Talking of new lighting desks....

[Rob Halliday]

Funnily enough, like Strand, ETC seem to think that European readers will never click on the 'north America' button on their website.

 

But if you do, you find this:

 

http://www.etcconnect.com/product.overview.asp?ID=20271

 

A very elegant looking lighting console.....

 

Rob.

[Ken Coker]

"...simple, approachable control in a nuanced programming environment....."

 

Anyone know what this is?

 

Ken

 

(More worryingly, under the "Installation" button there is another button that says "Worship"; has Fred started a cult?)

[Nick S]

My boss has had a look at the OS (although not the production hardware) recently while looking at boards for a new install - he was pretty excited about it, and reckoned it was a good Obsession replacement. Sorry I can't provide much more detail, that particular install decided to go with Congos instead.

[Rob Halliday]

Well, the hardware is going to be classy, in a 'no-expense-spared' kind of way.....

 

Rob.

[Guest lightnix]

"...simple, approachable control in a nuanced programming environment....."

 

Anyone know what this is?

That's exactly what I was wondering :blink:

 

nuance n.

1. A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation.

2. Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone: a rich artistic performance, full of nuance.

Nope, still none the wiser here. Maybe it's something to do with the 10 definable motorized faders :huh:

 

Apart from that, it appears to be a pretty respectable bit of kit :(

[Andrew C]

"...simple, approachable control in a nuanced programming environment....."

Anyone know what this is?

An American marketing drone that has swallowed a dictionary and is excreting words they don't fully understand qv. leverage

[woody74]

It reminds me of the Martin Maxxyz.

[lampieman]

Big question is will the UK see it and when?

[Rob Halliday]

I have to say that in the flesh, it is infinitely more elegant than the Martin Maxyzz.

 

I'm sure the UK will see it.... it's a global market now.

 

Rob.

[Stu]

Out of interest, does this mean the Congo will become no more, or will both consoles exist in the same market ala Expression 3 & Obsession 2? Obviously as the Congo came out Avab, I presume the Eos was already in developement at the time?

 

St

[Neil Frazer]

ETC are showing it to a few people at ABTT and it will be at Plasa.

 

Had a chat with the man from ETC last week. looks like a very nice desk.

They have put a lot of effort into getting the hardware right

including developing a new touch screen that registers more than one touch at the same time.

 

Looks like I'll have to get used to pressing go with the left hand again though!

 

Also had a look at the Alpha release of the Congo software which will include support for Media servers and some other new features.

It worked very well with ArKaos.

 

The EOS is advertised on all the ETC sites not just the American one so I'd say its going to be a worldwide release.

[AndrewR]

Interestingly, I asked the man from ETC about when they were bringing out their new desk. (when he came to train me on the congo shudder) Its always annoying when you buy one product and find something better from the same company was about to be released!

 

Of course the man from ETC claimed no knowledge of any new desk......

 

And the encoders on the congo are still p*ssing me off!

[robloxley]

Its always annoying when you buy one product and find something better from the same company was about to be released!

But if they told you about their new unreleased product, they'd never sell their existing stock of 'old' products.

[MartinT]

I was under the impression that it's a replacement for obsession.

[Nick S]

Yes it is, but the Congo and the Eos both have a reasonable overlap in terms of applications for there to be some situations where it would simply be a matter of personal preference. They both have have different areas in which they excel and are best suited for, but for some applications (the college theatre market, etc) the differences are slight.

 

It strikes me that (by design) the Congo is a much more European console, and the Eos an American one - just by comparing the press releases ETC puts out, you can see that the North American Congo market is distinctly lacking whereas it's doing reasonably well in the EU. ETC are always going on about how the Congo has found great success in Europe, but you rarely see them trumpet a big US installation. I'd expect the Eos to far outsell the Congo in the States - it's aethetically more like the Express/Obsession type of console, and I'm told the interface is fairly easy to transfer over from the Expression/Obsession.