Re: [LCtalk] Working with 2 Universes

[Fokko van Duin]

Hello Philippe,

At 08:31 -0600 19-01-2006, Philippe Amand wrote:
> Dear Lanbox crew,
>
> I must say that this little box is really amazing. I have been 
> working with the Lanbox for a while now and I just don't stop to 
> discover new things, it has huge possibilities. You have made a 
> really great work.
> I'm now using 2 Universes with a lot of moving lights, wahlberg ac 
> motor controllers and shutters etc... And I must say that it is a 
> lot easier to work with all that equipment using a Lanbox than it 
> would be with a conventional desk. I just don't want to work with a 
> conventional desk again!

Amusing, as there are still plenty of theatre lighting people that 
think you can't do a play without a big desk with plenty of faders :-)

BTW What kind of play/show are you working on? Is it the one who's 
coming to Europe in spring?


> Now, I have a few suggestions:

[snip]

> - The time increases so much when you have to store a step in a 
> cuelist with 800 channels and several steps stored on top. On the 
> design I'm working now, it takes sometimes like 20 seconds to store 
> a cue. Even with a little change it can take a lot of time.

Well, there is not so much we can do on speed with the current boxes, 
but normally cues do not contain so many channels. If you make cues 
only for smaller groups, it's much faster, far more memory 
efficient, and also easier to maintain.

Regards,

--
Fokko van Duin,
CDS advanced technology bv,
http://www.cds.nl/