Help with buying the best controller

12 par 64, 4 trackspots and 3 martins, puts you at 19 intelligent fixtures and 16 conventional fixtures.
It sounds as if you buy the operator, you can get away with using the operator and nsi 6128 and not use the universal controller.

Or if you want to go with one board, you will need the SHOWDESIGNER 3.

If that to big, you may want to consider Compu 1024EC.

Not many consoles offer controll of 16 par cans with moving lights.

hello, i would apretiate any help from you guys. i have 12 colorsplahjr by chauvet, 8 par cans, and 4 fusion scans. i'm currently tempted to buy the Elation DMX operator Pro, seems it can do all the work, but i'm also looking at a sotware option, easy stand alone by nicolaudie with its cheapest version.... cant really aford any of the other suits. which of those two would you recommend?

Thanks, is-REAL

I think you hit it on the nail with DMX operator pro.
I believe this will easily do what you want.

Software is ok also, but the easystand alone will not allow you to run your color mixing LED's and have the par cans stay on at the same time unless you program that into the scene.

Easy stand alone will probably be easier to get started on. its pretty simple.

Best regards,

Great, then, i'll be hands on the operator. one more thing, it has the slot card bay, is there a software that i could use to program scenes on the computer and ''download'' them into the console?

The CF card is just to back up your work.
You can record 1 show and save it, then start from scratch again but still have your favorite show saved.

sorry to keep bugging, but i'm new on all of these... can i run multiple scenes at the same time, say, fixtures 1-4 doing something, while 5-10 something else? plus the 8 cans?

Nope.. you can only run 1 scene at time. but the par cans run seperatly.
So you can have a show or scene on, and the par cans at the same time.

sorry to keep bugging, but just want to know what i can do with this operator. can i run a scene.. control the cans, and manually operate other fixtures?

on the operator u can run your scene and take over a fixture on the fly. and manually run your pars i believe. but about your earlier question about having fx1-4 do something while 5-10 do something else that u can achhieve but would have to program all within the same scene. understand? let me know if u have any more question. peace! jingles.

Thanks.

now, as far as lightning..i've got not very much experience. i'm trying to light up a stage which is 30ftx20ft. my setup will be, 8 par cans on the back, 2 scanners on the back each one on the sides, 3 colorplash jrs on each side of the front towards the band an the other 2 scanners in te front facin each other, so they'll cover the band and the audience...

what do you think? will this give me a nice coverage, im specially concern with the coverage of the LEDs.. don't know if theyll do the job... any thoughts?

what is the trim height? like how far up are they being hanged and howfar out are they projecting? let me know these details and i can help some more. let me try to do a nice lil 3D set up and you can let me know if it is close ok? so the stage os 30 feet wide 20 feet deep?

yes, thats the size of the stage. they'll be hand from a 'tree' .. 9ft high. they'll be aiming at the band, which will be at the center and front parts of the stage. for the par cans, they'll be at the backpart of the stage, aiming at the guitar player on the left, bass at the right and the drums in the middle. will this do?

yep should do nicely. i will have pics in a lil bit. jingles.

actually where will all the colorsplashes be?

ok here are a few screen shots from compuware of my take on ur set up. and a vid on u tube.




and a youtube video recorded using fraps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7-WgDXDAQE
still want the compu package?? lol teasing.

.. looks like i'm up for a good show. the problem will be hanging the light, since the ceiling is 60 ft .. and cant really count on a truss that high. Nevertheless, my main concern is if the LEDs will do the job, but as it showed in the video ( by the way thanks for the time spent) seems that they'll do just fine.

i was thinkin on hanging 4 LEDS on the front corners of the stage, using regular 'trees', the rest on the back, aiming at the drums, and guitar and bass players... hanged by a 15ft truss. thats the only one i have. it seems, that i'm on the right track. by the way, did you used 3d easy view to do those images?

Thanks jingles.. really appriciate all the help

yes i did! also those weren't all ur exact fixtures. i had to sub out the scanners cause the profile for the scanners u have does not give me a good real representation. it would be fime if u oen the lights just for visualzation purposes i used vision scans 575's lol. and the leds were elation design 36 leds. no profile for the jr's yet. but if u e-mail in the dmx values chart they will make one for ya. what u think? time spent total on all that a lil over an hour. and those were just quick looks put together. like isaid i love compuware! lol. post pics of the real thing when ya can. jingles. i think u will be ok if u have enough lumes in the leds. if not u will start to lose the "umph" in bightness of those things.

uhm.. now im tempted on an upgrade, and changing to compuware...lol. . the real show is on january, so i still have time to get a good grip in all of this, and possibly get more fixtures. in that case, i'll either have a better show... or a lot of questions...lol. well, thanks for all, and i'll still be around, cheking other posts... theres till much to learn for this 'young dog'

LOL! hey man im 24 so young dog here too. lol. just curious but how much are you going to pay for the stand alone unit through sunlite? cause if u got a basic compuware package it retails for 800 but im sure you can find a dealer here. i have the compu 2048FC+ and i love it. they are def. worth every penny. peace! jingles.