FUTURETECH Featuring ACME Lighting - ACME LYRA in the Spotlight

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All right, everyone.
Welcome back to Geezers of Gear

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Future Tech.
I'm Chris here with Lacey.

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And today, we're digging into
Acme's latest outdoor

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powerhouse, the Lyra.
This one's caught a lot of buzz.

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1000 WLED engine 35,000 lumens
output at raw over 70.

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Proper heavy hitter.
Yeah, and don't forget that

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20,000 hour life expectancy on
the LEDI mean that is a beast if

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you're constantly swapping gear
in and out of rigs.

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Chris, that's wild, right?
Absolutely.

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That sort of longevity means
your maintenance team gets to

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rest easy or, well, easier than
usual.

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But what stands out to me is the
IP66 rating.

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This thing will take on
torrential rain dust storms.

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This is not a featherweight
fixture either. 42 kilos, That's

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what, Over 90 lbs?
It's not something you toss in

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the back of a van with one hand,
but that heft means it'll

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withstand a lot of those outdoor
knocks.

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And frankly, that's what you
want if you're setting up for

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say, a month long festival or
some massive temp install where

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things get battered by the
elements and people.

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This is the sort of fixture you
look at when you need

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reliability to match
performance.

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That's been a big theme in our
last few episodes because the

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industry's demanding it now.
Durable all weather builds that

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don't compromise output.
I think Acme's ticking some

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serious boxes with the Lyra.
OK, so jumping from build right

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into the fun stuff, Let's talk
optics and those showy features.

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What's striking for me is that 6
to 50° zoom.

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That's quite a swing.
You've got pinpoint tightness

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for aerials or big wide washes
for, well, pretty much whatever

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you dream up.
Oh it's massive.

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You get 160 millimetre front
lens so your beams stay sharp

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even at extreme settings.
And the colour?

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We're talking linear CMY, mixing
and variable CTO from 2700 K all

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the way up to 6500 K Plus
there's a fixed colour wheel, 5

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saturated colours, a high CRI
filter and an open slot.

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So if you need deep Reds or a
crisp high CRI, look for

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cameras.
It's all there at the push of a

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button.
You know, for a fixture like

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this, versatility is everything.
I mean, whoever designed it

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clearly thought, let's put the
entire effects toolkit in one

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box.
There's static gobos, rotating

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ones.
What did you say?

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16 gobos total?
That's wild.

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Plus a whole animation wheel and
dual prisms.

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Yeah, you've got 9 static gobos,
7 rotating, and the animation

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wheel that will spin both
directions.

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It's one of those fixtures where
a designer can get a bit lost.

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Combine the prisms, animation,
all of the gobos.

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You can create so many different
looks in a single song.

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Like imagine you're doing a
themed event, layered prisms,

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the bidirectional animation
wheel to create these rolling

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water ripples, then fade to the
flame effect by spinning the

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gobos differently.
Looked fantastic in haze.

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Oh I love that.
I can totally see how you'd get

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these gorgeous textural effects
with the frost filters too.

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There's the light frost for just
a hint of blur or medium when

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you want a flat out wash.
Do I have that right?

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Precisely.
One for subtle diffusion, one

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for wash, all at the touch of a
button.

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It's really engineered for
creative shows where you want a

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bit of everything.
Sharps, washes, soft gobos and

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effects going at once.
Now, this thing's not just about

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punch and tricks.
You've got serious brains here.

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It's DMX 52 RDM capable firmware
upgrades straight over DMX link

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if you need them, which is just,
you know, standard these days,

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but still dead handy on tour.
The LCD panel's got 4 sturdy

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touch buttons for when it's
freezing cold or your fingers

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are covered in fog juice and
gaffer tape.

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I've been there, don't ask.
And with pan and tilt you get, I

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got to check my notes, 540° of
pan and 260 tilt.

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That's a big range, right?
I'm not the expert, but it

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sounds like you could get pretty
much any angle you wanted for an

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install or a big outdoor show,
no?

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You're spot on.
And for installs it'll mount

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horizontal, vertical, universal.
Really lot of options with the

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loader cases too.
One pack, 2 pack, whatever fits

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your site.
And it's not just about the

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physical mounting.
You get pan tilt locks and

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position correction so even if
someone gives it a knock setting

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up it'll remember where it's
supposed to be.

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You can update the firmware via
DMX.

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Makes it really future proof
when specs keep changing on the

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fly.
Anything that makes setup and

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tweaks easier is a big win these
days.

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Definitely we could go on
forever, but I think that wraps

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up the essentials for Acme Lyra
today.

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If you're out there wrangling
festival mud or chasing pixel

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perfect looks, this is 1 worth a
look.

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Lacey, any final thoughts?
Just that I hope more fixtures

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keep pushing that built for
reality mindset because the gig

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world never gets easier.
Chris, as always, thanks for the

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deep dive and thanks to everyone
listening.

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Can't wait for next week's
episode with even more future

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tech.
Cheers Laci and thanks everyone

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for tuning in.
Catch you on the next one.

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Take care.
You make the specs so clear.

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Oh La La with music to your
ears.

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Hey, hey, hey.
Let's go.

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New gear vibes, new tech jive
gear heads unite.

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We keep it live.
Oh yeah, the latest gear, the

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leaders gear.
We got it here, got it here.