Discosucks Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 So I am helping out at a small festival here in ireland where I will be doing the lighting . Only one act on the list has requested use of the lighting desk on their rider . Luckily I have just got an Avolites pearl 2000 ( running 2004 software ) , this meets his riders needs . I will be using it with 4/6 movers , 8 showtec pickle bars , strobe , smoke , blinders . What I want to know is how should I set the desk up so that it is ready and friendly for someone else to use . I have only ever used an avolites azure but I shouldn't take long to get used to the pearl . Thanks for reading , all input welcome http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niclights Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Something like: - At least one blinder playback- A strobe playback, if an Atomic possibly just intensity with rate/duration coming from palettes- Two mover intensity playbacks split odd/even- A mover intensity chase playback- One mover pan shape playback set to mode 2- One mover tilt shape playback set to mode 2- Some led playbacks, either shapes or chases and of different colours- Assuming there's some front light at least one playback to cover this- Some position, colour and gobo palettes- Enable quick palettes in user settings- Make some small variations across pages, for example different pan/tilt shape spreads- Try to keep all your programming on roller pages 1 & 2 leaving 3 empty. Failing that keep at least one page free somewhere /edit: - Also a strobe playback for the movers set to mode 2. This needs the relevant shutter attributes to be set to fade which is done from patch/utilities/set instant/fade. You could vary this across pages, for example in sync or random. Alternatively some shutter palettes to achieve the same (ie. open/sync fast/sync slow/random fast/random slow). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grum Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Give me a desk with that lot on and 20 minutes of programming time during my bands changeover and I'd be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Johnstone Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 And label your playbacks so anyone can quickly understand what it does! Random pritty pictures are great for just you.. can I workout what they are though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Coker Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Sage advice from Niclights. I'd humbly add "Make some groups" - odd/even; type; front/back/floor...... KC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discosucks Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 hey lads , Thanks for the fast reply . So when messing with the desk today I came up with an issue with the shape generator , when I put on on a mover it just moves around in a kind of rigid movement even when I expand the size and speed . doesn't even look like the shape I picked . Im ok with doing the pallets and patching but not really sure what you mean by mode too? I take it its something to do with how the desk records the command ? like record by chanel/fixture? Once again thanks for your help lads . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niclights Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 If shapes aren't working correctly try reloading the shape file. This can be found on any of the standard personality disks and is reloaded from system/utilities. Modes are fade modes. Mode 0 is fade in, mode 1 is fade in and fade out, mode 2 is fade by fader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discosucks Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 Got it sorted , once again thanks for your help . http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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