Control systems for live entertainment / John Huntington.

Author/creator Huntington, John
Format Book
Edition3rd ed.
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxl, 417 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects

Contents pt. 1. Introduction. An introduction -- General control concepts -- Electrical control system basics -- System design principles -- pt. 2. Entertainment discipline overview. Lighting -- Lasers -- Audio -- Image presentation -- Stage machinery -- Animatronics -- Fog, smoke, fire, and water -- Pyrotechnics -- Show control -- pt. 3. Data communications and networking. Numbering systems -- General datacom concepts -- Physical communications media -- Point-to-point interfaces -- General network concepts -- Network systems -- Ethernet -- Network utilities -- pt. 4. Standards and protocols used in entertainment. DMX512-A -- RDM -- ACN -- MIDI -- MIDI show control -- MIDI machine control -- SMPTE and MIDI time code -- Miscellaneous connection methods -- pt. 5. Example show control systems. A theatrical thunderstorm -- Put on a happy face -- Ten-pin alley -- Comfortably rich -- It's an itchy world after all -- Conclusion.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2007024381
ISBN9780240809373 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0240809378 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks TK7881.9 .H86 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold