It can be done... its not exactly easily. You don't get any of the pallets or
mark cues. The
element will speed things up but you'll still have a bunch of keypresses to make anything actually happen. I'm still not sold on the
EOS line as a moving light
desk... but thats just me. It really depends on if you want to learn how a moving light works or if you want to just get the show up as fast as possible. Building a
profile for the Mac700 and programming it on the
express will teach you a lot. You do have focus points that are very useful on the
express. You will have to be vigilant about pre-cueing and post cueing moves and watching for hot moves. It can be done though. If you want to learn the nuts and bolts of moving light programming its not a bad way to go. It will allow you to appreciate what the modern desks do a
bit more. There is something to be said for doing it on the
express and learning how that works. On the other
hand there is something to be said about learning how to do it on a modern
desk too. If you have the cash, get the
element. An
ion would be even better...