[SML] house light control systems recommendations needed

[Stephen Litterst]

On 12/5/14 7:51 AM, Keith Arsenault via Stagecraft wrote:
> my theatre has four key operated house light overrides ( badly
> located I might add )  they weren’t going to be key operated until I
> LOUDLY protested during the final phases of construction . .
>
> got the keys from the contractor . . and locked them in my desk . .
> .
>
> never to be seen again  .

My former theatre had a hybrid AMX (not analog mulitplex)/Strand system. 
  There were panic buttons around the theatre and a touch panel behind a 
lockable cover.  In show mode (There was an actual button labeled 
"Show") the panic buttons were disabled so there would be no accidental 
button presses.  The house manager was trustworthy, so there were no 
abuses of the touch panel.

While I wouldn't recommend the hardware (the interface between the 
Strand and AMX processors was finicky.  Ok, the Strand processor was 
finicky.  I'll admit it.) the user interface was good and we rarely had 
any issues.  (Except the aforementioned "Clean/Work" mode confusion.)

Steve L.

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