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The Royal Grammar School Stage Lighting and Sound Team is a stage lighting and sound team within the Royal Grammar School High Wycombe. It provides lighting services for the school all around the year and offers members of the school an opportunity to learn about stage lighting, sound, stage management and various other skills. As the boys get older they are given the opportunity partake in leadership roles giving them experience in managing and teaching a team of over 40 people.

History
First evidence of the teams existance is 1994. This is due to the fact that the funding for the team only dates back to this time. However, some evidence can be found within the teams headquarters that it was being used, or at least staff were operating various pieces of equipment, much before this time. The Queens Hall was built in 1962 and was host to a royal visit on 6th April 1962. Shortly after completition of the main hall, various facilities were implemented allowing the school to put on productioins, shows, assemblies and other events throughout the year. One particular piece of notable equiptment is a fixed appliance dimmer dating back to the 1970s due to its large size, old mechanisms and manual circuit selection. In recent years the team have aquired many more theatrical lights, high end sound equipment and in more recent years two new mobile towers in which members are required to take a course in health and safety to use.

Equipment
The team has a wide range of equiptment: Control / dimming


 * 1 x Jands Event 24 control board (with LCD monitor)
 * 4 x Anytronics Series 194 dimming racks
 * 1 x Zero 88 Level 12 control board
 * 2 x Zero 88 Betapack dimming racks

Luminaires


 * 29 x Par 64 lanterns (with a mixture of CP60, CP61 and CP62 bulbs)
 * 4 x Par 64 floorcans
 * 6 x Par 16 'birdies'
 * 9 x Strand Prelude 16/30
 * 5 x Strand Cantata F (with optional barn doors)
 * 12 x Microspot (with optional barn doors)
 * 4 x CCT Minuette Z0642
 * 12 x Strand Coda 500/1
 * 1 x Strand Nocturne 500
 * 4 x Strand Nocturne 1000
 * 1 x Arri 650 Plus
 * 3 x Strand Pattern 60 'Daddy floods'
 * 4 x Major Equipment ltd 'Daddy floods'
 * 3 x Major Equipment ltd 'Baby floods'
 * 7 x Strand Pattern 23
 * 4 x Strand Pattern 123
 * 2 x Strand Pattern 264
 * 2 x Strand Pattern 743 (with optional barn doors)
 * 2 x Par 36 'Pinspots'
 * 2 x 3-channel groundrow battens
 * 4 x Short-nosed LED Par 64
 * 2 x Clay Paky Miniscan HPE moving mirror lights

Special effects


 * 8 x Strand colour wheels for use with Prelude 16/30s
 * 2 x Strand colour wheels for use with Pattern 264s
 * 1 x Strand 4-channel colour wheel control box
 * 1 x Strand 2-channel colour wheel control box
 * 1 x RGS 4-channel colour wheel control box
 * 1 x Antari Z800 Series II smoke machine
 * 1 x Mirror ball and motor

Amplifiers


 * 1 x EV P1250 Power Amplifier
 * 1 x Yamaha P5000S Power Amplifier
 * 1 x Quad 405 Power Amplifier
 * 1 x Realistic MPA-40 PA Amplifier
 * 1 x Rotel RA-311 Integrated Stereo Amplifier
 * 1 x Monacor PA-402 Amplifier
 * 1 x Behringer Ultralink MX662 Distribution Amplifier

Mixers


 * 1 x Soundcraft Spirit Folio Notepad Mixer
 * 1 x EV BK-1242 12-channel mixer
 * 1 x AMEK BCII 10-channel mixer
 * (We also get the use of a Soundcraft Digital 328 XD mixer for major productions)

Accessories


 * 1 x Sony CDP-361 CD player
 * (1 x Technics SL-PG490 CD player)
 * 1 x JVC XL-E66 CD player (on loan from the Music Department)
 * 1 x Memorex SCT-84 Cassette Deck
 * 1 x Trio Radio Tuner
 * 1 x Sony MDS-JE480 Minidisk Player
 * 1 x Behringer DSP1124P Feedback Destroyer Pro
 * 1 x Alesis Microverb 4 Multi-Effects Unit
 * 1 x Behringer MDX 2200 Composer Pro

Loudspeakers


 * 3 x EV SX300 Speakers
 * 2 x 'Hall Columns'
 * 8 x Goodsell Speakers
 * 2 x Grampian Horn Speakers
 * 1 x Subwoofer
 * 2 x Gemini GSA-1220 Speakers
 * 2 x Foldback Speakers (Carlsbro Active Wedge system)

Microphones


 * 1 x Sennheiser ew 365 G2 Wireless Radio Microphone
 * 4 x Sennheiser ew 312 G2 Wireless Levalier Microphones
 * 1 x EV N/D 267 Microphone
 * 1 x EV N/D 267a Microphone
 * 1 x EV N/D 367 Microphone
 * 1 x Senheiser MD 511 Microphone
 * 1 x Shure SM58 Microphone
 * 2 x Pro 22a Microphones

Communications


 * 1 x Techpro Communications system (4 x Belt-packs, 4 x Headsets)
 * 1 x 'Project Earthworm' cuelight system

Visual


 * 1 x Mitsubishi LCD Projector
 * 1 x Black Diamond DB48 DVD player
 * 1 x Panasonic NV-SD40 VCR player
 * 1 x Projection screen

Additional lighting and sound equipment is hired in during major production such as the 2008 production of Guys and Dolls in which two follow spot lanterns and 12 color scroller effects were hired.

Website
Until 2007 the team was only known within the school and staff, as well as external event organizers had to go through the school to get access to the teams resources. However an ex-team member built a website for usage incorperating a request system as well as a box office system for school productions.

Membership
Students of the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe are able to join the team once they have reached the UK achedemic year 9. Membership to the team is granted on the basis that new members are willing to learn new skills, have an interest in stage lighting or sound and are willing to assist the team on a regular basis.