Show Control & Networking
This is the brand. Every discipline runs off one clock, one network, with a backup for everything that matters.
Control is the shared spine. We master the timecode, lay the network, and own the failover doctrine that keeps eleven disciplines in lockstep. Opening night and the hundredth night land identically because the spine is engineered, not improvised.
Reference-grade, not a fixed rental list.
Show control
- SMPTE / LTC / MTC timecode master
- QLab
- Medialon
- Pharos
- disguise show control
- Centralized GO
Network
- Managed switches
- Fiber backbone
- VLAN-segmented control planes
- Primary / secondary redundancy
Comms
- Clear-Com
- RTS
- Wired + wireless intercom
- Partyline + matrix
- IFB
Failover doctrine
| Console | Tracking backup, auto-failover |
|---|---|
| Media servers | Hot-spare pair, frame-locked |
| Network | Redundant primary/secondary paths |
| Standard | Opening night = the hundredth night |
4 component classes. Expand for the spec sheet.
Timecode MasterThe one clock the whole show runs on.
An SMPTE/LTC/MTC timecode master distributes one clock to lighting, audio, video, lasers, effects, and automation — the spine that keeps every discipline frame-accurate.
- SMPTE / LTC / MTC
- One clock
- Distributed
| Standard | SMPTE / LTC / MTC |
|---|---|
| Distribution | To every discipline |
| Reference | Genlock where required |
| Backup | Redundant master |
Show ControllerCentralized GO with cue automation.
Cue automation and a centralized GO (QLab / Medialon / Pharos / disguise show control) that fires the show — tracking backups and hot spares behind it.
- QLab / Medialon
- Centralized GO
- Tracking backup
| Platforms | QLab / Medialon / Pharos / disguise |
|---|---|
| Operation | Centralized GO, cue automation |
| Redundancy | Tracking backups, hot spares |
| Failover | Auto-failover doctrine |
Network CoreManaged, segmented, redundant network.
Managed switches and a fiber backbone with VLAN-segmented control planes and primary/secondary redundancy — control isolated from media traffic, documented per build.
- Fiber backbone
- VLAN
- Primary / secondary
| Switching | Managed switches, fiber backbone |
|---|---|
| Segmentation | VLAN control planes |
| Redundancy | Primary / secondary paths |
| Docs | Network one-line per build |
Comms / IntercomWired + wireless intercom and IFB.
Wired and wireless intercom (Clear-Com / RTS) with partyline and matrix, plus IFB — the crew's nervous system, redundant where it counts.
- Clear-Com / RTS
- Partyline + matrix
- IFB
| Intercom | Wired + wireless (Clear-Com / RTS) |
|---|---|
| Topology | Partyline + matrix |
| Cueing | IFB to key positions |
| Coverage | RF-coordinated |
What makes it frame-accurate.
- One show clock distributes timecode to lighting, audio, video, lasers, effects, and automation.
- Closed-loop show control with redundancy — tracking backups, auto-failover, hot spares.
- Documented network one-line per build; segmented VLANs isolate control from media traffic.
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