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This is NOT a Wax Cylinder!
The Test Subjects did a deep dive on the history and uses of Wax Cylinders so YOU don't have to! You'll also see how we made our own cylinders for a custom hint delivery prop for "Monster House" in Las Vegas, NV.
Want to see the prop in action? Head over to monsterhousevegas.com and book a room today!
Want to learn more about us? testsubjects.com
Music by Bensound
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BTS Build: Hoover Dam Secrets
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The Test Subjects take you on a behind the scenes look of their "plus-up" build for Way of Escape's new room "Hoover Dam Secrets". To have us build or plus-up a room for you, go to testsubjects.com Make sure to check out "Way of Escape" to see all their locations and cool rooms! wayofescape.com Honorary Test Subjects: 🛡️ Liz Hoge - carrioncreations.com 🛡️ Ronnie Johnson - vegasballoontwister.co...
Touch Sensor MADNESS!
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Test Subjects show you how to make a touchless touch sensor out of precious gems! (and other things) 💎Rupee mold - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LZE5VKN 💎Touch Sensor - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D1D0FLG For more info on what we do, check out testsubjects.com Music by Bensound
Wait!? DMX Light Bulbs are a Thing!?
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Test Subjects show you how to implement DMX lightbulbs into your escape rooms and other immersive attractions! 🚥 DMX to Ethernet Cable - www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ388KPT 🚥 DMX Lightbulbs - www.amazon.com/dp/B07813CHHY 🚥 Transmitter - www.amazon.com/dp/B078DF8P9Q 🚥 Flexmax Controller - frightideas.com 🚥 Correct Company Link - miboxer.com/ For more info on what we do, check out testsubjects.com Music...
Director Variables In-Depth
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Learn about Director's powerhouse behaviors: Variables! 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Integer Progression 07:45 - Progression Example 08:15 - Integer Single Button 11:17 - Single Button Example 11:49 - Boolean Double Input 15:40 - Boolean Input Order 19:49 - Input Order Example 20:07 - Shooting Gallery 24:39 - Outro Learn more about the Director Software here - www.frightideas.com/director/software Lea...
Make Anything a Button!
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Learn how to turn an ordinary prop into a button for your escape room or other project! For more info on what we do, check out testsubjects.com Music by Bensound
Product Spotlight: The Hydra
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Test Subjects dives into some specific modes for Team Kingsley's "Hydra" IO expander. To get one of your very own go to teamkingsley.com! Intro: 00:00 Puzzle Mode: 02:09 Gallery Mode: 03:10 Weighted Mode: 04:45 Story Mode: 07:23 Outro: 10:31
Random Thoughts - Plan Ahead
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Just a quick tip about planning your prop builds around being able to repair and maintain them down the line.
Director New Features and Behaviors
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Learn all about the new features added to director in 2021 including the powerful Behaviors. 00:00 - Intro 0:18 - Input/Output Renaming 2:18 - Rename Scenes 3:22 - Behaviors 13:28 - Variables Learn more about the Director Software here - www.frightideas.com/director/software Learn about other cool projects from Test Subjects - testsubjects.com
Sexy Buttons?
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Sexy Buttons?
Connect the Colors!
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Connect the Colors!
Escape Locks Promo
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Escape Locks Promo
Tech Tips Episode 8 - Maglocks
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Tech Tips Episode 8 - Maglocks
Making a Show in Director Pt. 1 - The Basics
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Making a Show in Director Pt. 1 - The Basics
Tech Tips Episode 7 - Sensors
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Tech Tips Episode 7 - Sensors
Director DMX Basics
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Director DMX Basics
Director Audio
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Director Audio
Nanospace Teaser Trailer
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Nanospace Teaser Trailer
Director Example Shows
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Director Example Shows
Next Level Room Teaser
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Next Level Room Teaser
Director Basics
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Director Basics
Tech Tips Episode 6 - Escape Room Controllers
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Tech Tips Episode 6 - Escape Room Controllers
The Amazing Nanobot Puzzle!
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The Amazing Nanobot Puzzle!
Tech Tips Episode 5 - Servos
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Tech Tips Episode 5 - Servos
Tech Tips Episode 4 - RFID
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Tech Tips Episode 4 - RFID
Tech Tips: Relays Part II
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Tech Tips: Relays Part II
Arcade Room Boss Battle
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Arcade Room Boss Battle
Tech Tips Episode 3 - Relays
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Tech Tips Episode 3 - Relays
Tech Tips Episode 2 - Electricity is a Circle
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Tech Tips Episode 2 - Electricity is a Circle
Tech Tips Episode 1 - Fail Points
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Tech Tips Episode 1 - Fail Points

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  • @TheHauntGirl
    @TheHauntGirl Місяць тому

    Serious question- which way is pointing at the direction the round part or the straight part?

  • @TheHauntGirl
    @TheHauntGirl Місяць тому

    I love directional locks tho 😢

  • @dgcashley
    @dgcashley Місяць тому

    Would you sell that one I need one for my room

  • @classicwookie
    @classicwookie Місяць тому

    Hey, trying to find the dmx channels for the bulb on MiBoxer. do you know if it is only RGBW or it is also possible to have the dimmer controlled separately?

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda Місяць тому

      It's 5 Channels. RGB and Warm White and Natural Light. No master dimmer unfortunately.

  • @JathraDH
    @JathraDH 6 місяців тому

    I would be able to tell this wasn't a wax cylinder from the start TBH.. There are no record grooves in it. It would be like looking at a record that was smooth and just spray painted. You would instantly be able to tell it wasn't a record.

  • @JathraDH
    @JathraDH 6 місяців тому

    I take offense to the betamax vs vhs you're old comment!.

  • @WhistlingMonkeh
    @WhistlingMonkeh 6 місяців тому

    Very clever and creative!

  • @jamey8304
    @jamey8304 6 місяців тому

    Hell yeah!

  • @NeneRomanovaBGC
    @NeneRomanovaBGC 6 місяців тому

    Great, I understood the Betamax reference... 🤦

  • @severedlightning
    @severedlightning 6 місяців тому

    Did you make your own animations?

    • @TestSubjects
      @TestSubjects 6 місяців тому

      Yes. We tend to make a lot of our own assets in-house.

    • @severedlightning
      @severedlightning 5 місяців тому

      ​@@TestSubjects the tube that fills up for the story telling is great, do you sell any of your videos?

    • @TestSubjects
      @TestSubjects 5 місяців тому

      @@severedlightning Not officially but if you email us we can chat about it!

  • @jamey8304
    @jamey8304 8 місяців тому

    Babe, wake up. Test Subjects just uploaded.

  • @jordantekelenburg
    @jordantekelenburg 8 місяців тому

    Where can I get the cable shooter?

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda 7 місяців тому

      It's called a LaserLine Pull String Shooter. A quick search should help you find it.

  • @PropGuru702
    @PropGuru702 8 місяців тому

    Nice torches. Lol

  • @PropGuru702
    @PropGuru702 8 місяців тому

    Stone accents does smell oddly delightful in small quantities 😂 I did some digging and was lead to believe it is the "Alkyl Quaternary Ammonium Bentonite" which is just a fragrant solvent haha

  • @PropGuru702
    @PropGuru702 8 місяців тому

    Nice!

  • @andrewsturridge6880
    @andrewsturridge6880 8 місяців тому

    This is great, thank you! Which mode # is story mode?

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda 8 місяців тому

      I BELIEVE it's 66.

  • @Jplayer03
    @Jplayer03 10 місяців тому

    Can the transmitter be linked to any 2,4 ghz rgb cct light bulb?

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda 10 місяців тому

      I don't know if ANY, but that same company makes other bulbs that might work. You'd have to test it.

  • @saucygaming4490
    @saucygaming4490 10 місяців тому

    When I go to select a scene, there's no ambient scene how do you add one?

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda 10 місяців тому

      What controller are you using?

    • @saucygaming4490
      @saucygaming4490 10 місяців тому

      @@smappdooda boo box flex

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda 10 місяців тому

      Ambient is now called "idle". It changed shortly after that video was made. They are the same thing. @@saucygaming4490

  • @guythomas2072
    @guythomas2072 11 місяців тому

    Good Stuff. Thanks. I just picked up a FlexMax 2 and it's really an amazing product. I'm incredibly surprised by the general lack of content regarding the device and this Director software you have been so kind to produce these videos about. Very talented group of people developing both this hardware and software. I've been tinkering around with this stuff for years.. Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc, and it's nice to see a platform that integrates all these great functions, and not have it splayed all over the counter with breadboards and jumper wires.. At any rate, great work!

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda 11 місяців тому

      Thanks! It is nice to have everything all in one place for sure. There are limitations but that you'll find everything has a trade-off somewhere,

  • @matthewcharles7574
    @matthewcharles7574 11 місяців тому

    Nice new toy! I'm gunna have to order a few to add to the prototype rotation. Put a 90 deg pipe on the outlet of your vacuum pot to avoid blasting air into the resin when you release the vacuum. Which is what I say to myself every time I use ours. I haven't put one on yet...

  • @Strangerthingsvehicles
    @Strangerthingsvehicles 11 місяців тому

    I have the pico dmx But it does not have an audio out What would my options be I'm trying to do a show with a song I'm trying to have flame cannons and spotlights coming on some parts of the show I know you said you were going to do a video on slave Controllers

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda 11 місяців тому

      You can add a song into director to plan out your DMX fixtures to the music and then use any other audio player that can be triggered via a button (or get a bootunes as a separate player).

  • @jamey8304
    @jamey8304 11 місяців тому

    Hey! That looks familiar!

  • @WritersOnTheWall
    @WritersOnTheWall Рік тому

    you got a video on bouillons, there's no video on making input 1 set off output 1, can you please make a 5 min video where 1 button (not a series of buttons) sets off 1 light , i'm 30 minutes into a 3 year old out of date video and i still dont know how to do this , no side thoughts or tangents or you'll need this laters. input 1 turns on output 1 that's it please

    • @TestSubjects
      @TestSubjects Рік тому

      This video is for a deeper dive on Variables. You need our first video where we go over the basics - ua-cam.com/video/19vb_o3-mE4/v-deo.html

  • @fitzmagic
    @fitzmagic Рік тому

    Amazing find and a great video! Thanks for sharing, I'll be adding a couple of these to my front yard to use for Halloween and Christmas lights controlled through xLights. I've been searching for a solution like this for a long time. 💥BOOM!!!💥™

    • @adamaglionby7438
      @adamaglionby7438 Рік тому

      Athom Wled LED bulbs will drop straight into Xlights via WiFi. Not DMX though.

    • @fitzmagic
      @fitzmagic Рік тому

      Thanks for the tip@@adamaglionby7438@adamaglionby7438, this will work better for my use.

  • @NeneRomanovaBGC
    @NeneRomanovaBGC Рік тому

    Odd use of an ethernet port when it's not being used for networking but just replacing a DMX jack, I guess because of size constraints?

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda Рік тому

      Ethernet (RJ45) connections can be used for all sorts of stuff. We use them to route and connect multiple wires (signal/power) to keep things nice and streamlined. However, in this case I do believe space is a factor.

    • @Lance_G
      @Lance_G 4 місяці тому

      They make them with 3 pin DMX as well

  • @PropGuru702
    @PropGuru702 Рік тому

    FIRsT 🤪

  • @aaronstolicker2735
    @aaronstolicker2735 Рік тому

    This was incredibly helpful! Thank you so much! I have a random question about a game idea we have been working on, and I wanted to see if it was possible to do exclusively with the director software and Escapekeepers and a Boobox flex, But I'm still somewhat new at this. Essentially this is a game where you can play either solo or head to head against another person and there is a time limit. In the solo version you are competing just against the time limit and in the head-to-head version you are competing against both the time limit and the other person. If one player wins, the other loses, and a scene plays accordingly. Likewise, if a single player wins, a solo victory scene plays, and if either the solo or head to head lose against the clock, a fail scene plays. The way we have broken it down for simplicity sake is that both of the game stations are controlled by an individual Escapekeeper, and when triggered they just look for the puzzle to be solved and output a signal. When not triggered, the Boobox will play an ambient scene. We have two buttons to start the game, one is for solo play, the other is for head-to-head. When the solo button is pressed it sends a signal to begin the Escapekeeper, and it starts the scene in the Boobox (which has the lighting and sound elements). This scene that starts is actually the fail state, because it will continue a countdown and if it is not interrupted by the Escapekeeper sending a success signal the scene will end in failure. We were thinking to make this scene interruptible though, so if it detects a win input, it will change to scene 2, a win scene for solo play. For head to head mode it is similar, the second button also links the start up of the boo box to the Escapekeeper, but in this case it triggers both Escapekeepers to start simultaneously. In this case the Boobox starts in scene 3, which is the fail scene for head to head play. Similar to before, unless it detects an interrupting win from either of the escapekeepers it will continue to play the fail until the end. If it detects an input from Escapekeeper 2, it will jump to scene 4 (a win for Player 2 over player 1) and likewise if it detects a win output from Escapekeeper 1, it will play scene 5 (a win for Player 1 over Player 2). If neither player wins, the fail scene plays until the end. Our issue here is that with this setup the Escapekeepers only have one output possible, as it is just looking for a solve. So that means when the game is solved the Boobox will only ever get the same output coming in from it. My question is is it possible to make it so the same output (a simple win) from the Escapekeeper can trigger two possible scenes, depending on the scene the Boobox is in? So if it is in Scene 1, input 1 will trigger it to move to Scene 2, but if it is in Scene 3, input 1 will trigger it to go to Scene 4? I guess one other question or thought would be if one Escapekeeper can output one of two possible outputs depending on the input it receives to start the game. So if we trigger the game to start up using input 1, when solved it will output from output 1, and if it starts up using input 2, it will output from output 2 when solved. That would solve our scene specific issue, because it would mean the BooBox would just have to look for the head to head mode wins to move to the head to head win scenes. I apologize if this is waaaay too complicated to solve via a reply, haha, but figured if anyone would know it would be you 😅

    • @TestSubjects
      @TestSubjects Рік тому

      I think what you want to do is possible. Shoot us an email from our website with this info. It's a bit of a long answer for a YT comment and needs some image attachments.

    • @aaronstolicker2735
      @aaronstolicker2735 Рік тому

      @@TestSubjects Absolutely can do!

  • @troymcdonald
    @troymcdonald Рік тому

    Cool concept. Would love to know the programming behind the lights. 😊

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda Рік тому

      We used an Escape Keeper by Fright Ideas.

  • @jamey8304
    @jamey8304 Рік тому

    I love all these build videos!

  • @PropGuru702
    @PropGuru702 Рік тому

    FiRsT lol

  • @troymcdonald
    @troymcdonald Рік тому

    Love this, thanks! I want to see more of your awesome projects and the hydra.

  • @GratuitousSets
    @GratuitousSets Рік тому

    Sinistar sounds....

  • @GratuitousSets
    @GratuitousSets Рік тому

    Brilliant!!!

  • @brianvinciguerra1934
    @brianvinciguerra1934 Рік тому

    Most important tip. 8:23

  • @BlisterHiker
    @BlisterHiker Рік тому

    I appreciate the tutorial, but could you *please learn how to start and finish a thought properly?* Your constant interrupts and switching between subjects are hard to listen to.

    • @TestSubjects
      @TestSubjects Рік тому

      We will take your feedback into consideration in future videos. Thank you for toughing it out and sitting through it.

    • @BlisterHiker
      @BlisterHiker Рік тому

      @@TestSubjects I'm not as angry as it may look like 🙂and I really appreciate the time and effort you put into making the tutorials, but I think it would've been easier for viewers and for you if you followed more precise script, from generic level down to more specific topics. Thank you.

    • @WritersOnTheWall
      @WritersOnTheWall Рік тому

      @@TestSubjects this program is not good, its purposely complicated and gate keepery, I'm not an engineer i don't care about if/than logic gates i just want the music to play right in my haunted house. will a different not bad dmx program work on a flexmax 2

    • @TestSubjects
      @TestSubjects Рік тому

      @@WritersOnTheWall If programming a show isn't your forte, you might want to look into hiring someone who can make your ideas come to life. Sometimes trying to do it all yourself can be very frustrating.

  • @zombiebrain6389
    @zombiebrain6389 2 роки тому

    are you able to connect these to relays, and make it so you need multiple sensors to turn it on.

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda 2 роки тому

      Depends on the sensor. Most two wire sensors you can run in a series so multiple have to be active to trip a relay. There is a way to wire up 2-3 proximity sensors in series but you don't wanna do more than that really.

  • @theultimatetowerofterrorre301
    @theultimatetowerofterrorre301 2 роки тому

    "Things happen...." Haha, I am a newbie and found that out to be true very quickly.

  • @PropGuru702
    @PropGuru702 2 роки тому

    I wish other suppliers were as courteous as us haha. Not sure if it's lack of forethought or ego thinking their stuff won't ever break

  • @PropGuru702
    @PropGuru702 2 роки тому

    Great advice haha 😄

  • @VenkmanJ
    @VenkmanJ 2 роки тому

    This was really helpful Good Sir. Thank you very much. I’ve been looking at these for my Ghostbusters video game proton pack. Was going to use the FlexMax with a few very small pneumatics and servos. Any suggestions?

  • @PropGuru702
    @PropGuru702 2 роки тому

    ☝☝☝

  • @remconet
    @remconet 2 роки тому

    Where is part 2 and 3?

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda 2 роки тому

      They got put on hold as some new features were coming out for director which we are doing a video on soon.

  • @remconet
    @remconet 2 роки тому

    Is there a video about setting up a BooTunes as DMX slave?

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda 2 роки тому

      No but you do it the same way. Add a DMX device, go to "DMX device" and choose Fright Ideas from the drop down menu. It's already programmed in.

  • @LionTree
    @LionTree 2 роки тому

    Can you make (are there) bigger square LED buttons??

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda 2 роки тому

      They make large circle one so they likely make large square ones BUT you could use a circle button under a square cut out. No one would know.

  • @LionTree
    @LionTree 3 роки тому

    Can I replace a standard clicking today relay with a solid state one to one?

    • @TestSubjects
      @TestSubjects 3 роки тому

      Absolutely. Solid state just means "No moving parts" generally.

  • @LionTree
    @LionTree 3 роки тому

    Mystery uncovered!!

  • @wizardray2089
    @wizardray2089 3 роки тому

    “…and they will, because [people] are jerks” 🤣

  • @mauricebenjamin9807
    @mauricebenjamin9807 3 роки тому

    I have emailed numerous times I am trying to find a tutorial and or instruction for chnanging the ambient music after certain inputs are generated to the controller.....

    • @smappdooda
      @smappdooda 3 роки тому

      Who have you been emailing?

  • @theultimatetowerofterrorre301
    @theultimatetowerofterrorre301 3 роки тому

    Great video! Thanks for making these tutorials.