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Old August 16th, 2009, 03:41 PM
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Hehe, I like that. Too bad a product like that would literally fill our entire theater, with some space to walk around the outside (60'x60'x25' black box, ftw) I guess ill have to settle for a little LED sign...
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GO button on the Colortran Encore. Without a doubt. KA-CHUNK!
+1! I was going to post the same thing.
That was my only reservation about upgrading. When you hit the GO button on an Encore, you have to mean it!
Fortunately, the GO button on the Innovator is alright. The software on the other hand...
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Hehe, I like that. Too bad a product like that would literally fill our entire theater, with some space to walk around the outside (60'x60'x25' black box, ftw) I guess ill have to settle for a little LED sign...
But look at the bright side, it would solve your cravings
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I installed one of these "Panic Buttons" on my console. It's great to see the reaction of people.

Hey Rschwimmer, Is there a way I can get one of these to work as my go button on my Strand Classic Palette?
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hmm probably the "wide" button on the zero 88 frog.


i was once programming the desk, and after my lunch break (i left a new be techie in there to finish off a chase i let him do) when i got back i couldn't for the life of me work out why i had lost half of my 46 channels! i was searching in the dimmer room and everything and i realised it wasn't on wide haha. i was having one of those days which turn into a long night haha
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I installed one of these "Panic Buttons" on my console. It's great to see the reaction of people.
Gaff, that's really funny. It actually reminds me of a button on my keyboard (I also play piano in my spare time). It is a Kurzweil, and it has this big bright digital display. Under it are about 6 buttons which correspond to tabs on the screen. One of them is "Panic". What I think it actually does is sets all MIDI values to zero in case you over tweak something and get stuck. I've never had to use it but I have pressed it a few times .


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I know my least favorite button, the flip button on AVO boards, I still don't understand it! (Not that I ever use those hippy consoles)
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I think the Messenger would be a great fixture to have to display messages onto the main curtain during intermission, before and after shows or whenever else the curtain is closed. And when it is open, the message will be displayed on one of the two sub curtains.
I have seen video reviews on the unit before and it is a really great light.
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I think the Messenger would be a great fixture to have to display messages onto the main curtain during intermission, before and after shows or whenever else the curtain is closed. And when it is open, the message will be displayed on one of the two sub curtains.
I have seen video reviews on the unit before and it is a really great light.
Having seen fixtures like this (that use the same LEDs and lensing) in person, I can tell you that with the house lights up, it won't really be seen. It'll also look...tacky, to say the least. That's the other reason you don't see a lot of DJ level fixtures in theatre.
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