Foxinabox10
Active Member
Ok. I have several questions for those of you who have used the ETC Express 24/48 or similar boards.
First, I have used a lighting computer for all of the shows that i have ever done with software that a parent wrote a few years back. Although we continue to receive updates from the parent, there are simply too many bugs to continue using the program for shows. Also, adjusting each level for every cue by mouse becomes tedious and could easily be done with a light board quicker and simpler.
The first question is that I'm used to running a show based on the cue names that I type in, as I was able to do in the lighting software. However, I have noticed that this board does not allow you to type in extensive labels, nor does it back it easy to do. So, I assume the best way to run it is off of a script, writing the cue numbers in the script. I noticed that when you insert a cue after the first wave of programming is done, it makes it 5.1 for example, rather than pushing the rest of the cues down one. If you delete cue 5, for example, does the board simply skip 5 or does is drop the cue number for every cue after 5?
Next, is it possible on this board to program a macro to start when the board is turned on?
Third, what are your thoughts on the board as a whole?
Finally, I'm looking for a 2-way or 3-way (preferable) DMX switch that would allow me to switch been multiple controllers, so that basic lighting needs would not have to use the new board. Any idea where I can find one?
First, I have used a lighting computer for all of the shows that i have ever done with software that a parent wrote a few years back. Although we continue to receive updates from the parent, there are simply too many bugs to continue using the program for shows. Also, adjusting each level for every cue by mouse becomes tedious and could easily be done with a light board quicker and simpler.
The first question is that I'm used to running a show based on the cue names that I type in, as I was able to do in the lighting software. However, I have noticed that this board does not allow you to type in extensive labels, nor does it back it easy to do. So, I assume the best way to run it is off of a script, writing the cue numbers in the script. I noticed that when you insert a cue after the first wave of programming is done, it makes it 5.1 for example, rather than pushing the rest of the cues down one. If you delete cue 5, for example, does the board simply skip 5 or does is drop the cue number for every cue after 5?
Next, is it possible on this board to program a macro to start when the board is turned on?
Third, what are your thoughts on the board as a whole?
Finally, I'm looking for a 2-way or 3-way (preferable) DMX switch that would allow me to switch been multiple controllers, so that basic lighting needs would not have to use the new board. Any idea where I can find one?