designed and digi     more...   Buy Used Memory Consoless for sale here    Microphones Audio /    A microphone is a device that converts sound waves into an electrical signal. There are many different kinds of microphones, including carbon, condenser, dynamic, and ribbon microphones, all of which have serve specific needs in recording and audio production.      more...      Mixers Audio /    A mixer is an electronic device for combining or "mixing" audio signals by routing and changing the level, tone, and/or dynamics of the audio signals. A mixer can mix analog or digital signals depending on the type of mixer. The modified signals are then combined to produce a unified signal output. Mixers can vary in size and function ranging from small fo     more...      Monitor Audio /    Monitor can refer to a speaker used on stage, usually in the shape of a wedge, to enable musicians to hear each other or a studio monitor that is designed for audio production in recording, film, television and radio studios.     more...      Motor Staging / Motors    A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or barrel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting medium. A hoist normally is used for lifting (near vertical) and a winch is normally used for pulling (near horizontal).     more...   Buy Used Motors for sale here    Motors Staging /    Motors are any electrical or mechanical device used to power lifts that aid the ground support crew in placing gear up onto stages or trusses.     more...      Mount Speakers Audio /    A speaker designed to be mounted on or in a wall or on a stand.     more...      Moving Heads Lighting /    A moving head is an intelligent light mounted on a moving yoke and generally remotely controlled by a lighting control console or preprogrammed to perform a large variety of effects and operations. A single moving head luminary can replace the functions of many conventional lights and can often perform tasks conventional lights can not. Most modern moving he     more...      Moving Light Staging /    A moving light truss has a wider opening to accommodate the space required for a moving head light.      more...      Moving Lights Lighting / Intelligent Lighting    Moving lights or intelligent fixtures were originally implemented in 1972, but the first computer-controlled stage lighting fixtures began to gain widespread acceptance in the concert industry in the early 1980's. As the digital age progressed, the cost of these fixtures was reduced and they slowly started being used in more 'traditional' theatrical environm     more...   Buy Used Moving Lightss for sale here    Moving Mirror Lights Lighting / Intelligent Lighting    A common term for a moving mirror stage/concert light. This light in particular is common is clubs, discos and lounges. As opposed to the moving head lights that are more common for theatre, concerts and stage events.      more...   Buy Used Moving Mirror Lightss for sale here    MS /    A stereo recording technique that uses of two different types of microphones, a directional or cardioid for the M facing forward and an omni-directional or figure-eight for the S with the lobes at a 90 degree angle. The main advantage being that the center sounds are not 45 degrees off-axis eliminating the gap in XY recording. Initially there were problems      more...      Multi Effects Audio /    Multi effects applies to any outboard audio effects hardware that is capable of processing the signal through more than one effect. In modern effects hardware multi effects are more common and usually include many different effects by which the audio can be processed.     more...