Rock Blog Thursday 08/30/07

[sa_nick]

I don't know about that. I'm very very much into people making rad equipment out of things they already have around the house. I would definitely vote for ingenuity over sheer grandeur.

Awesome!

Dammit, i need to type more words again...

[TipsyMonkey]

Hehe I have already thought about this. A friend of mine has some strobe lights so I may ask him to come round with it, failing that we'll get someone to keep flickering the lights.

Other items on my checklist include lasers, bubble machine/smoke machine and pole dancers though the chances of getting these items are pretty slim.

[chillzatl]

Its funny you should ask. My buddies and I are in the process of converting their game room into a "stage". I work for an exhibitor company and have a lot of "extra" truss laying around, so we are going to create truss-work to suspend several "extra" show lights we have. You know the kind....need a computer to program the effects, that sort of thing. We are also investing in 2 fog machines and a disco ball to complete the effect. When all's said and done, we look to be freaking out the neighborhood with rolling fog, amplified music, and crazy-ass light effects. Wicked RAWK will be had!!!!

Years ago some friends and I made a box to strobe three sets of colored flood lights to the beat of the music. It basically worked like a crossover and you could tune each of the three frequency sets. Bass was red, mids were yellow, highs were blue. It worked really well for our parties and was ridiculously cheap to put together. If I had the link I'd share it but i'm sure you could find it if you searched around a bit. Much cheaper than a computer based controller and you'd be surprised at how well it worked once tuned.

[crunchyoverseas]

Rope lights.

[Pdj7969]

Years ago some friends and I made a box to strobe three sets of colored flood lights to the beat of the music. It basically worked like a crossover and you could tune each of the three frequency sets. Bass was red, mids were yellow, highs were blue. It worked really well for our parties and was ridiculously cheap to put together. If I had the link I'd share it but i'm sure you could find it if you searched around a bit. Much cheaper than a computer based controller and you'd be surprised at how well it worked once tuned.

While I do appreciate the idea, I need to reiterate that the computer-based lighting system won't cost a thing because, working for an exhibition company like I do, I have access to all the extras that don't get used...hence we have a lighting system that is collecting dust instead of being used....so what better way to make use of it than a mock stage setting.

[TheWolf619]

I'll need a bigger house before thinking of making a stage.

[no_direction_home]

yes i got metioned i feel so proud

[MrMet2087]

sorry trying to bump away a post accidently posted here