Hey everyone! First thread on CB! Woo hoo!
Anyways, my company lights various events and festivals around the city and we take out either our Avolites Pearl 2000 or 2004 or our Hog iPC. As the new L2 there, I'm still learning the consoles, especially when it comes to controlling our movers. I have yet to learn the Pearl (but I can't wait), but I'm a big fan of Hog 3 on the iPC. I know the software well; how to setup, patch, record and organize shows. After using the iPC and the Pearl, it seems like the iPC is better suited for touring or theatrical use.
What I'm trying to figure out is how to efficiently organize the masters and playbacks, using pages, cues, chases and scenes, in order to throw a variety of looks on the fly, using both conventional and movers. What makes this challenging is the limited number of faders, compared to other consoles such as the Pearl or the Hog1000.
Any advice for me in this regard? How do you guys use the iPC/Hog3? Should I use the Pearl for on-the-fly stuff? And feel free to throw in some advice for a budding programmer.
Thanks!
Anyways, my company lights various events and festivals around the city and we take out either our Avolites Pearl 2000 or 2004 or our Hog iPC. As the new L2 there, I'm still learning the consoles, especially when it comes to controlling our movers. I have yet to learn the Pearl (but I can't wait), but I'm a big fan of Hog 3 on the iPC. I know the software well; how to setup, patch, record and organize shows. After using the iPC and the Pearl, it seems like the iPC is better suited for touring or theatrical use.
What I'm trying to figure out is how to efficiently organize the masters and playbacks, using pages, cues, chases and scenes, in order to throw a variety of looks on the fly, using both conventional and movers. What makes this challenging is the limited number of faders, compared to other consoles such as the Pearl or the Hog1000.
Any advice for me in this regard? How do you guys use the iPC/Hog3? Should I use the Pearl for on-the-fly stuff? And feel free to throw in some advice for a budding programmer.
Thanks!