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Originally Posted by Mullet1215
..."It is a sin to put anything above a scroller on an ETC Light Board." ...
Anyways, I was wondering what makes intelligent lighting and ETC lighting consoles like oil and water? ...
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I can't recall anyone on CB ever saying it was a sin, just that it's difficult, and there are better alternatives.
Until the Eos/Ion, ETC lagged behind FPS/Martin/MA Lighting, and others (even
Strand) in their support of Moving Light control. Most other traditional
theatre manufacturers fell behind also. The addition of the five attribute
encoders on the Expression3 in 1998 helped, but they were still working off of 1988 hardware and software designs. ObsessionII was better than orginal Obsession, but suffered similar problems.
Unfairly, ETC takes the brunt of the blame because they're the most popular. Many other manufacturers klooged control of MLs onto their prior "
Dimmer Only" consoles in an even worse fashion. Most of these consoles were designed after
DMX in 1986, but before MLs became available to the masses in the late 1990s. It's sort of like watching a VHS tape (EP) on a 1080p Plasma TV; or if you prefer, watching a BluRay DVD on a B&W TV.
What console are you using? I'm assuming some flavor of Express. See
Microvision FX & Intelligent lighting for a map of how I like to lay out channels if possible. Make friends with "focus points" and the <only> key, which allows you to selectively recall
IFCB parameters, what other desks call "masking." The stock ETC personality is Martin's mode2 for the MAC500's. The two channels one loses by not using mode4 are speed channels, which most people don't know how to use properly anyway.
Using MLs on an Express for a play or musical is quite different, and significantly easier; than
busking a rock show, which is almost impossible. What is the show, and what console are you using?