Eleanor Saitta
Member
Hi all,
I've been learning on a Lightshark, and while it was fun, I've been hitting its limits and feel like it's time to upgrade to a "real" console, in particular as we're finally getting a pile of moving heads at our venue.
I was looking at picking up a Ma dot2 XLF until the availability announcement recently, and I'm a little gun shy about getting a used console if spares aren't available. As it took them by surprise, I'm guessing we're a ways out from seeing a dot3 on the market. I'm looking at a Roadhog 4, the new Chamsys MQ70, or an Avolites Quartz. I'll probably look into used for anything but the Chamsys.
Primary use will be at a venue with a 16 or so movers and maybe 40 static lights, but we run a lot of different kinds of gigs, so stuff gets shifted around pretty frequently, and we'll also use it for ad hoc events elsewhere. Everything runs over artnet right now, and I also use the stand-alone web interface on the lightshark pretty frequently so I'm not stuck behind the desk all the time — having something I can run from a tablet when I need to would be great. We're also probably going to start playing with midi timecode/showcontrol for automation, and having the flexibility there for temporary installation stuff would be great too. Recommendations between the above? Is there something else I should consider?
I've been learning on a Lightshark, and while it was fun, I've been hitting its limits and feel like it's time to upgrade to a "real" console, in particular as we're finally getting a pile of moving heads at our venue.
I was looking at picking up a Ma dot2 XLF until the availability announcement recently, and I'm a little gun shy about getting a used console if spares aren't available. As it took them by surprise, I'm guessing we're a ways out from seeing a dot3 on the market. I'm looking at a Roadhog 4, the new Chamsys MQ70, or an Avolites Quartz. I'll probably look into used for anything but the Chamsys.
Primary use will be at a venue with a 16 or so movers and maybe 40 static lights, but we run a lot of different kinds of gigs, so stuff gets shifted around pretty frequently, and we'll also use it for ad hoc events elsewhere. Everything runs over artnet right now, and I also use the stand-alone web interface on the lightshark pretty frequently so I'm not stuck behind the desk all the time — having something I can run from a tablet when I need to would be great. We're also probably going to start playing with midi timecode/showcontrol for automation, and having the flexibility there for temporary installation stuff would be great too. Recommendations between the above? Is there something else I should consider?