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Written by Michael Farney
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Saturday, 26 April 2008 |
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Yes. Using a computer, I programmed what all 256 channels should be doing at any particular point in the song. I then load this into the computer, and the computer tells each of the 14 control centers in yard what to do when. These control centers in turn fire each of the 200+ relays according to the computer's direction. The non-techie answer: The computer tells each stand of lights when to turn on, off, fade, or do any number of various effects in sync with the music you hear. Programming is a long, painstaking process. For each song, I have to plan out what I want each strand of lights to do when, and then program these cues into the computer at very precise times. Depending on the complexity of the song, each minute of show takes 5-10 hours of programming. An hour show would take over 400 hours of programming.
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