u/devedsmith

Hey everyone,

We are a very small nonprofit with a three hundred seat theater and our starting to attract some good business. We have an old reliable ETC Express 48/96 I'm looking to replace with something just as simple.

Most software I've found is either for arena productions way outside of our budget or DJ oriented ones like ShowXpress. Most of these tools are focused on moving heads and some don't even offer simple dimmer/faders (head-scratcher!! ShowXpress doesn't even allow you to point a par at an angle!). My question is this: Are there any simple software-based replacements that allow us to run a simple play or recital without having to for the software to do dimmers?

So far I feel like I'm looking for a unicorn. Years ago I learned about StageConsole which I love but the interface is severely... "Windows 95"...

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Hey everyone,

We are a very small nonprofit with a three hundred seat theater and our starting to attract some good business. We have an old reliable ETC Express 48/96 I'm looking to replace with something just as simple.

Most software I've found is either for arena productions way outside of our budget or DJ oriented ones like ShowXpress. Most of these tools are focused on moving heads and some don't even offer simple dimmer/faders (head-scratcher!! ShowXpress doesn't even allow you to point a par at an angle!). My question is this: Are there any simple software-based replacements that allow us to run a simple play or recital without having to for the software to do dimmers?

So far I feel like I'm looking for a unicorn. Years ago I learned about StageConsole which I love but the interface is severely... "Windows 95"...

Any ideas would be appreciated.

We are a very small nonprofit with a three hundred seat theater and our starting to attract some good business. We have an old reliable ETC Express 48/96 and for the time being we need to keep it. I'm trying to find a box that allows us to output DMX from the ETC and then ArtNet to the stage.

Any thoughts on a box that will work?

David

I'm one of you now. I know it's an older member of the mixer family but I do love it. So much better than the 30 year old 12 channel Yamaha we were using.

mr.smith

Hey everyone,

I recently started working for a 300 seat non-profit theatre that currently has a wopping 20 fixtures; 4 Source 4's, 4 Altman 360's, and 12 generic RGBWA/UV (6 ch) pars. We're currently using 80 channels on an ETC Express 48/96 - old school. It's literally an old school auditorium.

I'd like to use a tablet for lighting control while also using the ETC Express at the same time. I know that sounds odd but as a non-profit we aren't getting rid of the ETC any time soon and frankly it works great for us. I know I should introduce ArtNet here too for the tablet but I'm just not sure how to go from there to dual control DMX.

Is this as simple as merging the two DMX cables into one at the light board or something more elegant or is this a no no?

I've looked at a few Artnet devices to get the tablet in the loop but the DMX part has got me stumped. Any help with a simple app too would be great. Most apps are for clubs or DJ's and pretty much ignore the fact that there are small theatres out here that could really use an app just for us.

Thanks in advance.

mr.smith