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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 4, 2019, at 4:36 PM, jdunfee12--- via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" class="">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div class="">I will soon be presenting at a puppeteer's conference, and want to stay current with what is available at the low end for those wanting to do lighting with a DMX controlled system.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I recall the old Lighttronics units, with its 8-channel (16 by using two banks) of sliders. It was small, and simple enough to use, that the user manual was printed on the underside of the unit.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">But, since those days, the LED fixtures have taken over, and those tend to gobble up channels. <br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I recently tried out the extremely cheap Lixada DMX192 channel controllers sold for DJ's. They are also sold under a zillion other labels, and I got mine for under $40. However it is fatally flawed for theatrical use, because you cannot fade between scenes. Instead, if you press a scene button, the scene instantly comes up. The fade rate control slider has no effect on this.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Can anyone recommend a unit, under $100, that can handle the modern intelligent lights, and permits cross-fading between scenes?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">-Joe<br class=""></div></div></div>____________________________________________________________<br class="">For list information see <<a href="http://stagecraft.theprices.net/" class="">http://stagecraft.theprices.net/</a>><br class="">Stagecraft mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Stagecraft@theatrical.net" class="">Stagecraft@theatrical.net</a><br class="">http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net<br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>