Stage Lighting Services News

Doughty Engineering Authorised Service Agents

We are happy to announce that Stage Lighting Services are now authorised service agents for Doughty Engineering.

If you require a quotation for service or repair on any Doughty engineering stands or winches please contact our office

Happy New Year

We would like to wish all our customers a Happy And Prosperous New Year.

Thank you for all your support in 2011 and we look forward to working with you in 2012

More ETC Ion lighting desks for hire

Due to popular demand we have now invested in another ETC Ion lighting desk complete with 2x20 fader wing for hire. The ETC Ion offers Fully integrated control of LEDs, conventional and moving lights in a compact, portable package. Up to four control devices, each with its own workspace, can be used for programming and playback. Suitable application’s for the ETC Ion includes use in Theatre, TV Studio’s, Rental houses, Corporate event’s and Exhibitions.

The ETC Ion Product features include:

1024 outputs
10,000 channels
4 Discrete Users
Master playback pair with 60mm faders
Four discrete palette types (IFCB)
Presets function as “all palette”
Effects provide dynamic, relational or absolute progressive action.
Central information area (CIA) accesses, electronic alpha keyboard, hue and saturation colour picker, gel picker, browser and other controls
Configurable high-density channel display, with format and
flexi-channel modes
User configurable topographical channel views
List views of all record targets
Mouseless navigation of displays
ETCNet2, Net3, Artnet and Avab UDP network protocols
Show Import via ASCII from Obsession, Expression, Emphasis and Strand series 300/500 control desks
In/Out: local DMX512 x 2, MIDI In/Out, Networking DMX,
MIDI, SMPTE, SERIAL and contact closure via Net3 Gateways

GrandMA2 Light Lighting Desk For Hire

We have recently added a GrandMA2 Light Lighting Desk to our Hire Stock. The GrandMA2 Light has 4,096 parameters and 15 motorized executor faders. All further features and controls are identical to those on the grandMA2 full-size.

The GrandMA2 Light is the perfect tool to control all kinds of lighting genres like conventionals, moving lights, LEDs, video and media and supplies an intuitive and fast control of all connected fixtures and channels. The GrandMA2 Light can handle an almost infinite number of presets, cues, pages, sequences and effects.

The GrandMA2 Light specifications are

Real-time control for up to 65,536 parameters per session in connection with MA NPU (equivalent to 256 DMX universes)
4,096 HTP-/LTP parameters
6 DMX outputs
2 internal TFT wide mode touchscreens (15.4" WXGA)
2 external TFT screens can be connected (UXGA, touchscreens accepted)
1 internal command screen – multi-touch (9" SVGA)*
15 motorized executor faders
Integrated keyboard drawer
Built-in uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
2 Ethercon connectors
5 USB 2.0 connectors
Motorized monitor wing
2 motorized A/B fader (100mm)
Individually backlit and dimmable silent (clickless) keys

If you require any futher information please feel free to give our office a call

5th Jem Glaciator for Hire

Due to popular demand, Stage Lighting Services Ltd have added a 5th Jem Glaciator X-Stream to our ever growing Hire Stock. The Jem Glaciator X-Stream creates a wonderful and ethereal low lying ground fog effect similar to the old "Pea Souper" dry ice effect, but without the problems associated with obtaining, handling and storing the Solid CO2 for use in a Pea Souper.

The Jem Glaciator X-Stream consists of a combined smoke machine and refrigeration unit. When the special Jem fog fluid used, an impressive low fog effect is created

This machine is the modern equivalent to our Jem Heavy Fog 1500 which we also still have in our hire stock.

If you would like further information on our Jem Glaciator X-Stream please feel free to get in touch either by phone or Email.

Yet more ETC Ion lighting desks for hire

The ETC Ion Product features include:

1024 outputs
10,000 channels
4 Discrete Users
Master playback pair with 60mm faders
Four discrete palette types (IFCB)
Presets function as “all palette”
Effects provide dynamic, relational or absolute progressive action.
Central information area (CIA) accesses, electronic alpha keyboard, hue and saturation colour picker, gel picker, browser and other controls
Configurable high-density channel display, with format and
flexi-channel modes
User configurable topographical channel views
List views of all record targets
Mouseless navigation of displays
ETCNet2, Net3, Artnet and Avab UDP network protocols
Show Import via ASCII from Obsession, Expression, Emphasis and Strand series 300/500 control desks
In/Out: local DMX512 x 2, MIDI In/Out, Networking DMX,
MIDI, SMPTE, SERIAL and contact closure via Net3 Gateways

Avolites Pearl Expert For Hire

Stage Lighting Services has recently added a Pearl Expert lighting desk to our hire stock. The Pearl Experts boasts great build quality including ultra smooth encodes, aluminium encoder wheels and high quality carbon track linear faders.

The Pearl Expert includes:

Dual Playback rollers
Discreet QWERTY keyboard with integral trackpad
60 Submasters
60 Direct Access Add and Swop Buttons
Ethernet output – Artnet Protcol fully supported and enabling 12 full speed DMX Universes
4 DMX outputs giving 2048 DMX Channels
Media Serve Support
MIDI Time Code Control - Sequences can be synchronised to Timecode for perfect cueing. Playback buttons or faders can also be remotely activated by MIDI.
Analogue stereo line-level input via 2.5 mm mini jack. Use Bass, Mid or Treble to sound-to-light trigger any or all of the consoles playbacks.
TITAN Operating System – the TITAN OS takes full advantage of multithreading capabilities of the Intel Core Duo™ processors. The Pearl Expert also offers a dual boot function allowing you to switch to Pearl Classic Mode, the industry standard Pearl OS that you all know and love.

Yet More Pipe and Drape for Hire

We have now added more Pipe and Drape into our hire stock.

The pipe and drape system comprises of bases, vertical bars and horizontal bars and is used to provide a very easy method of hanging curtains where no hanging facilities are available, without having to use tripods. The Pipe and Drape system is assembled and then the our black wool serge drapes are simply tied on to the horizontal bars then pushed up to the required height. We only supply black stage drapes in our hire stock but if you require a different colour we can always recommend someone who can help.

Please note that for stability reasons, it is not advisable to run a long straight line of pipe and drape without any top bracing as it is possible for it to blow over – even indoors.

If you would like any further information on our pipe and drape system please feel free to contact the office or visit our hire pages

More GDS Liteware HO LED Uplighters for hire

Stage Lighting Services Ltd has invested in more GDS LiteWare HO RGB Battery Uplighters for hire. The LiteWare RGB Battery Uplighter Has full RGB Led Colour, wireless DMX and can give up to 12 hours permanent use from the integral battery

The LiteWare HO RGB Uplighter can be used for many applications indoors or out and with its built in battery is ideal for uplighting areas where sourcing power might be a problem.

In the words of GDS “Now you can get your light anywhere.”

GDS LiteWare HO Specifications

80W RGB LED emitter
Wireless DMX Control
Automatic deployable Aerial
12 hour runtime from fully charged battery (6 hours on full white)
IP45 - interior/exterior use
50 preset colours Lee and Rosco
20 preset snaps/fades
Charging cycle 6 hours
Available singularly or in Flightcases with inbuilt charging
Finished in stainless steel to blend in with any surrounding
16 bit dimmer curve for smooth transitions
Kensington Security lock ready
Lumen Output 1600lm

More ETC Ion Lighting desk's for hire

We have now invested in a quantity of ETC Ion lighting desk's complete with 2x20 fader wings for hire. The ETC Ion offers Fully integrated control of LEDs, conventional and moving lights in a compact, portable package. Up to four control devices, each with its own workspace, can be used for programming and playback. Suitable application’s for the ETC Ion includes use in Theatre, TV Studio’s, Rental houses, Corporate event’s and Exhibitions.

The ETC Ion Product features include:

1024 outputs
10,000 channels
4 Discrete Users
Master playback pair with 60mm faders
Four discrete palette types (IFCB)
Presets function as “all palette”
Effects provide dynamic, relational or absolute progressive action.
Central information area (CIA) accesses, electronic alpha keyboard, hue and saturation colour picker, gel picker, browser and other controls
Configurable high-density channel display, with format and
flexi-channel modes
User configurable topographical channel views
List views of all record targets
Mouseless navigation of displays
ETCNet2, Net3, Artnet and Avab UDP network protocols
Show Import via ASCII from Obsession, Expression, Emphasis and Strand series 300/500 control desks
In/Out: local DMX512 x 2, MIDI In/Out, Networking DMX,
MIDI, SMPTE, SERIAL and contact closure via Net3 Gateways