Skervald
Active Member
I'm trying to help out a local high school with a new space. They have push button wall stations installed but they only control universe #1. This limits their function to controlling house lights, work lights, and conventional front lights. LED cyc lights and over stage LED PARs are on a second universe and therefore out of reach.
They do have a console that can handle 4 universes but staff is very intimidated by it. My thought was to program a few looks they could for concerts and other minor events into the wall panels. The single universe functions fine but it would look a lot better if I could throw a little color on the cyc for them.
Options as I see them:
1. deal with it as is
2. make staff learn to use the console
2. use the wall panels for universe 1 and a simple portable push button control to control universe 2. (Fleenor pre set 10 portable or similar)
3. find a very simple push button controller that will handle more than one universe
4. replace or reconfigure current wall panels to control more than one universe (is this even possible?)
Unfortunately I'm unclear on the exact make and model of the wall panels. I don't know how they are connected to the dimmers either. Maybe Art-net? Given that the rest of the install is Strand, I'm guessing these are too but I can't find them on the inter-tubes. Dimmers are Strand R21 raceways which also have DMX outs. House lights are on A21 dimmers.
I have reached out to the installer but I'd love to year your thoughts as well...even if it's just to tell me I can't do this.
Thanks!
They do have a console that can handle 4 universes but staff is very intimidated by it. My thought was to program a few looks they could for concerts and other minor events into the wall panels. The single universe functions fine but it would look a lot better if I could throw a little color on the cyc for them.
Options as I see them:
1. deal with it as is
2. make staff learn to use the console
2. use the wall panels for universe 1 and a simple portable push button control to control universe 2. (Fleenor pre set 10 portable or similar)
3. find a very simple push button controller that will handle more than one universe
4. replace or reconfigure current wall panels to control more than one universe (is this even possible?)
Unfortunately I'm unclear on the exact make and model of the wall panels. I don't know how they are connected to the dimmers either. Maybe Art-net? Given that the rest of the install is Strand, I'm guessing these are too but I can't find them on the inter-tubes. Dimmers are Strand R21 raceways which also have DMX outs. House lights are on A21 dimmers.
I have reached out to the installer but I'd love to year your thoughts as well...even if it's just to tell me I can't do this.
Thanks!