(Originally published May, 2022; updated with info since then) When we got into the new house, redesigning basically the entire display was going to be necessary. It’s a bit of a bummer that this ...

Since I didn’t update my light show this year and am just running exactly the same show, I figured I should do something with it, and documentation counts! Besides, it doesn’t hurt that I’ve been a...

Enjoy, and merry Christmas! Tommee Profit - O Come O Come Emmanuel I really enjoyed this rendition of the song, which itself has always been one of my favorite songs of the season. Selena Gome...

I’ve been asked a few times how the system works, how to create a new display, and other questions about the tech behind the light show. In response, this post will be an overview of the system, gi...

It’s been a busy winter! While setting up and running the show for Christmas, we were busy buying a home in Benicia, about 60 miles north from San Jose. As of April 2022, we are now in the new home...

Enjoy, and merry Christmas! John Williams - Harry Potter Medley This one is a family favorite, between John Williams’ great music and the excellent sequencing by Magical Light Shows Neoclassic...

The last post was all about controller ports, but didn’t get into what a controller is, why you would want one, and how it fits into a light display. Now seems like a decent time to cover that and,...

Building props that will be powered by a controller like the Falcon F16 is as easy as attaching pixels to a structure, connecting that string to the controller, connecting the controller to power, ...

One thing I’ve found very helpful when building props is to write down various notes about wiring. Sure, there are going to be some rules or guidelines you should follow (e.g. DC+ goes to DC+, how ...

In my post about model grouping, I mentioned that one can have nested groups of models. One might want to do that if there are several groups of one type of model, then another group which has all ...