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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks George,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">This is good info!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I agree about the MPC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">And I will heed your warning about Midi.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">They have gotten pretty excited by the Chamsys stuff, since I suggested it earlier this week (during the great inter web clog of aught 17). Have you looked at
their stuff at all?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I like the idea of the Scene Setter, I’ll need to investigate the pricing. The smartness to turn itself off when other DMX is present on the line is a huge benefit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Do they just record DMX snapshots to the presets, or do you do the programming via some other controller?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Unfortunately the student pricing on the ETC isn’t going to happen…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">And yes… sACN is definitely the way to go.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks again for the input to George, Steve, and Bill. It is much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">-Ford<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces@theatrical.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>George Davidson via Stagecraft<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 06, 2017 1:49 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> stagecraft<br>
<b>Cc:</b> George Davidson<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SML] (no subject)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hi Ford<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">The NUK PC's are fine to leave on all the time, I have had a few on for a year now with no issues, all solid state<br>
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I would look at slightly different ETC gear, the Puck is an intel NUK with a nomad licence, you can roll your own by just buying the licence and the NUK separately for much less BUT by getting the ETC version you get awesome support, it is truely 24/7 callback. Your
venue might also qualify for the student package which is a 512 nomad licence and 2 port usb gadget for $250, with ETC you pay for the DMX addresses you use not the number of universes, so the 512 can be spread over as many universes as you want - and yes
the playback wing is stupidly priced but comes with 2 DMX outs.<br>
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I wouldn't use a USB output device such as the gadget as sacn or artnet are so much more versatile, with sACN, a chamsys, hog, MA or MPC console can just be plugged in and run side by side with the house console, it acts as a interface to the gear and a merger
or splitter - and any dmx node will work, Pathway, DMX King, Enttec, ETC, even a hog dp8000.
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I love Pathway by the way<br>
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With MPC you get to use 4 free universes of output, so playback wing, sACN node and touchscreen and PC and you are up and running, so it really is economical for a big name console.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Another wall controller is the Interactive Technologies Scene station, simple 5 button controller that locks itself when it detects DMX, so main console off, wall control, main
console on, console control.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I really think you need to get them away from an all in one provider as this will add cost and lock them into one system, just look at all the places stuck with amazing Strand (StrandNet
anyone) setups that are now stuck replacing everything. I cant think of any great all in one providers that will give you an amazing console, wall plate control and a video server<br>
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If they have a spare MAC there are lots of software video packages, MITTI, Qlab, Katrin, PRG Mbox, all of them require a artnet or sacn network<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">And for the love of god, stay away from Midi, its just not right for the application, it would require them to keep things setup one way, or lose house lights and would not be friendly
to integrate with touring consoles<o:p></o:p></p>
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