Radiant
Active Member
Two of my NSI 7536 consoles have been commandeered by the Nightmare production team for the remainder of the month, perhaps longer. In exchange for one of them, they've offered an NSI Melange. Has anybody used one of these? I don't need too much from it, just a few scenes and half a dozen chases. I'd like manual bump buttons for each channel, but I think it only offers scene bumps. Perhaps that would suffice. We're currently using about 24 or 28 dimmer channels, and will add another 6 soon. I haven't read the manual yet, though I located it on NSI/Leviton's website and will go over it on Monday. I'll need to locate a VGA monitor also. The Melange may be overly complex for the people who will operate it.
The alternative is to find a new or used console by Wednesday, within a budget of $500. I'd really like to find a two-scene preset equivalent to the NSI 7536 or 7524, but the list prices exceed my funds. Solaris doesn't list any smaller consoles of this type. We recently bought an ADJ Scene Setter 16 channel board. I really don't like it - it's weird! I don't anticipate the room will have any moving lights for years to come, so that's not a factor.
So my question is, should I utilize the Melange or locate a budget two scene preset?
The alternative is to find a new or used console by Wednesday, within a budget of $500. I'd really like to find a two-scene preset equivalent to the NSI 7536 or 7524, but the list prices exceed my funds. Solaris doesn't list any smaller consoles of this type. We recently bought an ADJ Scene Setter 16 channel board. I really don't like it - it's weird! I don't anticipate the room will have any moving lights for years to come, so that's not a factor.
So my question is, should I utilize the Melange or locate a budget two scene preset?