Lighting and Sound Equipment Rentals and Services

This audio/visual equipment is available to rent per day/event.  On occasion, delivery, installation and pick up service is available, otherwise, equipment is generally to be picked up at a prearranged time and returned, also by appointment.  Equipment is not on display in a showroom so please use this page as a guide or ask for assistance in selecting the gear that might be right for your needs.  Need to know where the gear can be picked up? Click the Contact Us link above.

AV equipment inventory and availability does change based on the needs of our performances and thus it is recommended that you call to discuss your preferences and reserve your equipment well in advance of the needed date.  Services requiring a lighting or sound technician are especially sensitive to availability.

Our equipment is only available for local events.   Shipping to your location is not available.  Please either arrange for pick up or plan to use our equipment in the Harrisburg, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, Gettysburg, Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, Camp Hill, Hershey and surrounding communities.

Concert-style lighting Intelligent lighting systems of various sizes, programmed to project moving beams of colored light/shapes throughout the room.  This system is quite complex and generally requires installation and pre-event programming by a lighting technician.	Click above to watch a video clip of a small (4 fixture) intelligent light show (using haze)
Aerial Laser show (Due to the intensity of the lasers we have available, this equipment comes with and can only be run by our lighting technician.  These are not the $50 lasers you can buy at the mall.)	Click the above picture to watch the lasers in action (using haze)
Martin Raptor /  American DJ Aggressor Dancing effect lighting with around 80 multi-colored, sound reactive fast moving beams. They slide and spin in reaction to the music. The Aggressor also strobes but the Raptor is brighter.	Click the above picture to watch this light in action (using haze)
	Par cans (flood lights) with colored gels in various colors.  Specific colors are available.  Bulbs are standard screw in flood lamps requiring about 100 watts each.  This means you can hook up many of them on one circuit and spread them around a room, if desired, without fear of overloading a circuit breaker.
Pin spots (narrow beam of light) usually used for accent lighting or to point to something like a mirror ball
	Disco mirror ball (2 sizes: 12 and 20 inch), AC motor (Shown with pin spot pointed onto it)
Tripods for lighting or speakers (use without crossbar)
	45 watt Strobe light with optional wired remote control providing an on/off switch as well as a dial to control of the flash rate
Bass speaker cabinets with 18" drivers handle up to 400 watts each. Folded horn design.  These require an amplifier and a truck to transport.  They are approximately 24" wide x 24" deep x 32" tall.
Full Range powered speakers 500 watts ea. powered full range cabinets (EV 360sA model)  These weigh only 36lbs each and have a XLR / 1/4" phono jack for the input signal, XLR out for daisy chaining
	Behringer MX2004  20 channel mixing console  (4 stereo and 12 mic/instrument channels)
	Fog and haze machines (shown is a fog chiller machine for a crawling fog effect, perfect for waterfalls or graveyards)
Confetti cannon (hand held) Filled with small, multi-colored or single color paper rectangles, treated to be flame resistant and for maximum hang time.
1 Spectrum multi-color dancing light	Click the above picture to watch this light in action (using haze)
4 Spectrum multi-color dancing lights	Click the above picture to watch these lights in action (using haze)
Saphirre sound-reactive scanning/spinning multi-color moonflower effect	Click the above picture to watch this light in action (using haze)
	Bubble machines
Fire Effect Light Various controls allow you to adjust rotation direction and speed as well as focus	Click the above picture to watch this light in action
	Flame lamps The base is around 7 x 7 x 9 inches
Anchor Audio Liberty 4500 Wireless PA speakers with built in wireless handheld/headset/lapel mic option.  No power is required for these speakers because they have internal batteries.  AC power can also be used for extended play time.  There are bass and treble tonal controls on the rear panel as well as two XLR jacks for wired mics and a line level 1/4" phono input jack.  These are ideal for conferences, speeches, ceremonies, banquets, rallies, announcements & background music.
Wired and Wireless microphones (handheld, headset or lapel), microphone stands
Moving Water Effect lights These can be set to a specific color or set to scroll through colors at a set speed	Click the above picture to watch this light in action, scrolling through available colors
Equipment rentals work like this: The above equipment is owned by The Rhythm System because we have a use for it.  We do not sell our equipment nor do we want you to break or keep it.  We will make sure that you know how to use what we rent to you so that you don't damage it.  What if an accident happens?  To protect us from having equipment disappear or from coming back dysfunctional, a deposit is required for the fair market value of the equipment being rented.  We don't want your money, we want the equipment back in the same condition so that it can be used, sometimes, the next day.  When the equipment is picked up / returned, the condition is checked and the deposit check handed back to the renter, if no issue exists.  In the unlikely occurrence (it hasn't happened yet) that there would be an issue, we would determine the value of the damage or fair market value of the component that is missing, and ask for a payment in that amount, subject to invoices for repair/replacement of the item and we will return the original deposit check to the renter.  The rental rate is to be paid in advance, also, usually by cash or check.  If you feel more comfortable using a credit card for your deposit, we will direct you to our home page where you can click on the pay by credit card option.  This is not to be used for the rental rate as those rates are based on a fee-free transaction.  A valid PA driver's license will also be required for identification of the renter... You know who we are and if we hand you $3,000 in equipment, we also need to know who you are.  If this doesn't sound fair, please let us know, or, ask any questions you may have about the rental policies.