City Theatrical's Multiverse®️ Wireless DMX Technology in ETC Fixtures
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I. Case Studies ∎ II. News ∎ III. ETC Products with Multiverse ∎ IV. City Theatrical Products for ETC Fixtures ∎ V. OEM Manufacturing
I. ETC x City Theatrical Case Studies:
Discover how lighting professionals are using ETC light fixtures with City Theatrical's onboard Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM technology in the following six ETC case studies:
ETC Element 2 and Multiverse for High School Theatre in Tennessee ∎ ETC ColorSource Relay and Multiverse for High School Theater in Oklahoma ∎ ETC Mosaic System and Multiverse for Fiber Sculpture in Ohio ∎ ETC ColorSouce and Multiverse for Worship in California ∎ ETC fos/4 Panels and Desire Fresnels at University of Georgia ∎ ETC Source 4 Series 3 LED at The Fisher Center at Belmont University
The students of St. Cecilia Academy in Nashville, Tennessee were ecstatic last fall when their technical theatre program was ushered into the 21st century with equipment from ETC and City Theatrical. The school replaced all of their theatre’s conventional incandescent lights with ETC’s ColorSource Spot V, Fresnel V, and CYC luminaires. The school’s 30-year-old ETC Inspire console was retired to introduce an Element 2 to the students, and the whole system was linked by City Theatrical’s Wireless DMX Multiverse®. This new equipment introduced a world of creative possibilities to the school. Find out how ETC's ColorSource fixtures and Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM technology were used as the quality solution in this ETC case study.
Shown: ETC’s ColorSource Spot V, Fresnel V, and CYC luminaires fixtures with wireless Multiverse®. Photo courtesy of ETC.
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Theatre educators in need of new lighting equipment know that every dollar spent for their school counts. “You have to make sure that the patrons of the community are happy with the investment, because it’s mostly their money that’s paying for it,” says Tony Travis of Toucan Productions in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Travis sought to outfit three separate high school performance spaces for the Mid-Del School District — on a budget that would only cover one. Find out how he used ETC's ColorSource fixtures with onboard Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM technology as the quality solution that fit his school's budget in this ETC case study.
Shown: ETC's ColorSource with wireless Multiverse® SHoW Baby®. Photo courtesy of ETC.
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“Current,” a fiber sculpture by artist Janet Echelman, made its debut as a public art centerpiece in downtown Columbus, Ohio this fall. The sculpture is made up of 78 miles of twine that ripple in the breeze above a popular downtown intersection. It is illuminated by a mesmerizing nightly lighting program controlled by the ETC Mosaic system. The lighting uses Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM technology to transmit and receive wireless DMX signals from across the street, over one hundred feet, as part of this outdoor installation. Discover more about lighting the sculpture in this ETC case study.
Shown: “Current" a fiber sculpture by artist Janet Echelman, in Columbus, Ohio. Photo courtesy of ETC.
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At Saint Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in Santee, California, ETC's ColorSource fixtures and City Theatrical’s Multiverse® wireless DMX Transmitters and Receivers worked together to create the perfect solution to keep focus on the beauty of the church, without any visual clutter to distract parishioners during worship services. Read about the art of lighting churches with ColourSource and Multiverse in this ETC worship case study.
Shown: St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in Santee, California. Photo courtesy of ETC.
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With red being the school color at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, ETC and Barbizon Lighting Company sought to upgrade the school's Marketing and Communications Studio with lighting that ranged to deep red hues using fos/4 Panel and Desire Fresnel lighting fixtures, which came equipped with City Theatrical’s onboard Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM technology. Once the UGA team found success with the new lighting system in the studio, they also performed a similar upgrade for Mahler Hall, a multi-function auditorium and meeting space on the same campus, in which the built-in Multiverse wireless DMX capability of the ETC fixtures offered savings in time and data cable costs for the university.
Shown: The Studio at University of Georgia. Photo Courtesy of ETC.
University of Georgia case study
Designed by Architect Earl Swensson Associates (ESa), with space programming by Theatre Projects, lighting package provided by Bradfield Stage Lighting, and ETC control and lighting systems package by Candela Controls, the lighting team behind at The Fisher Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee was looking for a state-of-the-art wireless DMX/RDM solution for their new 1,727-seat multi-functional venue for live entertainment upon its opening in September 2021.
Shown: Dance Boom with onboard Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM technology in ETC Source Four Series 3 LEDS. Photos courtesy of Belmont University.
Fisher Center case study
City Theatrical 1253 Adapter, Source Four to Scrim, New Product for Film & Video
November 2023: City Theatrical designed the Adapter, 6 1/4” to 6 5/8” Source Four to Scrim (P/N 1253), for the needs of film lighting projects. You can use it to connect one or multiple scrims to an ETC Source Four lighting fixture, in order to achieve the lighting looks desired for film and video projects. City Theatrical Adapters can extend the use of your accessory inventory by allowing larger accessories, like those with a 7.5” frame size, to be used on a standard Source Four with a 6.5” frame. City Theatrical Adapters allow you to use older Top Hats, or even newer Source Four PAR size Top Hats, color scrollers, or effects devices with Source Four fixtures.
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City Theatrical Launches Two Standard Top Hats for High End Systems Halcyon Fixtures
May 2023: City Theatrical now offers two standard Top Hats as beam control accessories designed to fit ETC High End Systems Halcyon Gold and Titanium lighting fixtures. These Top Hats were developed based on City Theatrical’s understanding of the unique accessory needs of lighting professionals, and the high demand for this moving light fixture in the market. Each new Top Hat for High End Systems Halcyon is a beam control product that offers control of stray beams and light spill.
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City Theatrical Preview for USITT 2023
March 2023: City Theatrical demonstrations in booth 992 at USITT 2023 in St. Louis, Missouri will include award-winning Multiverse® wireless DMX/RDM technology, which delivers more DMX data while reducing the amount of radio energy required for wireless DMX by as much as 90%. Best-selling Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM solutions include the Multiverse SHoW Baby® and Multiverse Transmitter products, as well as onboard wireless DMX technology native to many current and future ETC light fixtures as part of an OEM manufacturing partnership.
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City Theatrical’s Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM Included as Standard Feature in ETC’s New ColorSource V Fixtures
November 2022: City Theatrical’s Multiverse® wireless DMX/RDM technology is now included as a standard feature in all three new ColorSource V fixtures, launched worldwide via ETC’s launch event on November 10, 2022. The integration of Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM technology into these new ColorSource V products comes as part of the strategic direction to make Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM technology and its benefits, including flexibility, scalability, and ease of use, available to a wider range of live entertainment end users.
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City Theatrical Launches Multiverse Antenna and Beam Control Accessories
February 2022: City Theatrical has launched 30 new lighting accessories for 2022 to broaden its line of lighting accessories to best meet the needs of lighting professionals. These additions are now part of the company’s US and European Product Catalogs, reinforcing City Theatrical’s status as having the world’s most extensive catalog of unique lighting accessories for entertainment and architectural lighting. City Theatrical added Electrical/Electronic products to its catalog for 2022, including a standard “Stubby” Dual Band Omni Antenna, 900Hz/2.4GHz, 1.8dBi/3.8dBi, which is an optional antenna for all Multiverse® wireless DMX/RDM products when space constraints are a concern. City Theatrical is also introducing beam control accessories that were designed to fit the Standard, EDLT, and XDLT Lenses for ETC’s Source Four LED Series 3 lighting fixtures.
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III. ETC Products Containing Multiverse Wireless DMX/RDM Technology:
City Theatrical's Multiverse® wireless DMX/RDM technology is incorporated into ETC’s ColorSource Spot V as onboard wireless DMX technology. The ColorSource Spot V is an LED luminaire crafted by lighting experts with a proven history of quality spot fixtures. ColorSource Spot V brings a richness of color, increased brightness, and leading technology at a price point you’ll love.
The integration of Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM technology into ColorSource Spot V fixtures comes as part of the strategic direction to make Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM technology and its benefits, including flexibility, scalability, and ease of use, available to a wider range of live entertainment end users. Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM technology is currently offered as onboard wireless DMX technology native to many ETC light fixtures as part of an OEM manufacturing partnership, now including nine ETC solutions (and counting!)
- ColorSource Spot V
- ColorSource Fresnel V
- ColorSource Spot VXT
- Source Four LED Series 3
- Desire Fresnel
- fos/4 Fresnel
- fos/4 Panel
- ColorSource Relay
- HQ-100 Performance Hazer
"Whether you’re making the next blockbuster film or the next middle school theatre production, Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM solves problems for shows of all levels. As the ColorSource V product family and other ETC product families grow, we continue to see Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM technology as an integral feature for our end users.”
- Luke Delwiche, ETC Entertainment Market Manager.
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