Re: [LCtalk] Will it do what I want?

[John Conry]

Rob,

I do not agree with your comments. The Lanbox is absolutely fine for 
live theatre use. I use my Lanbox for running many shows, both large and 
small. In my local theatre I ask for the Strand 530 to be removed prior 
to the getin, so I have room for my Lanbox and Mac! The learning curve 
is no worse than, for example, changing from a Strand 520/530 to a Jands 
Expression. Moving from a protocol you are familiar with to a new 
protocol always takes some time to get used to.

By using separate layers to control different groups of fixtures, the 
Lanbox offers an enormous degree of flexibility which a regular theatre 
desk would find hard to match. Whenever I have demonstrated my Lanbox to 
lighting designers, many of whom are Strand 5XX users, they have always 
been totally amazed at what can be done with the Lanbox.

I use my Lanbox together with a second computer running Capture, which 
is a visualisation application. I am able to plot my entire show before 
going anywhere near the theatre. I cannot over emphasise just how 
fantastic this is. The time in the theatre is not used up by endless 
hours of plotting and my stress levels drop dramatically as a result.

I would recommend that you dust off your Lanbox and start again with a 
clean sheet. You might find that second time around you get on better 
with it!

Best,
John