Hello, I just purchased an
ETC Nomad
dongle and
ETC Gadget, my plan is to make my own
console. I've been looking into cmd_keys for the programming side and possibly doing a
MIDI fader wing for some playbacks. I was wondering if anyone had pictures of their setup or any suggestions for making your own "
console". any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank You.
Hi
My Nomad journey (pardon the pun) has been quite exciting, although I think I may have spent almost as much on it as I might have spent on a second
hand Ion console.
I had bought a
Strand ML250 just before I began with the Nomad, and very quickly realised it was not up to the task.
I began with the smallest setup available - 256 channels, which again was too little so upgraded to 512 and have since upgraded again.
At this
stage I have accumulated the following items:
LXkeys keyboard - invaluable device which avoids the need to remember all the keyboard equivalents
ELO touch
screen - great for direct selects and magic sheets
ETC Universal
fader wing - very expensive but I need to be able to busk for some gigs so it's a necessity. I tried a Behringer
midi controller but although it worked, it wasn't sensitive enough.
Dell P2418HT touch
screen - fantastic recent addition, especially if you use magic sheets, and I still have the ELO connected, so I now have three screens.
ETC lighthack box - amazing gadget that gives you the two things that the ordinary Nomad doesn't have - smooth
intensity control and encoders for moving lights. I was lucky that an Irish supplier (CueOne.ie) made them up and supplied them, as although I have the bits to make my own, I would never be able to manage it.
Router connected to the
system to allow me to use the CUE1 app from (mulvanystudios.com) to control the lights remotely.
OSC RFR is a better option but the buttons are too small for my iPhone so I use CUE1 instead. It works fine for me.
See the photo I have attached of the setup in my attic, where, unfortunately it will be staying for some time until normal life resumes)
Given all the above bits, I also had to get an external USB
hub to connect up all the devices.
The only drawback is that it takes a
bit of time to set up when I am on a gig (remember those!!). However, I now have exactly the same capabilities as any of my local theatres that have
Ion or
Gio consoles.
Denis