...Also it is not as easy to learn
I'm sitting in front of one right now and it is AMAZING. One thing it has a built in touch
screen which makes programming a flash.
I must challenge that statement about learning the board. I have never ever run a computerized board like this and the M1 has no instruction
manual that comes with it as it has not been written yet. I sat in front of it WITH NO CLUE and was able to select my 3
watt LED that
Martin wrote a
profile for me and brought up the color chart and was able to operate the board. All within an hour. Now for a person to use this board to it's fullest sure you need a
manual and one is coming at the end of summer, but I'm sure I'll have it figured out by then.
Sure it's like buying a Ferarri to drive to the grocery store, but for me it has all the latest
LED lights already built in and it is built for whatever you can
throw at it and I'd rather have a board that CAN DO IT than a board that falls short. I finally have a board that will do more than what I ask of it rather than a board that will not do what I ask of it.
The COLOR CONTROL is jaw dropping. It has a window that brings up
GAM colors, Roscoe,
LEE and a
mixer, so all you do is
screen touch the color on the
screen and at least my 3
watt LED instantly turn that color, No guess work no tweaking, no "that's close" it's SPOT ON that color. This alone is what sold me on this beuty.
The size is incredible and will do the work of the big boys in a smaller size. Has the exact same software as their top of the
line unit. It's expandable yet expanding is not needed. You can add additional screens, has 4
DMX universes with more added if needed.. 1000
cue list. On the fly timing adjustments.
iPhone MaxRemote, a native iPhone application that allows quick access to most programming functions of the
system. The iPhone remote is a true application and not a remote view of the
console screen.
Color Control......A generic
color picker and access to multiple librariesfrom
LEE, Roscoand
GAM with hundreds of choicesmakes finding the right color a breeze. No longer is the color a combination of
DMX values. Quick access through the M1 color browser helps to find just the right one.
Audio in and out
4
XLR 5pin F
DMX512 out ports (
RDM compatible)
1
XLR 5pin M
DMX512 in ports
2
EtherCon RJ45 USB
Wing connections1
DVI or
VGA monitor output
6 MiniJackAudio in/out2 RJ45
Network connections2 PS2 Keyboard and
mouse connections1 DB-9 M RS-2322
XLR 3pin 12 volt
desk lamps3
MIDI In/Out
Thru ports (optional)
IEC Power in/out with switch4
Intel Duo core
processor. Keyboard attachment or internal
screen keyboard.
M1 or Maxxyz Compact?
•Smaller
•Lighter
•Faster
•More faders
•Flip
screen
•Higher resolution
screen
•More external
monitor support
•4
Encoder wheels
•12 user keys
•Flash Master