The first lesson I learned on a modern lighting console was how to patch fixtures. And if you use pretty much any modern software or console, you’re going to run into this! The 2nd lesson I learned was how to set fixture numbers. I quickly was immersed in to the world of efficiency as I learned the value of the fixture number and how it could correlate to my plot and paperwork...
Once you’ve got some test signal running from your LED drivers or pixel controllers, it’s time to actually run some “content” across your lights. But the question is this – what content or media do I run?, and can I make this happen from a regular lighting console?
The show starts, and you get ready to bring up the stage lights. Pressing the cue for the stage lights, you notice the audience lighting go to black…wait! That wasn’t supposed to go dark!
If you’re using a professional-grade lighting console, then you have the ability clone fixtures within your showfile. But what does that mean, and is it even useful?