Control systems for live entertainment /
Huntington, John.
Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier/Focal Press,
c2007.
Includes index.
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.
Theaters
Stage lighting.
Electronic control.