Grand MA3 learning log 5

When we last left our hero (me), I was making rainbow swirlies. The programming model for Grand MA3 finally clicked in a meaningful way.

I'm in a weird place, because while I can, in theory, build virtual rigs in the software, and program those, it's just not the same as seeing the real thing in the room. Even more so, it's not the same as real lights in the room with fog. Part of the reason that's problematic is that six fixtures doesn't exactly give you the biggest playground to work with. Also, having them set up somewhere isn't exactly economical in terms of space.

Meh, I bought a truss anyway. It's really robust and fairly inexpensive, and I dig it (price went up significantly since I bought it). I put it upstairs over the living room during our last party. I didn't bust out the fog machine, because of the smoke alarms, but it was still effective for showing patterns on the wall. Getting what I had in my head took minutes to do, whereas two weeks ago I'd be messing with it for hours.

Last Friday, we saw Lindsey Stirling, and she puts on a fairly insane show. The lighting was next level, the sort of thing I'd expect at a proper arena rock show, not a violinist. It inspired me quite a bit. What I'd like to do is try and recreate that rig virtually to some degree, and try to replicate some of the looks. I remember watching the show and thinking that I understood how some of them were done (and I could see the MA board in the back).

I'm wondering if I can fit the truss into my office, because I can definitely use fog in there. No smoke detectors! However, no room in the house gets as warm as that one does, and those lights put out a lot of heat.