Expressi? Expressisese? Anyways...
My HS theatre has two ETC Express consoles. A smaller one in the backstage prompt corner, and a larger one in the booth. Both are next to DMX nodes (Which are broken... Somehow. But my failure to understand the way DMX nodes work is another matter entirely.). Is there some way to connect the two somehow? Having two independently working boards connected to the same dimmer packs seems quite silly (Also, It doesn't seem like a possibility.). Right now, either board can be connected to the dimmer packs at once with a zillion foot DMX cable.
The question: I was wondering if it was a possibility to somehow link the two boards, hopefully using working DMX nodes *if* they get fixed. It would be convenient to use the backstage board as a sophisticated RFU, or allow an SM or ASM in the prompt corner to monitor the show in new and informative ways. Right now, we've hooked up the smaller board in order to put the audience onstage for a small production.
Ant tips about what could cause DMX nodes to fail would be awesome too. I don't know if they were ever working in the first place though.
If I have attached the Users manual for the ETC express consoles. Both consoles use this users manual. I appreciate any advice or knowledge anyone has to share! Thank you!
My HS theatre has two ETC Express consoles. A smaller one in the backstage prompt corner, and a larger one in the booth. Both are next to DMX nodes (Which are broken... Somehow. But my failure to understand the way DMX nodes work is another matter entirely.). Is there some way to connect the two somehow? Having two independently working boards connected to the same dimmer packs seems quite silly (Also, It doesn't seem like a possibility.). Right now, either board can be connected to the dimmer packs at once with a zillion foot DMX cable.
The question: I was wondering if it was a possibility to somehow link the two boards, hopefully using working DMX nodes *if* they get fixed. It would be convenient to use the backstage board as a sophisticated RFU, or allow an SM or ASM in the prompt corner to monitor the show in new and informative ways. Right now, we've hooked up the smaller board in order to put the audience onstage for a small production.
Ant tips about what could cause DMX nodes to fail would be awesome too. I don't know if they were ever working in the first place though.
If I have attached the Users manual for the ETC express consoles. Both consoles use this users manual. I appreciate any advice or knowledge anyone has to share! Thank you!