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Originally Posted by Daveslights
This will be mostly for moving lights, and sometimes LED fixtures (par 64), possibly a combination of the two.
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Generally, if you've used a board before and liked it, then at least you know what you are getting. If you like the 16, and it's in your range, then by all means. The one tidbit that stands out in your post is that you may mix in conventional lights. The protocol for scene switching for movers is different than what you would want for stage dimmers. What works well for movers may be awkward for conventional lights. High dollar controllers usually let you mix protocols, but inexpensive controllers rarely do. That may make the Elation unit interesting. (Owners manual-
http://www.elationlighting.com/pdffi...PERATORPRO.pdf ) They show a list price of $439, but usually dealers mark it down into the $329 range. It has a separate 8
channel section for control of stage dimmers. Still, you may want to do a bit more research. Most of the sites these days have pdf's of the owner's manuals.
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Just a small clarification about the protocol bit- With stage dimmers, you generally want a "master" that proportionally dims the channels. This of course would not be something you would want the movers to see as they read specific values for certain tasks. (such as "lamp out after 3 seconds" at a certain value!)