Lighting
Another name for a Leko light
Ellipsoidal (Profile)
Arbor
A type of microphone that requires phantom power
Condensor
The shape of a microphone's pickup
Polar Pattern (Cardioid, Super Cardioid, etc...)
The number (found inside a rectangle on our light plots) designates this parameter of a lighting fixture.
Channel
RGBWA
Red, Green, Blue, White, Amber
Wire rope that attaches to the battens and runs up and over the loft blocks.
Microphone that is designed to sit flat on the floor or desktop
Boundary Mic
12-48 VDC required for some microphones
Phantom Power
The number after the letters PAR refer to this
To determine the diameter (in inches) of a PAR64 do this.
Divide 64 by 8
Physical stopping mechanism (usually hard wood rails) designed to prevent the arbor from moving beyond its limit.
Crash Bars
The internal mechanism in a microphone that is wrapped by a coil of wires and which moves due to vibrations of air.
Diaphram
anything that can cause air molecules to vibrate and cause sound waves.
A Transducer
Two lights that are both plugged into the same circuit by a y-splitter stage pin connecter are said to be this...
Two-Fer'ed
A stainless steel or glass disk used for projecting patterns on stage.
Gobo
The rope that a rigger pulls to move the line set
Purchase Line
Must be set up on unique, and legally allowed RF (radio frequencies)
Wireless Microphones
Frequency of sound is measured in these units...
Hertz (cycles per second)
The letters PAR stands for this
Parabolic Alluminized Reflector
The physical outlet or circuit number a lighting fixture is plugged into is called this.
Dimmer/Address/Circuit
Batten
A bundle of XLR cables with connectors on one end and a patch bay on the other...
[Audio] Snake
Human Hearing is typicaly (ideally) in this range of frequencies...
20-20000 Hertz (Hz)
Elevation