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ADB-TTV Lighting Technologies Lighting Consoles

Specialty: ADB’s core competence is in high performance, high quality products and services for professional applications in stage and studio lighting. ADB produces a full range of professional equipment from lighting control desks, dimmers to spotlights with all necessary accessories. A recent product release is WARP and WARP/M, a series of innovative profiling luminaries, using a set of rings to control the shutters. Other brands in the ADB family are NIETHAMMER spotlights. History: ADB, originally founded in Belgium in 1920, operated as a family business until 1987 when it was acquired by the Siemens Group. At that time ADB had already pioneered some of the key technologies used in TTV lighting, such as digital dimmers, memory control systems, condenser optics for theatre spotlights… and was strongly established as a leading broadline manufacturer of stage and studio lighting equipment with facilities in Belgium and France, a sales subsidiary in Germany, and a worldwide network of agents and distributors. In March 1999, all TTV activities have been consolidated under a new legal entity, ADB-TTV Technologies S.A. In December 2002, in what was actually a management buy-out, Christian Léonard and Jean-François D’Haussy, respectively General Manager and Finance & Administration Manager of ADB-TTV France, backed up by a group of private and institutional investors, reached an agreement with Siemens for the acquisition of all the assets of the ADB-TTV Group and for the transfer, under a long term contract, of the production of all dimmers to the modern facility of Siemens in Huizingen, near Brussels. Manufacture of control systems and TV studio suspensions was relocated in the ADB factory in France where all theatre and TV luminaires are produced. The French facility was expanded in order to provide extra capacity primarily for the new, revolutionary WARP profile spotlight and its motorization kit. R&D, Product Engineering, Marketing and International Sales remain centralized in the Belgian premises as before Following all these changes, the new ADB-TTV Group is now a lean and agile operation able to face new challenges. Capabilities: ADB is mastering software and hardware development, as well as product engineering and production of all key components of a stage or studio lighting system, i.e. luminaires, dimmers, control desks, networks and motorized suspensions. For the end user, this is the guarantee of system wide compatibility of all components, easier maintenance, plus the comfort of dealing with only one responsible partner. From system design through equipment specifications, installation and commissioning, the ADB Project Team provides customized solutions for any kind of stage or studio lighting system, even complete lighting vans for use wherever power supply is not available. ADB Project Engineers ensure efficient coordination with Consultants and Architects as well as the specialists in infrastructures, air conditioning, stage machinery, sound, electricity, e.a. so as to guarantee the end user timely project completion and total system performance. The ADB Project Team is totalling nearly 100 man-years of experience in lighting system design and project management. ADB’s core competence is in high performance, high quality products and services for professional applications in stage and studio lighting. ADB does not compromise on the quality, safety and reliability of its products. ADB operates through three subsidiaries in France, Belgium, Germany and a network of professional agents and distributors in over 50 countries of Europe, Asia, North Africa and South America. References: A wealth of experience in stage and studio lighting, a comprehensive range of high quality products and a strong project management capability are some of the key strengths which have made of ADB the preferred partner of so many Theatre and Television Lighting Professionals around the world. An impressive reference list is available upon request.

Moving Light - A moving light truss has a wider opening to accommodate the space required for a moving head light. . Used . . Used . ...

White Noise - A random audio signal with a flat power spectral density that contains noise at the same level at all frequencies. The signal's spectral density has equal power in any band and at any frequency in a . Used . given bandwidth. White noise is similar to white light which contains all frequencies. White noise is often used in the field of architectural acoustics to mask distracting or undesirable n. Used . oises in interior spaces....

Smoke Machine - A Smoke Machine or Fogger is an electrical device that creates clouds of artificual and hopefully non-toxic fog. The fog may come in different colors or smells and may be water or mineral based. It i. Used . s used for effects in theatre, staging, concerts and clubs.

Hazers by contrast create a more diffusive, expansive haze that is usually not a thick and is used to enhance other ef. Used . fects, such as lighting and light beams.

Discharge Lamp - A high powered light source produced by an arcing electrical discharge between two electrodes suspended in a glass tube filled with gas, usually high or low pressure sodium gas, xenon, mercury vapor, . Used . or metal halide. This type of illumination is limited to applications such as followspots and projection, where dimming is accomplished by mechanical instruments. Many newer generation mov. Used . ing lights use discharge lamps, dichroic filters and mechanical dimming shutters....

Communications - 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 correct. Used . ly and functioning properly and safely. . Used . ...

Lighting Consoles

Lighting consoles are electronic devices for controlling multiple lights simultaneously from one point. Dimmers for controlling lighting intensity, automated lighting, fog machines and hazers are some of the special effects lighting devices controlled by a lighting board or lighting desk (other terms for lighting consoles). An electronic control protocol is used by lighting consoles to communicate with other devices in the lighting system. Some of these are DMX512, ACN and DMX-512-A. New protocols are being introduced as more sophisticated lighting systems become available. In the entertainment industry, where theatrical lighting design is mostly used, lighting consoles are usually found in the control booth, auditorium or the foyer. For this application, the most common protocol is DMX512. Lighting consoles are available in different sizes and complexities. A preset board, a conventional console for basic lighting systems, is used mostly for small setups. However, DJs may complement it with more advanced hybrid consoles. A moving light controller works with dimmers for controlling ordinary lighting. It also provides additional controls for automated stage lighting (also called intelligent lighting) to produce very complex lighting effects. Other types of lighting consoles include memory consoles, personal-control based controllers, and remote focus unit. The light board operator (also called the light op or board op) is the person who operates the lighting console. Depending on the scale and type of production, he can be the lighting designer or the stage manager. He or she is responsible for conventional or automated lighting fixtures as well as controlling video.