What happened to MiniStageConsole?

[radioactivelion]

We've been using this free version (student musical theater, no budget) to control our lights and integrate with QLab, but our lights guy graduated last year and we're trying to train some new ones how to use our system.

We can no longer find the download link for ministageconsole. It looks like the website didn't renew its domain. Any way to get this software? I haven't been able to find it on google.

 

[DrPinto]

It's time to do a fundraiser and buy a real light board. You should learn a system that you'll find in the real world, not something that's been discontinued.

Until then, you might want to try contacting the web site's admin.

Try calling the phone number from the site's whois info:

Admin Contact:
Glenn Meader (16322)
PO Box 2939
Berkeley,CA,US 94702
email:tech@chromakinetics
ph:415-987-3948

Here's his Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/gmeader


LinkedIn info:

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/glenn-meader/4/437/a0


This might also interest you:

http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/lighting-electrics/18612-ministageconsole-reliable.html

 

[Joshualangman]

Though yes, you should theoretically be using a real board, a real board can't beat the price of a free program. You might want to look up LXConsole which is pretty similar to MiniStageConsole, and also free, but actually a little more sophisticated. It doesn't have sliders; you program it like a traditional ETC board, more or less. If you want to take another step up and pay a little in the process, look up Chameleon.