meatpopsicle
Active Member
I understand from associates at work that ETC is having representatives in the field get feedback on the Ion console. I was hoping to speak to one who is visiting here in NY. tomorrow. Sadly he is overbooked I hear. Sooo....
The console has been released in the wild for a couple of years now and has started to make great inroads into the lighting control markets here and abroad. After my latest project, programming and operating on the desk for the last 3 months (my second), I have a couple of observations and requests. I will repost on ETCs forum as well but I thought I could elicit some great feedback from the members here in "the booth".
#1 A hard release button for every fader. Each fader on the wing should have buttons go, go back, and release. Being able to assign different actions to those buttons would be optimal (ie MA) but we could start with just release. I would even be ok with hitting both buttons while a cuelist is loaded to release it. I find it incredibly cumbersome having to go to the programmer to release a running cuelist. This single change would, IMHO, make the console so much easier in a wide variety of applications.
#2 Allow access to the settings of the console while the console is booted and in operation. I can't even check the name of the console with out shutting down the dmx output. Correct me if I'm wrong.
#3 Light up the LED under the fader on the wing when a cuelist is loaded. Make it a different color than the Sub LED? Or just light it. Piccyune I know but...
So who else has suggestions, corrections, or comments?
The console has been released in the wild for a couple of years now and has started to make great inroads into the lighting control markets here and abroad. After my latest project, programming and operating on the desk for the last 3 months (my second), I have a couple of observations and requests. I will repost on ETCs forum as well but I thought I could elicit some great feedback from the members here in "the booth".
#1 A hard release button for every fader. Each fader on the wing should have buttons go, go back, and release. Being able to assign different actions to those buttons would be optimal (ie MA) but we could start with just release. I would even be ok with hitting both buttons while a cuelist is loaded to release it. I find it incredibly cumbersome having to go to the programmer to release a running cuelist. This single change would, IMHO, make the console so much easier in a wide variety of applications.
#2 Allow access to the settings of the console while the console is booted and in operation. I can't even check the name of the console with out shutting down the dmx output. Correct me if I'm wrong.
#3 Light up the LED under the fader on the wing when a cuelist is loaded. Make it a different color than the Sub LED? Or just light it. Piccyune I know but...
So who else has suggestions, corrections, or comments?