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computer on the network accessed via a grandMA3 onPC command wing which was used to trigger all the reactive LX and AV cues as different sections of the games were played. Two MA Network Switches and one grandMA3 [...] South Africa’s newest DSTV games show “The Saturday Showdown” was prime time for him to make the switch to an all grandMA3 – hardware and software – solution to run lighting and video graphical content [...] control the graphical systems. Multiple feeds from the control room were fed into the MA system to switch between example cameras, the games computer live feed and the live scores. The live score images
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Schmidt added: “The synchronized DMX output across a big network was a big benefit. The MA part of the ESC network used 17 x Luminex GigaCore switches. Also the ease of working with timecoded shows on the [...] designer Kasper Lange relied on 7 x grandMA2 full-size and 2 x grandMA2 light consoles, 19 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and 9 x MA 8Port Node for control. Amongst numerous Martin Moving Lights and PRG [...] Photos: © Ralph@Larmann.com Used Equipment: 7 x grandMA2 full-size 2 x grandMA2 light 19 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 9 x MA 8Port Node
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The grandMA3 network also utilised six grandMA3 processing unit XL and gigabit core switches for the transmission of MA Net3 protocol, with 29 end switches connected via a ring network to transmit sACN [...] sACN and 70 x 4-port DMX decoder networks. grandMA3 was chosen for several reasons. Obviously the power, flexibility and large channel capabilities needed to control these huge numbers of lighting fixtures [...] The programming team also like the grandMA3’s Gesture Control which avoids the need to continually switch between the screen and the command area, and they appreciated the convenience of being able to use
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time, the new grandMA3 software releases had also advanced substantially, so he was confident to switch the system to a full grandMA3. A grandMA3 full-size and a grandMA3 light are in the control room [...] overlays, some shows have over 2000 lighting cues between the moving heads and the flowers. The data network is an essential tool for the stable and flexible control and management of all these elements. It [...] ArtNet-IN, could see what was happening in the original file and replicate it in the new quickly by switching between the two. Cue-by-cue all the Effects were rebuilt through the Phaser Editor, and in between
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continue to take, as he has already decided to switch from grandMA2 to grandMA3 at his Hamburg-based company, Light Art Studios GmbH. “We plan to switch our equipment over to the new system in the coming [...] been impressed by the performance of the system within the network: “The entire system runs extremely reliably, thanks to its super powerful network connection. I definitely feel that I can rely on the consoles [...] consoles and the software. After these initial experiences, I am highly motivated to switch to grandMA3.” “It was great to have the MA support team at our side,” reported Flo and Raphael. “The support from
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director. Weber and programmer/co-lighting director Dave Hill manned two grandMA2 full-size consoles, networked together, for the tour. “We love them“, says Weber. “I handled the key lighting on one console and [...] Wheels. And both are veteran MA users. “We both spent a few years on the grandMA,” Weber says. “I switched over to the grandMA2 last year for Green Day, and found it a very fluid changeover. The grandMA2
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when MA Lighting introduced its sophisticated new range of ‘onPC’ solutions and totally switched its whole networking portfolio to 1Gbit. With the MA 8Port Node and MA 4Port Node, the higher speed has become [...] command wing. The MA 8Port Node and MA 4Port Node set an additional benchmark in MA Lighting’s networking product range as they feature the 1Gbit capability. They allow the conversion of Ethernet data
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jutting into the audience. 2 x grandMA2 full-size consoles with 14 x MA 2Port Nodes and 5 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) are used on the tour to control lighting and drive multiple media servers for the [...] worked live in the rig and Brian would sit next to me and prepare the next song in MA 3D. Then we’d switch it over to my desk,” Baeri explains. “We’d leap-frog: He’d do song one, I’d do song two, he’d do [...] Canada. Photos: © Lewis Lee Courtesy of Maroon 5 Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 5 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 14 x MA 2Port Node
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four lighting programmers utilising 8 x grandMA2 light consoles. The grandMA2 network was running over 15 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and 28 x MA 8Port Nodes and was controlling around 1, 600 lighting [...] for six over-stage follow spots, together with some house lighting elements. Using an MA control network enabled Jonsson’s four programmer/operators - Calle Brattberg, Danne Persson, Fredrik Stormby and [...] Arena with all the production installed. The songs could be updated and tweaked as required, then switched back into the master show timecode session and the revised work viewed using MA3D. Complex and intense
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Germany and brought on-board as a network and lighting data specialist. He used Paessler PRTG software to monitor the entire lighting and video data / hardware control network. Another grandMA2 desk was used [...] maximum amount of 31 x MA class 1 network devices (desks and MA NPU) plus the MA 8Port Nodes and MA 3D on top! The total parameter count being controlled across the MA network was 88,466 and the fixtures being [...] rings running around the arena connecting these to FOH via switches - 34 in total, plus four 8port truss mounts - for the whole control network, running in RLinkX mode for full redundancy. Ring 1 was dedicated