Fonts for worship lyrics projection
I’ve been using the X360 font a lot recently. You can download it here for free from dafont.com. It has enough style that it doesn’t look plain or common, but it’s clear and very readable.
How long can I run firewire?
The answer is, farther than you probably think. While the IEEE1394 standard only specifies cables up to 15ft (4.5m) there are ways that you can extend that length. I’ve succesfully run firewire up to 198ft using two in line repeater amps like this and three cables like this. You need to use high quality 6 pin…
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Grizzly VST Drum Machine
I found a neat little free VST Drum Machine plugin today called Grizzly. You can download it here: http://www.majken.se/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6&Itemid=9 I was recording some “cheers” for our VBS this summer and needed something that I could easily create a decent sounding drum beat in. This little plugin worked great in Reaper and didn’t take me (a…
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Lighting Plots 2
So now that you’ve got the free program AVSnap installed and created a library of symbols for your lighting fixtures, now what? Here are some steps and thoughts to get you started creating a BASIC lighting design. By basic, I mean a design whose goal is simply visibility. 1. Do an inventory of your lighting…
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