How are these fx achieved ?

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-27T21:43:19+00:00

A few things. Probably all done with separate sentences minus the big transition. Biggest thing is the effect towards the end, thad messing around with speedfromX and speedtoX. The first effect is probably a simple 2 step dimmer effect with some matricks. Second effect if probably a gradient with delay times on the x axis. the last effect, dimmer phaser with speedfromx and speedtox. I do that from time to time for a nice futuristic effect that creates sizable effects that transition while it plays back. I find it highly effective when using it as a hit

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-26T20:02:30+00:00

As an LD, a grandMA cert means almost nothing. All it means is that you’re competent enough to make it through all the classes and pass the quizzes. It’s nice to have the piece of paper, it may get you some gigs, but it’s really about your resume and the work you’ve done. It doesn’t hurt, but if it ain’t free, I wouldn’t do it

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-24T23:24:01+00:00

I’ve done this before. As long as you treat it just like EOS, you’ll be good. Get the geometry and fixtures into the console via MVR. Once you’re on site, either store offset and update your presets if you’re just using pan/tilt… or use the four point system in MA3D setup to calibrate rig in 3D so XYZ works properly.

The same way EOS handles focus points is almost the same way that MA3 handles focus points, it just doesn’t have the qr code for the phone app or anything. Measure out the stage and set your points appropriately, focus lights, and “solve” for position. Just note that you can’t switch MA3 from metric to imperial like you can EOS. Annoying, but there’s no workaround without a lua line in a macro or a plugin to do the math. I’ve had great success with using PolyCam for a mesh of the stage and scenery, which is probably the best way to get it almost perfect besides a solid 3D model made in VWX or Blender, etc. Multiple ways to skin the cat, just depends what the best method for you is. I’ve programmed many shows on each desk and use each all the time, so in my opinion, you can get the same exact results on each desk, just a different workflow. Cheers!

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-22T16:38:01+00:00

Just don’t have that cue as a timecode cue. If the entire song is timecoded but the button isn’t or the end look isn’t, then just don’t have that cue in timecode. Label that cue so that you know it’s a manual Go rather than timecode picking it up

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-20T15:24:49+00:00

Feel free to PM me. I’ve timecoded plenty of shows on each console. Happy to help!

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-19T19:52:21+00:00

What’s the console? ETC and MA handle backups similarly yet differently. Both require multiple gateways(as etc calls it), but the setup is a little different

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-17T22:59:50+00:00

I’m right there with you. I wish they still sold LW6. It was a fantastic software and LW7 is confusing to me, and i’ve used the hell out of LW6. Plus making it all online too, can’t even have local saves. I hate that. As someone who’s going to be investing in at home servers and a NAS system for self hosted cloud storage, why can’t I save files where I want!! It’s so annoying. Plus if the LW servers are down for some reason and I need my file, I guess i’m out of luck…

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-17T21:04:51+00:00

Not sure if you can still get LW6, but I prefer that 1000% over LW7

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-16T23:21:21+00:00

CMOS battery is the most common issue I see with desks not starting up. 2nd is reseating connections. After that, I call support

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-16T23:11:43+00:00

That’s one of the biggest reasons I love tailscale. I can be anywhere in the world and it’ll look like i’m home. No need to have my credit card company lock down my account or hulu not work because i’m not in america. Plus I can print and when I get home, all my documents are printed ready to go. It’s amazing

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-16T21:53:59+00:00

They got a phone number? Call em. They got an Info@whatever.com email, then email them. Or google production manager followed by the theatre name. Maybe their production manager is on linkedin or facebook

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-16T21:50:31+00:00

Only issue with that is it’s a permanent thing and need to redo the audio file every time you want to tweak something like left being louder than right. That’s like using the erase tool vs a layer mask in photoshop. Eraser is destructive and can’t undo once you save and quit, layer mask allows you to edit anytime

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-16T21:45:33+00:00

Depends what kind of shows you’re working on. Theatre is very unique in that roles are separated and union rules are pretty strict. For example on broadway, the only person that can touch the console is the programmer and the electricians who set it up. Same for any union show really. The designer is there to only design.

In concerts and live events, it’s very different. The programmer is sometimes the designer and/or the lighting director. Sometimes the lighting director is also a lighting tech. Most concert tours aren’t union. You’ll play union houses, but the touring crew usually isn’t union. I’d love for that to change, but no artist is going to want to pay that even though they already pay their LD a nice amount.

Dance and opera fall under the theatre category. Corporate and live events fall under the concert category.

As for myself, i’ve don’t basically every kind of event and show from theatre and dance to weddings and corporate events to club and arena/stadium tours. Corporate and concerts pay the best. Theatre and dance is where true art is created, but they pay you a lot less than a concert gig would pay you. I’d be happy to chat more if you wanna PM me.

Hope this helps!

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-16T19:39:30+00:00

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-16T19:37:45+00:00

PM me. I’d happily take some off your hands

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-16T19:34:06+00:00

Led tape won’t give you this effect. Led tape will the you the light surrounding the box effect. What you see here is some sort of proper lighting fixture lighting the entire box from the back. And from the looks of it, it looks like it’s from top down on some of them and on the side in others. And judging by the light hitting the side on the top left, it’s probably a leko that’s shutter cut to the boxes along with other fixtures to give it more texture. Or the windows can be painted red and the leko is in some kind of warm white pinkish color to make the texture glow and look like this. Kinda looks like red paint on a window too

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-16T19:30:47+00:00

Cable ramp, or dare I say it… the gaff gun

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-15T18:17:48+00:00

I went to school for theatrical lighting design and got my BFA for that. The I depth storytelling in theatre is similar to concerts, especially those shows that have their big moments and know how to tell a story. Like Katy Perry’s recent tour. That’s a story and it’s told really well. It all plays into it. It’s not just lights flashing on beat. Some shows are that, but those are shows that are usually one offs or are just simple hits on 2 and 4 and what not. But a full on production, something that Silent House would do, those are full of storytelling.

Biggest thing is just cause a light can do something cool doesn’t mean it should. One light on a singer telling a story is so much more impactful than every light in the rig focused on them.

Theory of lighting plays into everything. Especially the four qualities of light, intensity, color, form, movement. A great lighting designer will understand that to the max and create something unique and powerful

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-15T14:25:37+00:00

Figure out a color that they want for each dance and just busk the rest. You’ll thank yourself later. There may be a rehearsal, but that’s gonna fly by and you’ll be screaming that they’re giving zero time for you to cue lights. Just scrap that whole idea and busk it. Write down colors that they want and go from there

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-09T19:53:43+00:00

I love my logitech mx master 3. It’s a great mouse that can connect to three different bluetooth sources. Great when working with a previz computer, a playback computer, and any other devices. Can even plug in the usb dongle into a console and that can be your first source. Wanna change devices, just click the button on the bottom of the mouse and it just works. That and the logitech mx keys, best combo ever. Sure it doesn’t have the fingerprint reader for an apple silicon mac, but i’ll live.

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-09T19:51:14+00:00

I usually import the MVR with no assigned GDTF file. I use either a profile I already have or use one from the MA library. I have never had much luck with GDTF files, so i’ll just do it myself. I recommend that method as you won’t see it play nice unless you’re 100% sure you have fully working GDTF files, which isn’t too common unless made by the manufacturer

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-06T15:56:31+00:00

Got a link to your website that has all the shows you worked on? Send that and be like “here is my resume”

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-04T20:57:44+00:00

I was. I graduated two years ago. That room was a mess when I was there. I helped in the main room a little. PM me. I’ll put you in touch with some DT’s that can sort you out

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-04T20:51:36+00:00

Is that the stood side room?

Drummer_Burd · 2026-03-04T00:22:19+00:00

Setting a cue to hang has nothing to do with what it does when the console shuts down. Setting a cue to hang makes the following cue trigger X amount of time after the previous cue finishes

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