The document provides information on various types of lighting equipment used in live music performances, including par cans, source fours, minuette profiles, pebble convex fresnels, selecons, CCTs, floodlights, scena 1ks, pinspots, and birdies. It describes what each piece of equipment is used for, common accessories, and when one type might be chosen over another for a particular lighting task.

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*A Par Can is a parabolic aluminized
reflector light. It is used for music
gigs as it is used to give general
cover. You would use them for a
chase at a gig and for aesthetics.
You can change the egg light bulb
encased. The beam angle is 50
degrees.
*You would use a par can over a
spotlight if you wanted to give a
general wash, as a spotlight is used
to focus on an object or a person.
The accessories of a Par Can
are:
-Safety chain
-G clamp
-Gel frame
-Gels
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*A source four is a spotlight, so
is used to focus light on a
specific person or object. The
beam angle is 50 degrees. It
also has a pebble convex lens.
*You would use a source four
over a minuette profile if you
wanted a whiter light, and it
saves energy.
The accessories of a Source
Four are:
- G clamp
- Safety chain
- Barn doors
- Gels
- Gel frames
- Gobo’s
- Shutters built in
- Iris
- Energy saving light bulb
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*A Minuette Profile is a spotlight, so is
used to focus light on a specific
person or object. The beam angle is
50 degrees. The first adjustable knob
focuses is the light. The second
makes the light bigger or smaller. It
also has a pebble convex lens.
*You would use it over a source four if
you wanted to produce a dimmer
white light. It is also older than the
source four.
The accessories for a
minuette profile are:
- G clamp
- Safety chain
- Barn doors
- Gels
- Gel frames
- Gobo’s
- Attachable shutters
- Iris
- Two adjustable
knobs on the bottom
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The Pebble Convex Fresnel has a 500w
bulb. It has a pebble convex lens, which
gives it a more defined light. The beam
angle is 47 degrees, which cant be
changed. It is used for general cover so
can be used for a music gig, and can also
be used to replace a spotlight. The pebble
lens creates the shape of the light.
You would use it over a par can as the PC
has barn doors, which can direct the
beam.
The accessories of a PC
are:
- Barn doors
- Gel frames
- Safety chain
- G clamp
- Adjustable knob
- Gels

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*The selecon is a Fresnel and has a
500w bulb. It has a 15A plug. The
adjustable knob gives a bigger or
smaller amount of light. It has a
ridged circular lens to give a
diffused spread of light. Its bigger
than a PC and a CCT and is newer. It
is used to give general cover.
*You would use it over a spotlight if
you wanted to give general cover.
The accessories of a Selecon
are:
- Safely chain
- G clamp
- Gel frames
- Gels
- Adjustable knob
- Adjustable arm
- Barn doors

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*The CCT has a 500w bulb and a
15A plug. The adjustable knob
gives a bigger or smaller amount
of light out. It is also the smallest
fresnel. You would use it for
general cover, like a selecon.
*You would use it over a selecon
as has a different beam angle,
which is 35 degrees.
The accessories of a CCT
are:
- Adjustable knob
- Safety chain
- G clamp
- Gel frame
- Gels
- Adjustable arm
- Ridged circular lens
- Barn doors

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*It is used mainly for general cover,
and at music gigs. It is also used to
light an audience, and can be used
for a general wash to give depth.
You can have them on a rig or on
the floor. You can’t direct the
light.
*You would use it over a par can as
it gives more cover and spreads
light over a larger area.
The accessories of a
Floodlight are:
- G clamp
- Safety chain
- Gels
- Gel frames

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*It has a 15A plug. It has ridged
glass so the light is more diffused.
It can be used for general
cover, but is used as a backlight
predominantly. Lighter coloured
gels are used for backlights. It
doesn’t give a greater length of
light than other fresnels, but it is
brighter.
*You would use it over a spotlight
if you wanted to light the back of
a stage.
The accessories of a
Scena 1k are:
- G clamp
- Safety chain
- Gels
- Gel frames
- Ridged glass lens
- Barn doors

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*The birdie is made with halogen
light bulbs. It has a 15A plug but
will work in a 13A socket. It is used
in exhibitions and can be used on
a truss. It is commonly used for
aesthetics.
*You would use a birdie over a CCT
if you wanted to light an audience
as they are smaller so look better
aesthetically.
The accessories of a birdie
are:
- Gel frame
- G clamp
- Gels
- Safety chain
- Adjustable arm
- Barn doors
- Halogen lights