Adam B
08-04-2012, 07:13 AM
Hi Everyone,
I'm look for some opinions from you light gurus. I have been using a Martin Freekie DMX controller for a while now, and I am starting to think it may be time to switch to something with a little more diversity. The freekie has worked great, no problems, but I know the freekie is very limited to what you can do with a light show, basic circles, pan and tilt, "which those can be a little jerky" etc... I was possibly thinking of purchasing lightjockey, or show express, or something in those lines, and I wanted to get peoples opinion on all the different controllers out there. I am very open to anything, even if it isn't computer based, but I have been seeing quite a few shows that are really cool, that is just very hard to do or not possible at all with the freekie.
I like the computer based programs because you don't have to set up the lights etc... to program them, but on the other hand I have a couple concerns. For example, I downloaded the free lightjockey trial from Martin, and it seemed a little tricky, but I figure once you figure it out, it shouldn't be too bad. But the other concern for computer based was getting all the different profiles for all the different lights out there. I have quite a few lights, mostly well known, but what about the not so well known lights??? Is that a problem for those of you using computer based? It seems like computer based is the way to go overall, just seems like you can do soooo much more. If you guys have any experiences or advice on what to possibly purchase, please feel free to share. I was very much thinking of going with lightjockey, but for those of you who use show express, how do you like it???
My main lights right now are 4 Kryptons, 2 SCX 800s, and some other odds and ends. Thanks guys.
Adam
I'm look for some opinions from you light gurus. I have been using a Martin Freekie DMX controller for a while now, and I am starting to think it may be time to switch to something with a little more diversity. The freekie has worked great, no problems, but I know the freekie is very limited to what you can do with a light show, basic circles, pan and tilt, "which those can be a little jerky" etc... I was possibly thinking of purchasing lightjockey, or show express, or something in those lines, and I wanted to get peoples opinion on all the different controllers out there. I am very open to anything, even if it isn't computer based, but I have been seeing quite a few shows that are really cool, that is just very hard to do or not possible at all with the freekie.
I like the computer based programs because you don't have to set up the lights etc... to program them, but on the other hand I have a couple concerns. For example, I downloaded the free lightjockey trial from Martin, and it seemed a little tricky, but I figure once you figure it out, it shouldn't be too bad. But the other concern for computer based was getting all the different profiles for all the different lights out there. I have quite a few lights, mostly well known, but what about the not so well known lights??? Is that a problem for those of you using computer based? It seems like computer based is the way to go overall, just seems like you can do soooo much more. If you guys have any experiences or advice on what to possibly purchase, please feel free to share. I was very much thinking of going with lightjockey, but for those of you who use show express, how do you like it???
My main lights right now are 4 Kryptons, 2 SCX 800s, and some other odds and ends. Thanks guys.
Adam