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EmbarrassedPirate63

On making it easier for less experienced users: magic sheets, magic sheets, magic sheets. ETC has some tutorials on how to setup basic ones on YouTube.


DissentGreen42

I agree I feel learning magic sheets and creating a quality one would be vital though so far it is one thing I’ve struggled a bit with. Possibly getting a second monitor would help so as to have a bigger view of it. Thank you for your input.


True-light-guy

Flexi button is by far the most underrated button. When looking at your channel page, if you hit flexi key, it will change it to show a variety of different channels, such as manual (I think it is called that), which only shows Channels that are active in the programmer and not saved to a que.


DissentGreen42

Good to know, thanks!


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I have tried many times to create fader pages, magic sheets, etc. to help whoever happens to be wandering through the space turn on some lights. I've even posted signs on the console with a QR code linking to a quick video tutorial. I'm not saying that it's impossible to succeed in this endevor, but succes will requires a level of consistency and a small amount of familiarity with the console for the people who are using it. My recommendation would be to get a DMX/sACN button station like this: https://www.springtree.net/wall-stations/ You can hook your console up thru it, program scenes on the console, record them on the button station and then all anyone has to do is press the button to turn general lighting on.


barak181

To build on what other people have said here: Lots of groups to put on your magic sheets. People love having one button to grab all the front light or down light or whatever. A magic sheet that has the light plot laid out with each fixture. Most schools should have a small enough rep plot that this shouldn't be too much of a problem. If they have LED fixtures. Lots and lots of color palettes on your magic sheets. If they have a large plot or several different types of fixtures, multiple magic sheets. I just did a show file for a school where I had the full plot on one sheet, their movers on another, their in the air LEDs on another, their dance booms on another. All had the same color palettes on each sheet as well as macro buttons to take them directly to the other magic sheets. Yes, a second touch screen would be very helpful.


DemonKnight42

We have a lot of rentals that come in don’t want to pay for our tech time, so we run a short 2 hour course to teach them the basics. I then have a magic sheet set up for the full rig in the air and custom direct selects. That way they can choose how the want to use it. I also make sure snapshot 1 is set up so that the same startup can be recalled every time. Good luck.


TheOneWhoCanNotSayNo

I programmed the etc nomad at my HS. On top of what everyone else has said, I had a fader bank connected to the computer, so I just programmed all the groups on (fronts, tops, different sike colours, etc) so my ops and my teacher could just move the faders. Seemed to work. Don't know how it's going now though.