Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> This week on the Podcast we answer your questions that are sent in for our Q + A Tuesday. We’ll cover topics such as pixel controllers, M-PC, and more!<br> <br> <br> <br> If you have a question you would like to share be sure to submit it here: <a href="https://www.learnstagelighting.com/contact/">Contact Form</a> and there will be an option to allow you to leave your voice message. <br> <br> <br> <br> Lighting News (2:15)<br> <br> <br> <br> There’s a new podcast in the lighting world that launched in January, it’s called Geezer of Gears. It’s from the people at <a href="http://www.gearsource.com">gearsource.com</a>. If you want to check out the Podcast you can do so here: <a href="https://geezersofgear.libsyn.com/">Geezer of Gears Podcast</a><br> <br> <br> <br> If you’re not familiar with <a href="http://www.gearsource.com">gearsource.com</a> it’s a site where used equipment is sold. The Podcast is hosted by Marcel and Henry. They’re both industry legends and really know their stuff.<br> <br> <br> <br> Not only do they discuss what’s upcoming and happening in the lighting industry. They also discuss the history of lighting, which they’ve worked in for a long time.<br> <br> <br> <br> Brightness of Light (3:47)<br> <br> <br> <br> One of the topics that piqued my interest and what I was discussing with one of the students at <a href="http://learnstagelighting.com/labs">Learn Stage Lighting Labs</a> was the brightness of light. As technology advances, we realized the lights keep getting brighter, why is this?<br> <br> <br> <br> One of the questions I get very often is “how bright does my light need to be?”. I actually went into this in one of the previous podcast episodes.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.learnstagelighting.com/episode-16-how-bright-does-my-light-need-to-be/">How Bright Does My Light Need to Be?</a><br> <br> <br> <br> I often respond with as bright as your stage or show needs it to be. I say this because it really depends what your location or venue needs. If you have a dark venue then most likely you will not need extremely bright light. But if you have incoming lights from a window, house lighting, etc then you need to bring in stage lights to lighten the stage.<br> <br> <br> <br> Ultimately, what it comes down to is that our shows are getting brighter because we’re adding more video to our stages and presentations. Something to really think about is if you can make the stage darker you can change the dynamic of the stage. Meaning if you set the average stage light to be darker then those moments you want to make things pop you can bring up your lights.<br> <br> <br> <br> Main Segment: Your Questions Answered (10:20)<br> <br> <br> <br> If you have a question you would like to share be sure to submit it here: <a href="https://www.learnstagelighting.com/contact/">Contact Form</a> and there will be an option to allow you to leave your voice message. <br> <br> <br> <br> Patrick (11:17): What kind of DMX controller can I use that’s not too expensive? <br> <br> <br> <br> When looking at lighting consoles it’s not always and only about the cost of the console. A lighting console can be your best friend or your worse enemy. <br> <br> <br> <br> If you’re trying to keep it simple such as just turning the lights on, changing the colors once in a while, etc then I would recommend going with the cheapest console you can find such as <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chauvet-OBEY40-DMX-512-Universal-Controller-x/dp/B00GJZP96U">Chauvet Obey 40</a> or Elation’s Scene Setter. The issue with the inexpensive consoles is that they are expected to handle a lot. For example, some expect the fade times in between the scenes to be flawless and that is just not the ...
