Geezers Of Gear FutureTech - Elation REBEL Profile Unleashed

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All right, welcome back to
Geezers of Gear Future Tech.

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I'm Chris, and as always, I've
got Lacey here with me.

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Today we're diving into
something that's got a lot of

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folks in the lighting world
buzzing.

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The Elation Rebel profile.
Laci, have you seen this thing

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yet?
I mean, I've seen the press

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photos, but I haven't actually
gotten my hands on one.

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But Chris, you've been talking
about it non-stop.

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What's got you so excited about
this fixture?

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Well, it's not everyday you get
a compact profile that's packing

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a 500 Watt LED engine and still
manages to spit out 22,000

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lumens.
That's a lot of punch for

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something this size.
And the real kicker?

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It's IP65 rated so you can drag
it out in the rain, dust,

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whatever, and it just keeps
going.

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IP65 that's the weatherproof
thing right?

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So like you could use it at a
festival and not panic if the

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sky opens up.
Exactly.

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I mean I remember this one gig
years ago, outdoor show, big

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crowd and then out of nowhere
the heavens just opened.

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Half the rig was toast by the
end of the night.

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If we'd had something like the
Rebel profile back then, we'd

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have saved a fortune in repairs.
It's fully sealed so dust and

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water just aren't a problem.
That's wild, but it's not just

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about being tough, right?
What else is under the hood?

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Oh loads, you've got a zoom
range from 3.5 to 51 degrees so

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you can go from a tight beam to
a big wash.

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CMY colour mixing variable, CTO
and A7 position colour wheel

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with high CRI filters so you can
get those really accurate skin

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tones or punchy colours.
Plus there's a full suite of

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effects, rotating and fix gobos,
dual prisms, animation, wheel

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blackout, framing.
It's a proper designer's tool

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kit in one box.
Wait, so you can do all the

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fancy midair stuff and the
subtle washes with the same

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fixture?
Yeah, that's the idea.

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It's got 15 glass gobos, a full
animation wheel, and you can do

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everything from sharp
projections to dreamy layered

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looks.
And the framing system lets you

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do full blackout shutter cuts,
so you can really shape the beam

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however you want.
That's a lot for one light.

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I'm starting to see why you're
so hyped.

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So let's talk about the road.
I mean, you've done more tours

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than I can count.
How does this thing hold up when

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you're bouncing from stadiums to
tiny clubs?

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Honestly, that's where the Rebel
profile really shines.

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The IP65 rating means you can
use it outdoors, indoors,

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wherever, and you're not
constantly worrying about

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cleaning out dust or water
damage.

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And for rental houses, there's
even a customizable logo plate

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so you can slap your branding on
it.

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It's a small thing, but it
matters when you're sending gear

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all over the place.
That's clever.

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I've seen so many fixtures come
back from festivals just caked

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in mud or like fried from a
rainstorm.

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Maintenance is a nightmare.
Exactly, and with the Rebel

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you're looking at minimal
maintenance.

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The whole thing's sealed so
you're not opening it up every

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week to clean out gunk.
I've seen gear breakdown mid

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show, motors seizing, colour,
wheels jamming, you name it.

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It's always the elements that
get you With this, you're just

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not as worried.
It's built for the rough stuff.

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So would you say resilience is
like the most important thing

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for a fixture these days or is
it still all about the features?

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It's both really.
You need the creative tools, but

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if the thing can't survive a
week on the road, what's the

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point?
I've had shows where a single

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fixture going down meant a whole
look was ruined.

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The Rebel Profile is trying to
solve that, give you all the

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bells and whistles, but in a
package that's actually built

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for the real world.
Stadium gigs, festivals, even

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those sweaty little clubs, this
thing adapts to all of it.

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And I guess for rental
companies, less maintenance

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means more time out on shows,
less time in the shop, right?

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Spot on.
It's about keeping the gear

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working, not sitting on a bench
waiting for a tech to fix it.

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That's where the value really
comes in.

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All right, let's get into the
fun stuff, the creative side you

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mentioned, the colour mixing and
all those effects.

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How much control do designers
really have with this thing?

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A ton honestly, the CMY colour
mixing is super smooth and

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you've got variable CTO for
dialling in your colour

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temperature.
Plus the high CRI filters 80 or

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90 mean you can get really
accurate colours which is huge

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for TV or anything with cameras.
And then you've got the effects,

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gobos, prisms, animation wheel,
dual frost, high speed iris.

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You can go from a soft wash to a
razor sharp beam in seconds.

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So it's not just a 1 trick pony,
you could do like a Moody

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theatre look or a big flashy
festival set with the same

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fixture.
Exactly, and it fits right into

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Elation's broader lineup.
The Rebel profile is the first

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in the series, but they're
already teasing the Rebel Wash 4

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and 12.
Those are wash fixtures with 60

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Watt R GB LLEDS also IP65 rated,
so you'll have a whole family of

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rugged creative tools to mix and
match.

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It's all about giving designers
more options to push boundaries,

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whether you're lighting a
stadium or a black box theatre.

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Do you think stuff like the
Rebel profile is going to change

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what designers expect from their
gear?

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Like are we going to see more
demand for this kind of

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flexibility and durability?
I think so, yeah.

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People want fixtures that can do
it all, creative effects,

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reliable in any environment and
easy to maintain.

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The days of having one light for
indoors and another for outdoors

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are kind of fading.
Designers want to be able to

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dream big and not worry about
the gear holding them back.

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And honestly I'm curious to see
what features people start

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asking for next.
Maybe even more pixel control or

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who knows.
AI driven effects.

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The bar just keeps getting
higher.

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Well, I'm excited to see what's
next, and I guess we'll be

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talking about those new Rebel
Wash fixtures soon, right?

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Absolutely.
There's a lot more coming from

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elation and the whole industry
really.

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But for now, that's a wrap on
the Rebel profile.

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Thanks for hanging out, Laci.
Thanks Chris, and thanks to

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everyone listening.
We'll catch you next time on

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Geezers of Gear Future Tech Bye.
Cheers everyone, see you soon.

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Music to your ears.
Hey, hey, hey.

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Let's go.
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scare heads unite.
We keep it live.

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