I am a member of a small church (100 seats) which is trying to incorporate conventional and LED lighting into our worship experience.
We are considering 5 to 6 ETC S4 fixtures (fullsize or jr) handled by two dimmer packs and up to 12 LED fixtures; a combination of RGBA pars and perhaps a few slim pars. At this time I don't see us using moving lights in the foreseeable future. There is no one on staff available full time to program and run the lights; all work will be done by volunteers. I am looking for your input regarding the type of lighting controller which is best suited for our situation. Someone has suggested the ETC smartfade 2496, but I am open to other devices as well as lighting software. We want to have equipment we can grow into, but since no one has experience with programming and the system will be manned by volunteers, it is very important to have equipment which is easy to use and intuitive. My optimal budget is around 2K, but I'm interested in learning the differences between controllers ranging up to 4K. Your help is very much appreciated.
We are considering 5 to 6 ETC S4 fixtures (fullsize or jr) handled by two dimmer packs and up to 12 LED fixtures; a combination of RGBA pars and perhaps a few slim pars. At this time I don't see us using moving lights in the foreseeable future. There is no one on staff available full time to program and run the lights; all work will be done by volunteers. I am looking for your input regarding the type of lighting controller which is best suited for our situation. Someone has suggested the ETC smartfade 2496, but I am open to other devices as well as lighting software. We want to have equipment we can grow into, but since no one has experience with programming and the system will be manned by volunteers, it is very important to have equipment which is easy to use and intuitive. My optimal budget is around 2K, but I'm interested in learning the differences between controllers ranging up to 4K. Your help is very much appreciated.