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Luminair for iPad Now Available on iTunes

Synthe FX has announced the immediate release of Luminair for iPad, it's new desktop-class multi-touch DMX lighting control app for Apple's iPad. Luminair uses the Art-Net protocol to transmit DMX data over Wi-Fi, giving users wireless control of color- mixable LED fixtures, dimmers, studio lighting, moving lights, media servers, and any other DMX enabled equipment.

Luminair for iPad is a giant leap forward from it's related iPhone version, and includes new features like instantly editable quick-touch cues, project-based draggable color swatches, pop- up contextual controls, external keyboard support, and a user-configurable UI. It's also built for future expansion, which means users can expect the same rapid feature updates that Luminair for iPhone customers have received for the past two years.

When paired with a compatible Art-Net to DMX interface, Luminair for iPad has a low overall price that makes it a lighting console which almost anyone can afford, and use in a multitude of ways. Whether it's used for architectural lighting, theatrical and musical venues, by educators, or by cutting-edge visual artist's and VJ's, the possibilities are infinite.

QSC Unveils CMX Amplifier Line

QSC is pleased to announce the addition of the CMX Series of power amplifiers to the line up. The new CMX Series amp line offers an economical and rugged power amplifier solution designed to meet the needs of system integrators. It is based upon the proven, rock-solid, reliable performance found in the award winning RMX Series.

“The CMX Series provides unmatched performance, the right power for the job, and an affordable price point,” states Shawn Watts, Director of Installed Solutions at QSC. “Because CMX Amps are built with QSC’s proven and reliable power plant, integrators need not worry about return warranty calls that can hurt profitability.”

The amplifiers are designed to deliver true and accurate sound performance and feature high-current toroidal transformers and filtering to ensure generous energy reserves, allowing the amplifiers to effortlessly handle high-level transients, even when driving abusive 2-ohm speaker loads.

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Re: Watching 100% of the show.
I KNOW I can't watch 100% of the show. There's always a chance I'll miss something. I have to prioritize. Fight sequence? My eyes are always on that, regardless of the rest of the action onstage. If there's a quick-change that's been having some proble...
Re: Watching 100% of the show.
At the community theater level, I tend to tell the cast late during tech week that once we open I'll be watching different groups each performance. I still miss some sequences entirely during cues, but generally I'll be able to give feedback on how eve...

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Signal loss issue
At our church we have a Soundcraft Spirit LX7 desk of circa 2002/03 vintage.

It has a mono output which, by the use of splitter (�Y�) connecting cables we feed the cr�che, the induction loop and, more recently, an MP3 recorder. The problem is that, not surprisingly in hindsight, the signal level to any one unit is reduced, presumably by being split across the three units.

As far as I can see, with my very limited knowledge, is that we need some sort of amp, signal? pre-?, to boost the signal before being split. Alternatively something very inexpensive that will take the mono signal in, and amplify it, and that has 3 or 4 separate outputs.

Temporarily we�ve connected the cr�che feed to the headphone socket, as this isn�t used, to reduce the signal loss to the other units.

Thoughts on a way forward would be appreciated.

Converting Filter Q Factor to Bandwidth
It took me a while and I am proud of it so I will share!

If you have a filter Q and you want to convert to bandwith (in my case for entry into BSS Soundweb PEQ) here is the conversion you can put straight into XL

=(LOG10(((2*(D9^2)+1)/(2*(D9^2)))+SQRT(((((2*(D9^2)+1)/(D9^2))^2)/4)-1)))/0.301

Where D9 happened to contain my Q value.
I had the formulae ... It was the brackets that took the time ;-)

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