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  • grandMA3 onPC rack-unit

     

    the 19” grandMA3 onPC rack-unit a perfect solution for any installation project! It is possible to combine the grandMA3 onPC rack-unit with a grandMA3 onPC command wing and/or up to two grandMA3 onPC fader [...] addition, it can act as a fully-fledged and reliable backup unit in your grandMA3 lighting control system. Find out more about: grandMA3 onPC rack-unit [...] 19” grandMA3 onPC rack-unit is a perfect lighting control solution for fixed installations like theaters, shopping malls, TV/streaming studios or houses of worship, or for a reliable grandMA3 lighting

  • grandMA2 dances at UNITE event

     

    location grandMA2 consoles were in control. In Belgium 13 x grandMA2 full-size, 8 x grandMA2 light, 1 x grandMA2 ultra-light, 2 x grandMA2 fader wing, 2 x MA onPC command wing and 1 x MA onPC fader wing [...] Photos: © Tomorrowland Used Equipment: 13 x grandMA2 full-size 8 x grandMA2 light 1 x grandMA2 ultra-light 2 x grandMA2 fader wing 2 x MA onPC command wing 1 x MA onPC fader wing [...] remote venues through the UNITE event. UNITE are events organised in different countries and connected via a live satellite broadcast with Tomorrowland Belgium. This year UNITE shared three hours of live

  • MA celebrated Summer Nostos Festival

     

    Art was relying on MA Lighting for his design and used 1 x grandMA2 full-size with 3 x grandMA2 light, 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and 3 x MA NSP (Network Signal Processors) for control. Tellos [...] Germany, and United Technical Group, Greece, provided the lighting equipment. Bon Studio S.A. is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in Greece. Used equipment: 1 x grandMA2 full-size 3 x grandMA2 light [...] light 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit)

  • Rolling again

     

    September. Accompanying the band are 2 x grandMA2 full-size, 1 x grandMA2 light, 2 x MA NSP (Network Signal Processor) and 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit). The equipment was specified by the band’s [...] with the new units since we started using them.” A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in North America. Used equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x grandMA2 light 2 x MA NSP (Network [...] (Network Signal Processor) 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit)

  • grandMA2 for Mall of Qatar

     

    x grandMA2 light 1 x grandMA2 replay unit 1 x MA onPC command wing 1 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit) 4 x MA Network Switch 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 12 x MA 2Port Node 2 x MA 4Port [...] 1 x grandMA2 light, 1 x grandMA2 replay unit, 1 x MA onPC command wing, 1 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit), 4 x MA Network Switches, 2 x MA NPUs (Network Processing Units), 12 x MA 2Port Nodes [...] mixture of dance, live artist and music and were programmed in our LichtUnit studio with the use of a grandMA2 light, an MA VPU and an MA NPU. The shows are timecoded and each last between 35 and 45 minutes

  • Encore Dunhuang debuts with grandMA2

     

    control LD Wang Yugang used 4 x grandMA2 light consoles, 2 x MA onPC command wing, 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit), 2 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit) and 10 x MA 2Port Nodes. “An Encore theatre [...] command wing 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 2 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit) 10 x MA 2Port Node [...] Co Ltd. is MA Lighting’s exclusive distributor in China. Fan Anwei was the project manager, Zhao Xiaoming was lighting design construction principal. Used Equipment: 4 x grandMA2 light 2 x MA onPC command

  • grandMA3 Running Spectacular Maiden’s Tower Installation

     

    underwent a one-on-one grandMA3 course beforehand to get acquainted with grandMA3 as it was also his first time using an all-grandMA3 system, although he’s been an avid grandMA2 user for some time. The basic [...] public both locals and visitors. Photo: © Amanda Holmes Find out more about: grandMA3 replay unit grandMA3 light grandMA3 2Port Node [...] P6 LED floods. The lights are connected via 6 grandMA3 2Port Nodes and 2 MA Network Switches and the show was programmed on and offsite on a grandMA3 light console by Martin and Marc Marlo Schelesnow.

  • MA for Polimeks

     

    Sistemleri A.S. is MA Lighting’s exclusive distributor in Turkey. Photos: © Phantom Event Engineering Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x grandMA2 light 1 x MA NPU (Newtork Processing Unit) [...] programmer Umut Yurtseven, who is just 16 years old, used 1 x grandMA2 full-size, 1 x grandMA2 light and 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) controlling dozens of moving lights amongst others 46 x Claypaky [...] create the shows I want to create. Over the years I’ve become pretty familiar with MA’s products – I started using the grandMA2 onPC software when I was nine years old so you can say I grew up with the system

  • grandMA3 for Singapore National Day Parade

     

    full grandMA3 system for control. Two grandMA3 full-size consoles plus one grandMA3 onPC command wing were joined by two grandMA3 processing unit L, five grandMA3 processing unit M and 16 x grandMA3 8Port [...] r of MA Lighting in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. Photos: © Gabriel Chan Find out more about: grandMA3 full-size grandMA3 onPC command wing grandMA3 processing unit L grandMA3 processing unit M grandMA3 [...] pandemic as an opportunity to explore and drill down into the grandMA3 software. “We thought that there was the potential in the grandMA3 software to handle what we needed to achieve for NDP, so we drew

  • grandMA2 provide networked control for SAP’s Sapphire NOW/ASUG Annual Conference

     

    Canada. Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 2 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit) 6 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 1 x grandMA2 light [...] together.” 6 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) were also deployed. A fiber backbone distributed data and kept several VLANs with MA-Net2, sACN, and media server CITP separated. 2 x MA Network Switch “easily [...] 927 automated fixtures. A six-foot tall 3,800 x 480 pixel videowall, fed from 2 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit), served as a cyc displaying SAP’s signature colors and graphics upstage of five

  • Opeth counts on grandMA2

     

    with a grandMA2 light and two MA NPU (Network Processing Unit). On the control side Boyd has been a regular MA user for the last fifteen years. Siyan provided a grandMA2 light with a pair of MA NPU. “The [...] “The grandMA2 light gives me everything I needed for this run despite being designed/pre-programmed on an MA onPC command wing and a grandMA2 full-size in Oslo. In regards to the MA NPU, the MA solution for [...] twenty shows and continued in Europe – all the time accompanied by 1x grandMA2 light and 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit). “During the tour, we have done special extended sets (at Radio City and Belasco

  • MA Lighting for Clash of the Choirs

     

    CC is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in South Africa. Photos: © Duncan Riley Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 light 1 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit) [...] Blond was responsible for the lighting design, having control via a grandMA2 light. He also used a MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit). Filmed for Mzansi Channel on DSTV, the competition saw seven celebrity [...] who took over as lighting director once the show was on route. MA was used to add AV and graphic content onto the LED Walls via the MA VPU. “MA allowed us to do a lot of programming in a short period of time

  • grandMA2 parties with Finland

     

    Systems Oy is MA Lighting’s exclusive distributor in Finland. Photos: © Photo: Ralph Larmann Used Equipment: 3 x grandMA2 light 1 x grandMA2 fader wing 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) MA 3D [...] event name “Finland 100 Grand Opening” by relying on 3 x grandMA2 light, 1 x grandMA2 fader wing, 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and MA 3D for previsualisation. Helle’s design was based on more than [...] Frisbee and Rober Juliat Victor follow spots. “From my point of view there is no other option than grandMA2 for shows like these”, Helle stated. “Especially when two or more operators are working with one show

  • Expo City Dubai Converts to grandMA3

     

    City Organization. Photos: © Agora Find out more about: grandMA3 full-size grandMA3 light grandMA3 processing unit M grandMA3 processing unit XL [...] in this 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 [...] control room running with 16 x grandMA3 processing unit M and two grandMA3 processing unit XL. A WYG suite onsite mirrors this exact configuration which can control up to 115,000 parameters. Fabrizio explained

  • Phil Collins returns with grandMA2

     

    lighting director using 2 x grandMA2 full-size, 1 x grandMA2 light and 5 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit). Greil, from Woodroffe Bassett Design, commented: “The grandMA2 system has been a trusty companion [...] Ambersphere Solutions is MA Lighting’s exclusive distributor in the UK. Photos: © mhvogel.de Use Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x grandMA2 light 5 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit)

  • Aarhus celebrates its European Capital of Culture 2017 with MA

     

    Highlight A/S is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in Denmark. Used equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 2 x grandMA2 light 6 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 1 x MA onPC command wing [...] design representative of this landmark event. Using 2 x grandMA2 full-size, 2 x grandMA2 light, 6 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and 1 x MA onPC command wing as back-up Moylan controlled a show with [...] and one 3D programming station. The MA NPU were distributed in areas were groups of lights were clustered. Thanks to the robust import and export system of the grandMA2 we were able to easily jump on the

  • MA System Operator Training

     

    Use a 2nd console as a back-up Use grandMA2 or grandMA3 onPC with a console Program offline Visualise a rig Expand a system, i.e. MA NPU, grandMA3 processing unit or xPort Nodes etc. Program a show with [...] Software Download MA System Operator Training Duration 1 day Requirements Ideally attendees have completed grandMA2 and/or grandMA3 training courses or have equivalent experience. Aim The MA System Operator [...] Introduction MA Sectors Intro to Networking Equipment Connecting it together MA Limitations Network protocols (languages) Methods of using multiple consoles MA Parameter count Station and Sessions MA Network

  • MA meets Adele

     

    director on the road. For lighting control the tour is using 2 x grandMA2 full-size, 1 x grandMA2 light and 5 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit). Neg Earth supplied the lighting equipment for Europe, while Upstaging [...] and invaluable.” Photos: © Ralph@Larmann.com Use equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x grandMA2 light 5 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit)

  • “grandMA2 was the only choice”

     

    specified 2 x grandMA2 full-size and 2 x grandMA2 light for the show, with full tracking backup. The network comprised 10 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit), 11 x MA 8Port Nodes and 8 x MA 2Port Nodes and [...] Photos: © Louise Stickland Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 2 x grandMA2 light 10 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 11 x MA 8Port Nodes 8 x MA 2Port Nodes [...] triggering element, using an MA system made the timecode easy to use, edit and manipulate. They also made the most of MA’s 3D visualisation software during programming. The MA 3D system, running on four

  • Success story

     

    Najar relied on an MA System, consisting of 1 x grandMA2 full-size, 1 x grandMA2 light, 1 x MA onPC command wing, 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and 1 x MA NSP (Network Signal Processor). Najar explained: [...] of MA Lighting in Israel, Jordan and Palestine. Photos: © Doron Akerman Use Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x grandMA2 light 1 x MA onPC command wing 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 1 x MA NSP [...] been working for ten years only with MA Lighting control and it is my favourite. There is no other console that is so reliable and powerful. Also the philosophy of MA is the best in my opinion and I’m able

  • Eurovision trusts again in MA control

     

    the MA Lighting grandMA2 control hardware and data networking infrastructure. Photos: © Photo: Ralph Larmann Used Equipment: 8 x grandMA2 full-size 4 x grandMA2 light 4 x grandMA2 fader wing 25 x MA NPU [...] reached the 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 [...] joined by 25 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit), 17 for lighting, three for video, two active but not in the session plus three spare. There were a total of 30 x MA 8Port Nodes, 5 x MA 3D visualisation

  • grandMA3 in control for The Devil Wears Prada Musical

     

    interest for the rest of grandMA3 users too.” Photos: © Matt Crockett Find out more about: grandMA3 full-size grandMA3 light grandMA3 processing unit L grandMA3 replay unit [...] light consoles and a grandMA3 replay-unit. The system also includes six of the powerful grandMA3 processing units L, each of which expands the grandMA3 system by 8,192 parameters and offers frame-synchronous [...] Prada. “grandMA3is a huge leap forward from grandMA2,” he says. “I think one of my favourite features has to be MIB (Move in Black). I never used it on grandMA2for various reasons, but on grandMA3, MIB is

  • Bon Jovi “This House Is Not For Sale Tour” with grandMA2

     

    Lighting is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in the US and Canada. Photos: © Steve Jennings Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 full-size 3 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] the lighting desk. We really pushed the limits of Stage Markers!” One grandMA2 with three active MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) drove the show’s automation, lighting and video. The lighting rig’s moving [...] driven from a console, we needed to use grandMA2. And with the incredible power of Stage Markers, it expanded our creative possibilities.” “Bon Jovi has been using MA for almost ten years now,” says Brant. “The

  • grandMA2 gets satisfaction with the Rolling Stones

     

    Ltd is the distributor of MA Lighting in the UK. Photos: © mhvogel.de Used equipment: 4 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x MA grandMA2 light 5 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 4 x MA 8Port Node [...] and feel of the “No Filter” tour, which used 4 x grandMA2 full-size consoles, 1 x MA grandMA2 lights, 5 x MA NPUs (Network Processing Units) and 4 x MA 8Port Nodes. Woodroffe explained: “We had very little [...] grandMA. It's an enjoyable console to program and run, has great reliability and availability, is powerful and looks good sitting out there and the support you get throughout the world from the MA Lighting

  • All Hearts for grandMA3

     

    The show was run from a grandMA3 full-size console, and for the gigs, serviced by Event EQ, a grandMA3 light was provided for backup together with 3 x grandMA3 processing units. In the USA, the production [...] creative work. Photos: © Sahil Makhani from SMFilms Find out more about: grandMA3 full-size grandMA3 light grandMA3 processing unit M [...] grandMA3, a process that worked very smoothly and which Manu describes as “super cool”. He really enjoyed using the grandMA3’s Phasers, describing them as “one of the best features” of the grandMA3 software

  • MA at Teatro Nacional Cervantes

     

    Since 2006 the theatre has featured an MA control system consisting of: 1 x grandMA full-size, 1 x grandMA micro, 1 x MA NSP (Network Processing Unit) and 1 x MA 2Port Node onPC Pro. “All elements are [...] invested in a grandMA2 ultra-light. Daniel Zappietro, LD and Electrical Enginering Manager at the Teatro Nacional Cervantes, commented on why the theatre made the commitment to grandMA2: “We have been using [...] using grandMA series one for more than ten years when it replaced some older consoles. The MA consoles are one of the best investments we have made, and I consider it to be the best lighting desk both now

  • Idols South Africa uses grandMA3

     

    touch screen very accurate. The grandMA3 light integrated well with my grandMA2 light, the MA NPU (Network Processing Unit), MA VPU (Video Processing Unit) and MA 8Port Node. It worked seamlessly with [...] to test the grandMA3 light, Cutts approached Duncan Riley of DWR Distribution, MA’s distributor in South Africa, and he enthuses what a cool experience it was. “Still running on grandMA2 software, it’s [...] Lighting designer Joshua Cutts was thrilled to drive a grandMA3 light for the Idols South Africa 2018 finale hosted at Carnival City in Johannesburg. Hot on the hills of American Idols - the singing c

  • Eurovision Song Contest voted again for grandMA2

     

    of 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 [...] third. Photos: © Ralph@Larman.com Used Equipment: 11 x grandMA2 light 3 x grandMA2 full-size 28 x MA 8Port Node 15 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] Wallertz also ran another grandMA2 light to control all the attributes apart from pan/tilt for six over-stage follow spots, together with some house lighting elements. Using an MA control network enabled Jonsson’s

  • grandMA3 software release version 1.7 out now!

     

    the grandMA3 devices! The rules: grandMA3 full-size and light (including CRV versions) will get 8.192 parameters more grandMA3 compact XT, compact and replay unit will be doubled ALL grandMA3 onPC devices [...] visit the MA E-Learning for the grandMA3 special course v1.7 which contains detailed information about the new software release. Just contact your local MA distributor to get access! The grandMA3 software [...] MA Lighting has now released the grandMA3 software version 1.7. This release brings massive improvements for the workflow with presets, recipes and phasers: MAtricks in presets Reworked preset editor Easier

  • Procom Middle East new MA Distributor for GCC region

     

    current MA users while unlocking new market opportunities. We are delighted to have Procom join the MA family as we collaborate to expand and succeed in the dynamic Middle East market with MA Lighting [...] for MA Lighting in the Middle East market. "We are delighted to join hands with Procom Middle East as our trusted partner in the GCC region & Lebanon," said Stephan Saremba Managing director of MA lighting [...] the natural home for MA Lighting in the region. Our commitment to multi-lingual training programs, technical support, after sales support and product availability will help make MA products accessible to

  • Ed Sheeran takes grandMA2 around the world

     

    they have 1 x grandMA2 full-size, 1 x grandMA2 light and 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) which are all networked. Jones runs the show from the grandMA2 full-size with the grandMA2 light running in [...] Solutions is MA Lighting’s exclusive distributor in the UK. Photos: © Photo: Ralph Larmann Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x grandMA2 light 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] lighting director – grandMA2 it was! Cunniffe has been using the grandMA platform since the 1990s and has also personally invested heavily in the brand. Jones has also been using grandMA for some time, including

  • grandMA3 in Control Making Eurovision History

     

    Louise Bennet | © Corinne Cumming Find out more about: grandMA3 full-size grandMA3 light grandMA3 processing unit L grandMA3 processing unit M [...] Processing duties were handled by 11 x grandMA3 processing unit L and 12 x grandMA3 processing unit M. In addition to those of the lighting department, two grandMA3 compact XTs were used to fire pyro, operated [...] Alex M’s. Together, Tom and Alex M utilised four grandMA3 full-size consoles at FOH, a main and backup each, with another grandMA3 full-size and a grandMA3 light as mobile ‘technical’ desks that could be moved

  • grandMA2 software version 3.2 out now

     

    additional option of being triggered directly by timecode. The MA VPU (Video Processing Unit) has received some important new functionality. MA VPU is now a 64bit application which supports the Hap-Codec [...] channel transparency. Closer integration of MA VPU within the grandMA2 console software allows new smart dialogues for real-time content manipulation and MA VPU pixel mapping playback priorities are now [...] grandMA2 has long been considered the reference in reliable feature-rich entertainment lighting control. Far from being complacent with this enviable reputation, MA Lighting continues to work closely with

  • MA Lighting at Prolight + Sound 2017

     

    Each grandMA2 demo-station on the booth will be supported by a qualified MA Support Team member or an experienced user to ensure your questions are answered. Based on its decades-long knowledge, MA has developed [...] exhibition in Frankfurt, MA Lighting will highlight the latest features and functionality of its dynamic range of lighting control solutions at the booths C51 and C61 in hall 3.0. MA Lighting’s dot2 series [...] to answer questions and introduce all the new features. New software, version 3.3 for MA Lighting’s renowned grandMA2 lighting control solution, will illustrate numerous additional features and workflow

  • Magic & Mischief in the Park for grandMA3

     

    five smoke and haze generators, Gabriel chose a grandMA3 light console complete with a grandMA3 processing unit M to run everything. “I chose grandMA3 for the streamlined design workflow it offered in [...] directly imported into grandMA3, so when the 3D information was fully ported over, he could visualise precisely how the light would fall on the set in grandMA3 3D Stage View. The grandMA3 specific feature that [...] production, and creative teams. Gabriel has been using grandMA3 since version 1.4 and previously grandMA2 for around 10 years. He believes that the MA Lighting brand has built its reputation as a solid, reliable

  • Saturday Showdown for grandMA3

     

    grandMA3 himself and looks forward to future projects using its exciting and unparalleled control potential. Find out more about: grandMA3 light grandMA3 onPC command wing grandMA3 processing unit [...] were played. Two MA Network Switches and one grandMA3 processing unit were also part of the package delivered by lighting and LED vendor, Blond Productions, creating a complete grandMA3 system. In the Showdown [...] Ryan specified a grandMA3 light as the main console for graphics and lighting, coupled with grandMA3 onPC running on a dedicated computer on the network accessed via a grandMA3 onPC command wing which

  • Full grandMA3 System for Dubai Union Day 2023

     

    pairs each with fully redundant backup) and three grandMA3 lights which were used for technical desks, running with 11 x grandMA3 processing units XL . The main set comprised an impressive 60-metre diameter [...] all-grandMA3 control system, running mode 3, making use of several features to improve the complete production workflow, from drawing to remote updates on stage. The system comprised 6 x grandMA3 full-size [...] grandMA3 full-size consoles on the show, a previz suite on site enabled the lighting team, which also included lighting design associate Kathy Pineo, to work in Depence 3 on the third pair of grandMA3 full-sizes

  • grandMA3 Rocks Poland

     

    grandMA3 full-size consoles this year were used in "Full Tracking Backup" mode as the central control system, together with six grandMA3 processing unit Ls. The signal was distributed via grandMA3 8Port [...] Chojczak specified an all grandMA3 system for lighting control on the Main Stage, comprising four grandMA3 full-size consoles running as two main and one backup, plus another grandMA3 full-size for the onsite [...] of the grandMA3 was important for this event, stated Jacek. They have leaned heavily into the Offset function, which they have used extensively throughout the grandMA2 era and now in grandMA3, where the

  • grandMA3 onPC

     

    wing grandMA3 onPC 8Port Node 4k grandMA3 onPC 4Port Node 4k grandMA3 onPC 2Port Node 2k grandMA3 onPC 8Port Node DIN-Rail 4k grandMA3 onPC 4Port Node DIN-Rail 4k grandMA3 onPC 2Port Node DIN-Rail 2k * [...] the ultimate grandMA3 mobile solution The grandMA3 onPC fader wing – the fader extension and playback device The grandMA3 onPC rack-unit – your all-round installation device The grandMA3 onPC xPort Nodes [...] download the grandMA3 onPC software, connect a grandMA3 onPC xPort Node and you are ready to control your fixtures! A few more facts? All grandMA3 onPC xPort Nodes can handle MA-Net3, MA-Net2, sACN and Art-Net

  • “Die Ärzte” rocking the clubs with grandMA3

     

    grandMA3 full-size, a grandMA3 compact XT, two grandMA3 processing units and seven grandMA3 Nodes. With just a few exceptions, the entire lighting control system was composed exclusively from grandMA3 components [...] the designer added. Challenge accepted: change to grandMA3 with grandMA3 software This being the first time he used a grandMA3 system with grandMA3 software on tour, it represented a turning point for the [...] effects and animations accompanying small solos.” Find out more about: grandMA3 full-size grandMA3 compact XT grandMA3 processing units

  • Having a Crush on grandMA3

     

    The grandMA3 lighting set up on the Wonderego concerts comprised 1 x grandMA3 full-size , 1 x grandMA3 light , 1 x grandMA3 processing unit XL , 1 x grandMA3 processing unit L and 3 x grandMA3 8Port Nodes [...] running an all grandMA3 system was “excellent, it unlocks the ability to work quickly and flexibility on building complex shows.” An MA user since 2010 (back in the day of grandMA1) Soyoun thinks the brand [...] lighting. For the first time, she chose to run the lighting control on a full grandMA3 system. Soyoun had used the grandMA3 console / hardware many times already (running in mode 2) and felt that this was

  • Eurovision – Australia Decides votes for grandMA3

     

    for the show, voted himself - for three grandMA3 light, 1 x grandMA3 full-size, 1 x grandMA2 light and 5 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) for control, plus MA 3D for visualization of the show. He commented [...] choice: “We loved using the new grandMA3 hardware. Even though we’re still on grandMA2 software, the grandMA3 hardware has breathed new life into the well-established grandMA2 platform. The more ergonomic layout [...] person who doesn’t love those buttons!” “It is hard to imagine even trying to use a product other than MA to control a lighting system like this. Though it wasn’t an overly complex show, the seamless way that

  • grandMA3 for Anuel Tour

     

    after Kenry made the decision to utilise a full grandMA3 set up. This comprised two grandMA3 full-size consoles running with two grandMA3 processing unit Ms, controlling approximately 400 lighting fixtures [...] Creative, DIH Studio and Kenry. Photos: © Jay Betancourt Find out more about: grandMA3 full-size grandMA3 processing unit M grandMA3 viz-key [...] the way-to-go. Nesmar has been a grandMA user since series 1 as well as an official grandMA trainer in Latin America, more recently specifically focusing on the grandMA3 software, and was delighted to be

  • grandMA2 Software Release Version 3.3

     

    function for the MA Network Nodes, allowing for a wider behaviour range for fault situations. RDM via Art-Net is implemented. With the grandMA2 version 3.3 software, the MA VPU (Video Processing Unit) now has [...] MA Lighting are proud to announce another significant software release for its flagship grandMA2 lighting control platform. With version 3.3, not only are there many new features but also the help and [...] updated to the current status for best workflow support. The MA Network Switch offers network stability and ensures the industry-leading MA support team can cover the entire lighting network. It uses

  • grandMA3 in control for Lenny Kravitz

     

    in Cleveland – all powered by grandMA3 software.” Photos: © Luxious Creative Find out more about: grandMA3 full-size grandMA3 light grandMA3 processing unit XL grandMA3 8Port Node [...] long history with MA and was hands-on with the grandMA3 system for this tour. “I’ve been running grandMA3 software exclusively now for almost two years,” he says. “I’ve been on the MA platform since 1998 [...] Hernandez (media). The team is using two grandMA3 full-size and one grandMA3 light console, running software V2.0.2.0. There are also five grandMA3 processing unit XLs (the 2U rack-mount brain that provides

  • MA onPC command wing storms the UK market

     

    distributor for MA Lighting products into the UK, has been overwhelmed by demand for the recently launched MA onPC command wing. The MA onPC command wing is the latest addition to the MA Lighting family [...] effect a small MA - but it can also act as part of a complete grandMA2 system by providing a proper interface for the grandMA2 onPC software and as a pre-programming tool for the grandMA2,” continues Norfolk [...] impact of this powerful MA Lighting product. “The benefits of the MA onPC command wing are numerous. It has a smaller footprint, it comes as one feature-packed and compact unit, and the price makes it

  • grandMA3

     

    wing XT, the grandMA3 onPC command wing, the grandMA3 onPC fader wing, the grandMA3 onPC rack-unit and grandMA3 onPC xPort Nodes for standalone systems up to 4 096 parameters. The grandMA3 onPC software can [...] existing grandMA3 system. grandMA2 compatibility The grandMA3 control consoles are compatible with shows created on grandMA2 consoles. Where features allow, existing shows can be exported from grandMA2 software [...] use in all grandMA3 console models. All grandMA3 console models (except the grandMA3 onPC consoles) incorporate a fully featured Mode2, which runs native grandMA2 software. All grandMA3 products at a glance

  • MA Lighting and Avolites join forces again

     

    that the United States has launched against ZTE and the trade war waged against our entire manufacturing industry we can only surrender.” Franco Zaghini, director of business development for MA Lighting [...] During the recent Guangzhou Entertainment Technology (GET) exhibition, MA Lighting and Avolites launched a series of anti-counterfeiting actions on the expo site with the help of the tradeshow organizers [...] initiative at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt. Some counterfeit manufacturers in China have long copied MA Lighting and Avolites’ products, and a large number of them are located in Guangzhou. The GET Show

  • Matchpoint grandMA2

     

    back-and-forth to get it all done.” Methot had a pair of grandMA2 lights running SMPTE timecode; for “Dynamite” it was synched to timecode with MA’s grandMA 3D software, which had been used in the pre-viz stage [...] guests and set a new benchmark for kicking off the iconic event. grandMA2 consoles played key roles in the dynamic ceremony. “The USTA (United States Tennis Association) charged its entertainment group with [...] “The grandMA2, MDGs and Sharpys were all mission critical elements of the show,” says Methot. “They were rock solid and performed without fail.” He was also pleased that the no-charge grandMA 3D software

  • grandMA3 at Parookaville 2023

     

    platforms." In addition to the full-size console, the grandMA3 system for the Time Lab Stage included a grandMA3 processing unit M as well as three grandMA3 8Port Nodes for DMX output. While the Time Lab Stage [...] first personal grandMA3 show. Just one example of the outstanding work and flexibility of the crews working on all the Parookaville stages. Find out more about: grandMA3 full-size grandMA3 8Port Node [...] spotlights and 270 m² of LED panels lighting up the former aircraft shelter, this year controlled by a grandMA3 full-size console running software in Mode 3. Once again, Thomas Koppers was responsible for the planning

  • "Without grandMA3 there wouldn’t have been a solution"

     

    arsenal of grandMA hardware to play back and trigger various assets and effects during the games: 5 x grandMA3 full-size units with 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) plus 2 x grandMA2 full-size and 1 [...] the programmers had used grandMA3 hardware for a long-term show although the grandMA3 is their platform of choice. “We came to the grandMA3 with muscle memory from the grandMA2, and it didn’t take us long [...] multiple simultaneous users. Without the grandMA3 there wouldn’t have been a solution.” Early on when the programmers were in quarantine Lechterman had one of the grandMA3s in his hotel room. “We had multiple

  • MA for Jeff Lynne’s ELO

     

    a bunch of MA VPU (Video Processing Unit) with me this time. We will have a back LED screen, and some form of flat faced moving LED wash light in front of it; over a hundred of them. Using MA VPU will mean [...] supplied by Neg Earth Lights. Ambersphere Solutions is the exclusive UK distributor of MA Lighting. Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 full-size [...] While the appearance of a grandMA2 console out front as the desk of choice for the recent tour by Jeff Lynne’s ELO might pass unnoticed these days, its operation by Matt Pitman brought some interesting

  • Fairground Festival with grandMA3

     

    decided to run the grandMA3 with grandMA2 software that evening. On Saturday, though, I was manning the console myself the entire night and therefore operated the system in grandMA3 mode, which I prefer [...] into the control setup via an Art-Net merge. Two grandMA3 processing units provided additional parameters and output. Festival premiere on grandMA3 For lighting designer and operator Tobias Reinartz, [...] as handling the content management on all floors. grandMA3 system on the main floor Lighting designer Tobias Reinartz decided to go with the grandMA3 software on the main floor. As there is often a lot of

  • Ed Sheeran Tour goes grandMA3

     

    switch to a full grandMA3 system for running lighting and video. He specified two grandMA3 full-size and two grandMA3 light consoles complete with six processing units, all running grandMA3 software and supplied [...] by Ben Lapworth. Mark, Alex and Matt collectively made the decision to go with grandMA3. “Running the latest grandMA3 hardware was never in question,” noted Mark, “so this was rapidly followed by the [...] time to go with an all grandMA3 set up.” “It’s been a straightforward and smooth process for everyone involved,” he confirms, adding that they received some great support from MA’s exclusive UK distributor

  • Huge MA system

     

    Three grandMA2 full-size plus a backup were utilized as the main show desks, and 11 grandMA2 lights - six active and five backups - were also in the lighting network, created using 20 x MA NPU (Network [...] (Network Processing Unit), 25 x MA 8Port Nodes and two Swisson 8-port nodes, running on 10 UPS’s. An MA onPC command wing located backstage was used for testing set and prop practical lights that were also integrated [...] a grandMA2 full-size). Joshua Cutts ran the audience lighting - also a major element of the broadcast - on a grandMA2 light. The key lighting was looked after by Ivan Eftimov on another grandMA2 light

  • grandMA3 impresses at Afrikaans is Groot

     

    The system includes MGG's grandMA3 full-size , grandMA3 light and grandMA3 onPC command wing XT , along with a grandMA3 processing unit M and L , and a collection of grandMA3 8Port and 4Port Nodes . AV & [...] controlled across 72 universes and over 31,000 parameters on the grandMA3. The grandMA3 performed flawlessly.” “We really nailed it with the grandMA3, and Andre's programming of effects and timing added a whole [...] grander production, with a lighting rig boasting nearly 600 fixtures, all controlled by a full grandMA3 system. Behind the scenes, Ian Vos, Coleske Group's technical director, orchestrated the intricate

  • grandMA3 for Eurovision 2024

     

    x grandMA3 PU (processing units) XL and 4 x grandMA3 PU Ls, with five grandMA3 PU Ms for the offline sessions and 90 x grandMA3 8Port Nodes all connected over a Luminex network. Plus of course, some serious [...] that session were 5 x grandMA3 full-sizes (main show) + 1 grandMA3 light (follow spots) utilised as the main show consoles (with 4 grandMA3 full-sizes for backup). Another grandMA3 light was used as a monitoring [...] other grandMA3 full-sizes were dotted around the stage or green room, and used as technical desks and for monitoring and programming. These were running with a total of 16 x grandMA3 processing units – 12 x

  • A Great Journey for grandMA3

     

    person who drove the decision to go with grandMA3 for control. Five grandMA3 full size consoles, a grandMA3 light and a grandMA3 extension all running grandMA3 software were at the heart of the lighting [...] and broadcast live on national TV. 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 [...] supplying the grandMA3 elements. They were closely supported throughout the whole project by ACE, MA Lighting’s mainland China, Hong Kong & Macau distributor, with additional input from MA’s international resources

  • grandMA3 used for Hillsong Event

     

    Is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in Australia. Photos: © Hillsong Photography Team Find out more about: grandMA3 light grandMA3 onPC command wing XT grandMA3 viz-key [...] this show whilst working on another project in Dubai, using grandMA3 onPC command wing XT with just a grandMA3 viz-key. With grandMA3 viz-key unlocking parameters in Depence2, he could program during [...] the grandMA3 software, and I am definitely starting to miss these if I have to revert to grandMA2 for a show!” he stated. Jarrad used MVR to export out of Vectorworks and into Depence2 and grandMA3 for a

  • grandMA3 for Superbowl Half Time Show

     

    on grandMA3, controlling around 600 fixtures, mostly moving lights plus 170 individual LED pieces through four consoles. Three grandMA3 full-size consoles and a grandMA3 light with 6 x grandMA processing [...] Forster and Ben Green, plus others on the creative team. Eric chose to use a full grandMA3 system running grandMA3 software as both he and Mark have become familiar with its power and flexibility over [...] fully grandMA3 route for Katy Perry’s Las Vegas show in 2021, and before that used it to program “Awakening”, one of the newest shows in Las Vegas, this time at The Wynn. They’d also used grandMA3 on a number

  • Full grandMA3 offensive at AFC Asian Cup Opening Ceremony

     

    grandMA3 system to control the lighting. This consisted of four grandMA3 full-size consoles for the production and four grandMA3 light as mobile consoles in the stadium, supported by twelve grandMA3 processing [...] processing units X L . In addition, a further three grandMA3 full-size consoles were used for preparatory work at the previz studio. “The full redundancy as well as the incorporation of the remote consoles [...] time,” explains Roland Greil. The opening ceremony of the AFC Asian Cup marked the first use of a grandMA3 system by the team around Roland Greil. “Having a high-performance platform was of enormous importance

  • On tour with Justin Timberlake

     

    distributor of MA Lighting in the US and Canada. Photos: © Ralph@Larmann.com Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x MA onPC command wing 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 2 x MA NSP (Network Signal [...] South America. Whitehouse programmed the tour on a grandMA2 full-size with Jason Gangi, who is also the lighting director. “I like using grandMA2 best,” Whitehouse says. “We did seven weeks of rehearsals [...] Justin Timberlake kicked off his “20/20 Experience” World Tour in Montreal and 1 x grandMA2 full-size was out in force. True to its name, the tour is “an experience rather than a show,” says lighting designer

  • Rock in Rio entered the stage again

     

    trusted in an MA system consisting of 4 x grandMA2 full-size and 3 x grandMA2 light, 4 x MA Network Switch, 6 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit), 2 x MA 8Port Node, 4 x MA 2Port Node and 4 x MA NSP (Network [...] Switch 6 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 2 x MA 8Port Node 4 x MA 2Port Node 4 x MA NSP (Network Signal Processor) 4 x dot2 core 4 x dot2 XL-F [...] delivered the MA system. Lbits Ltda is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in Brazil. Photo: © Daniel Ridano & Philip Norfolk Used equipment: 4 x grandMA2 full-size 3 x grandMA2 light 4 x MA Network Switch

  • Taking a huge step forward

     

    enhanced its MA VPU plus and MA VPU basic in comparison to the MA VPU light. All MA VPU will now offer Full-HD (MA VPU plus MK2 6 layers, MA VPU basic MK2 4 layers, MA VPU light 2 layers - which are rendered [...] With the MA VPU light (Video Processing Unit), MA Lighting has developed a smart and compact video control offering nearly the same performance as the successful MA VPU plus and MA VPU basic. Only 2HU [...] the MA VPU light features sophisticated hardware and proven MA software. Furthermore the in-built screen displays all essential information about the status of the MA VPU light. Additionally MA has enhanced

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  • Products

     

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  • Videotastic

     

    equipped with an MA control system consisting of 1 x grandMA2 light console, 1 x MA onPC command wing, 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and 2 x MA VPU plus (Video Processing Unit). Marcos Olivio, lighting [...] lights, MA consoles and MA VPU, Apple Produções delivered the LED screens. Photos: © brunopolengo.com.br Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 light 1 x MA onPC command wing 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 2 x [...] lighting designer and photographic director, stated: “We used the grandMA2 system due to its reliability. The past years working with MA products have given us a lot of confidence. The whole system offers

  • “Incredible reliability, flexibility and power”

     

    distributor for MA Lighting in the USA and Canada. Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 light 2 x grandMA2 replay unit 1 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit) 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] providing the grandMA2 products. A grandMA2 light console with grandMA2 replay unit will be located in each of the performance spaces. H-E-B Performance Hall will also be equipped with a MA NPU (Network Processing [...] Processing Unit) for multiple universes and MA’s top-of-the-line MA VPU plus (Video Processing Unit). Tobin Center Technical Director Stefan De Wilde is no stranger to grandMA2 consoles. “I have purchased

  • Legendary union

     

    migrated to grandMA2 for the tour after using the grandMA full-size ‘series 1’ console for the last eight years. He praises “the speed of the processor and the saving/loading feature” of the grandMA2, which he [...] with me. Christie provided me with a grandMA2 light last year for the worldwide Motley tour, and now Epic has provided us with these two grandMA2 full-size and one MA onPC command wing for the KISS/Mötley [...] and pull it across.” “The speed of the grandMA2 full-size is amazing,” Cooper continues. “Even while running lots of universes and MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) I’m able to program as fast and the desk

  • Lighting one of the highest buildings in the world

     

    Ltd., MA Lighting’s exclusive distributor in China, has just installed 1 x grandMA3 light, 1 x grandMA3 replay unit, 6 x grandMA3 processing units and 16 x grandMA3 8Port Nodes, all running grandMA3 software [...] the MA system as well as our technology, services and commitment to providing the best solutions." Photo: © Huang Chongzhi, Lux Li Find out more about: grandMA3 light grandMA3 replay unit grandMA3 processing [...] 454 meters high, so the network system had to deal with these distances. “The grandMA3 light and grandMA3 replay-unit are used as master and backup. The console and the network cabinet realize the lon

  • Skiing, snow and show

     

    relied for the show on an MA Lighting system, consisting of 2 x grandMA2 light, 1 x grandMA2 fader wing and 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit). Jeffrey Goes commented: “The grandMA2 offered the best solution [...] technical equipment. The MA equipment was delivered by The Unit Showcontrol. Ampco Flashlight supplied the lighting equipment. Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 light 1 x grandMA2 fader wing 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing [...] Processing Unit)

  • Around the globe

     

    full-size units with 6 MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and “lots of universes,” says Fitzgerald. “We have 16 universes of just Elidy fixtures. We’re running all the video servers via Art-Net - grandMA2 has the [...] C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in the USA and Canada. Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 6 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] two grandMA2 full-size units – and we’re very happy with the rig.” VER supplied the tour’s gear. Controlling the full complement of almost 8,000 lighting 'fixtures' on the show are two grandMA2 full-size

  • Versatile

     

    grandMA2. In total he used an MA System comprised of 2 x grandMA2 full-size 2 x grandMA2 light, 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit), 6 x MA 2Port Node and 2 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit) to [...] Persson Hervia Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 2 x grandMA2 light 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 6 x MA 2Port Node 2 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit) [...] of the console in connection over MA-Net2 with the MA VPU also made a huge difference. Furthermore, this we worked with variable speed motors that we programmed in MA 3D which also made our job easier

  • Online Manuals

     

    grandMA3 Quick Manual viz-key grandMA3 Quick Manual I/O Nodes grandMA2 series grandMA2 User Manual grandMA3 Mode2 grandMA2 Quick Start Guide grandMA2 Quick Manual onPC solutions MA 3D User Manual MA VPU User [...] download area. grandMA3 series grandMA3 User Manual grandMA3 User Manual (v1.0 to v1.9) grandMA3 Quick Start Guide grandMA3 Quick Manual consoles grandMA3 Quick Manual processing units grandMA3 Quick Manual [...] grandMA3 Quick Manual Nodes DIN-Rail grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC command wing XT grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC command wing grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC fader wing grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC rack-unit grandMA3

  • One more time in Afrikaans

     

    with an MA control system, consisting of 1 x grandMA2 light, 1 x MA onPC command wing, 1 x grandMA2 fader wing, 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and 3 x MA VPU plus (Video Processing Unit). For the [...] DWR Distribution is MA Lighting’s exclusive distributor in South Africa. Photos: © Duncan Riley Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 light 1 x MA onPC command wing 1 x grandMA2 fader wing 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing [...] Processing Unit) 3 x MA VPU plus (Video Processing Unit)

  • Confidence

     

    grandMA2 full-size and 1 x grandMA2 light consoles, 2 x MA onPC command wing, 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit), 5 x MA 8Port Node, 4 x 2 MA 2Port Node and 2 x MA VPU plus (Video Processing Unit) to [...] Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x grandMA2 light 2 x MA onPC command wing 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 5 x MA 8Port Node MA 4Port Node 2 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit) [...] to control more than 842 fixtures of different types. Nogueira explained: ”I used the grandMA2 because it is the system that I’ve been using over the past years. I have an incredible level of confidence

  • History

     

    new products from MA: the grandMA light, the grandMA replay unit and the grandMA offline editor . In the autumn of 2001, the grandMA range is completed with the introduction of the grandMA ultra-light. 2001 [...] control solution from MA console, via MA Network Switch and its network infrastructure to MA DMX distribution. In combination with the MA consoles and additional MA networking devices the MA Network Switch provides [...] also MA’s new digital dimming system for fixed installations: the dimMA. In addition, 2004 sees also the presentation of the grandMA onPC Software as well as the entry to the grandMA world, grandMA micro

  • “A complete no-brainer”

     

    Rolight also has remote access to the entire system. The grandMA3 compact XT and replay unit were supplied with grandMA3 processing units to expand the parameter capacity, as the house lighting includes [...] lighting control system comprises a grandMA3 compact XT console to run the stage lighting for the more complex and hands-on shows, with a grandMA3 replay unit – running in a different session – for local [...] controllers and tablets communicating via the replay unit. All the automation cues, the hard power switching, etc., are programmed into the grandMA3 replay unit as Executors and Macros triggering a Christie Pandora’s

  • Mind-blowing

     

    Lighting designer and programmer Bas Kemper worked with 2 x grandMA2 full-size consoles and 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) as well as 1 x MA onPC command wing to control more than 240 moving lights. Kemper [...] The visuals were created by Vision Impossible. Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 1 x MA onPC command wing [...] grandMA ‘series 1’ because of its excellent networking capabilities, the easy setup and the personalisation of the desk with the potential to previsualise the show using grandMA 3D. Now the grandMA2 makes

  • South Africa chooses its finest artists

     

    colour. For lighting control he used 1 x grandMA2 light, 1 x MA onPC command wing, 2 x MA VPU plus (Video Processing Unit) and 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit). Cutts from Visual Frontier has lit Skouspel [...] was working as spot caller. Used equipment: 1 x grandMA2 light 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 2 x MA VPU plus (Video Processing Unit) 1 x MA onPC command wing [...] “That is why I made MA my showcase solution. It’s where I feel the most comfortable. All MA coponents speak the same language and the show runs effortlessly.” The show used two MA VPU, one main and one

  • On tour with a medieval castle

     

    “You can set it up just like the grandMA ‘series 1’ or however you like, and that’s fantastic,” he says. “Everyone has their own way of using a grandMA2. The grandMA2 has some really neat new features, such [...] controlled by a grandMA2 full-size. “There’s quite an assortment of fixtures in the rig, many of them dictated by the amount of space we have,” explains Mac Mosier. Using the grandMA2 on this tour has been [...] fun.” Lighting Programmer Patrick Dierson states: "The grandMA2 system has proven itself to be remarkably stable under some incredibly processor-intensive programming sessions during the tour’s build-up

  • For the children

     

    this year - was controlled using a grandMA “series 1” console. However this moved to 2 x grandMA2 light for 2012 with 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and 4 x MA 2Port Node onPC PRO. Lighting designer [...] Design e Iluminaçao delivered the lighting equipment. Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 light 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 4 x MA 2Port Node onPC PRO [...] designer and director of Spectrum Design e Iluminaçao Marcos Olivio commented: “The grandMA2 system was chosen a long time ago. As most shows we are working on are DVD shoots, live and corporate events, the system

  • 50 times mobile

     

    the grandMA2 onPC software, the MA onPC command wing enables the look and feel of the software to be as close as possible to a real grandMA2 console. “We purchased the MA onPC command wing units to extend [...] their extensive client base. MA Lighting’s MA onPC command wing is a portable and small control solution offering realtime control for 2,048 parameters in combination with grandMA2 onPC. Designed as the perfect [...] universal power supply. The unit has an ergonomic design and is lightweight (tipping the scales at just 6 kg) and rock solid. MA onPC command wing comes with free grandMA2 onPC software. It offers two

  • An established couple

     

    creator. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in North America. Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] artist for the last decade, supplied two grandMA2 full-size consoles. Everything in the show, including the video content, is triggered by the grandMA2; a backup unit is also on hand. “We had a multi-user interface [...] of the desk and using the MA NPU (Network Processing Unit). The speed and processing is unmatched by anything I’ve ever used.” He enjoys the new layout feature of the grandMA2 series, which he finds “very

  • Bestselling

     

    Marcos Olivio, were assisted by an MA system consisting of 2 x grandMA2 light, 1 x MA onPC command wing, 1 x MA onPC fader wing, 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and 4 x MA 2Port Nodes onPC PRO. This setup [...] Photos: © brunopolengo.com.br Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 light 1 x MA onPC command wing 1 x MA onPC fader wing 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 4 x MA 2Port Node onPC PRO [...] LED sources. Marcos Olivio commented: “First of all the MA system is the most reliable on the market which was key to us. Second we used grandMA 3D for preprogramming which gave us many benefits in terms

  • Sporty

     

    Morris installed 6 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit), 1 x grandMA2 full-size and 1 x grandMA2 light at the Honda Stage where they controlled lighting fixtures; an additional grandMA2 light controlled video [...] factor in the arena,” Geasey says. The arena’s grandMA2 complement consisted of 6 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit), 2 x grandMA2 full-size and 1 x grandMA2 light; they controlled lighting only for the game [...] Inc. is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in the USA and Canada. Used Equipment: 3 x grandMA2 full-size 4 x grandMA2 light 12 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit)

  • Rock over Russia

     

    Andrejs Dubkovs (Lumen Art Division) used 1 x grandMA2 full-size console and 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit). Dubkovs explained his preference for MA control solutions: “I’ve been working with many lighting [...] delivered the lighting equipment. Photos: © Sergey Antipin Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] lighting boards and brand names, but for the last seven years we’ve been mainly using MA equipment. This is because MA products are very reliable and offer a handy and user-friendly environment. My favourite

  • Tall, taller, tallest

     

    exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in the USA and Canada. Used equipment: 6 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x grandMA2 light 1 x MA onPC command wing 12 MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] active and two back up grandMA2 full-size on hand. A grandMA2 light acted as the stage desk with an MA onPC command wing as the tech desk; twelve MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) were deployed. “We worked [...] worked with the four grandMA2 full-size consoles at the same time,” explains Gaudreau. “With 102 DMX out, grandMA2 was really the best tool for us.” Gaudreau adds that, “Alex Monas, our contact from A.C.T Lighting

  • Becoming a star

     

    a theme park. MA Lighting consoles have been the console of choice for Village Roadshow Theme Parks since 2009 and fortunately they could meet this brief with 1 x grandMA2 light, 1 x MA onPC command wing [...] more network processors to handle that expansion rather than having to create a whole new control system each time.” The MA equipment was delivered by Show Technology Australia Pty Ltd., MA Lighting’s exclusive [...] exclusive distributor in Australia. Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 light 1 x MA onPC command wing 1 x MA onPC fader wing

  • A wave of enthusiasm

     

    programmer Paul Collison trusted again in MA Lighting using 2 x grandMA2 ultra-light, 1 x grandMA2 fader wing, 1 x MA onPC command wing and 3 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) to control nearly 600 fixtures. Collision [...] Australia Pty Ltd. is MA Lighting’s exclusive distributor in Australia. Photos: © Julian Williams Used equipment: 2 x grandMA2 ultra-light 1 x grandMA2 fader wing 1 x MA onPC command wing 3 x MA NPU (Network [...] on his choice: “The grandMA2 system is something I never stray from. After doing the initial designs in Vectorworks, the fixture data was ported to the MA showfile via the grandMA2 plugin. After a few tidy

  • Touchdown

     

    Lighting is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in the US and Canada. Photos: © Ish Zendejas Find out more about: grandMA3 light grandMA3 processing unit M [...] for the halftime show for the last decade, was equipped with a pair of grandMA3 light consoles and four grandMA3 processing unit M to control all the video elements in the show as well as the LED lighting [...] grandMA3 consoles made their Super Bowl Halftime Show debut at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium where they joined a complement of grandMA2 consoles to control video elements, stage effects and the LED wristbands

  • A huge step forward

     

    the status of the MA VPU light. All MA VPUs offer Full-HD (MA VPU plus 6 layers, MA VPU basic 4 layers, MA VPU light 2 layers - which are rendered in parallel). Also MA VPU plus and MA VPU basic are now [...] With the MA VPU light (Video Processing Unit), MA Lighting has developed a smart and compact video control. Only 2HU in height, the MA VPU light features sophisticated hardware and proven MA software. [...] revised versions of the MA VPU plus and MA VPU basic offer even more functionality and performance than their already sophisticated predecessors. And with the brand new MA VPU light, MA hit the market with

  • Middle East, Africa

     

    Contact MA Lighting International GmbH An der Talle 24-28 33102 Paderborn Germany sales@malighting.com +49 52 51 68 88 65 10 Further links: Service and Support Request MA Worldwide Software Download Middle [...] Middle East, Africa show map MA Lighting Europe, Middle East, Africa Manuel Ewers Sales Manager Phone: +49 52 51 68 88 65 193 E-Mail: manuel.ewers@malighting.com MA Lighting Middle East, Africa Kenneth [...] sales@dwrdistribution.co.za www.dwrdistribution.co.za United Arab Emirates Procom Middle East 9, 51st street, Dubai Investment Park 2 AE-35428 Dubai United Arab Emirates Phone: +97142369777 E-Mail: sales noSpam

  • Italian culture at its best

     

    different approach to lighting, and for lighting control, Campana used 2 x grandMA2 light and 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit). Campana explains: “We already played 10 gigs in the arena back in 2009, so [...] Photos: © Angelo Becci Use Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 light 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] away that the whole lighting set-up had to be managed by a grandMA2 console. This has been a recurring choice throughout my career, and MA Lighting is my go-to brand.” “I am convinced that this is the only

  • Challenge mastered

     

    designer Luis Pastor is known to be a big MA fan. Therefore it was no wonder that he used 2 x grandMA2 full-sizes, 1 x grandMA2 light and 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Units) for the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 [...] equipment. Photo: © Lorena Persson Hervia Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x grandMA2 light 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] bitmap effects. The grandMA2 again performed perfectly and provided us with a very safe and stable control system and the possibility of covering the whole space thanks to the MA NPU.” Around 400 moving

  • Mexican Rockstars

     

    Showco S.A. de C.V. is the MA distributor in Mexico. Photos: © Chris Costoso Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x grandMA 2 light 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 8 x MA 8Port Node [...] lighting design by Alain Corthout. The tour used 1 x grandMA2 full-size and 1 x grandMA2 light consoles, 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Units) and 8 x MA 8Port Nodes for lighting control of over 200 Clay Paky [...] adjustments are programmed with the grandMA2 full-size while the grandMA2 light is operated by Tacho Gonzalez and used for the system setup. During the show, the grandMA2 light is used for Full-Tracking-Backup

  • A handsome couple

     

    Oy provided the MA equipment. Starlike is the exclusive distributor for MA Lighting in Finland. Photo: © Mikki Kunttu Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA light 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] and set design by Mikki Kunttu who again relied on an MA control system consisting of two x grandMA2 light and an MA NPU (Network Processing Unit). Kunttu says about his design: “It is the third season [...] “The grandMA2 delivers the most reliable network and control environment. With the busy production schedules it’s also necessary to make quick adjustments ‘on the fly’, for which the grandMA2 is perfect

  • Pushing the boundaries

     

    Danish lighting 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 [...] 2 x grandMA2 light 19 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 9 x MA 8Port Node [...] only one control choice today – the grandMA2. The console allows multiple users to access the same show file simultaneously. Also we had the great advantage of MA 3D, both for pre visualisation and for blind

  • 200 more

     

    an additional 200-plus MA onPC command wing from A.C.T Lighting, the exclusive distributor of MA Ligthing in North America. The company’s new investment brings its inventory of MA onPC command wing to over [...] delivery of 50 MA onPC command wing to extend usage of the flexible and powerful grandMA2 control system to customers working on location or those who find it physically difficult to fit a grandMA2 console at [...] base. The MA onPC command wing is a portable solution offering realtime control for 2,048 parameters in combination with grandMA2 onPC. Designed as the perfect hardware expansion to the grandMA2 onPC software

  • Rotterdam rocked

     

    LED battens next to the camera-tracks used up another 15 grandMA3 processing units. Session 3 used the other two grandMA3 processing units which were dedicated to all the key lighting and the two remote [...] specialist Ampco Flashlight, and for lighting control, this included 14 x grandMA3 light consoles and 32 active grandMA3 processing units (PUs) used by Production lighting designer Henk-Jan van Beek of visual [...] various options with the rest of the programming team before deciding on grandMA3 (running in grandMA2 mode). They chose a grandMA3 solution for “the user-friendliness, networking capabilities, multi-user

  • Culture Capital

     

    Peumans from Painting with Light, Belgium, specified 1 x grandMA2 full-size, 1 x grandMA2 light along with 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) for the show. For the musical a large orchestra, 100 dancers

  • Newcomer joins charts topper

     

    lighting design for the tour. They chose 3 x grandMA2 light, 4 x MA Network Switch, 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit), 2 x MA 8Port Nodes and 11 x MA Digital Dimmer 12 x 2,3kVA5 for lighting control [...] Photos: © Ralph@Larmann.com Used Equipment: 3 x grandMA2 light 4 x MA Network Switch 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) 2 x MA 8Port Node 11 x MA Digital Dimmer 12 x 2,3kVA [...] products from MA Lighting’s German distributor Lightpower because they have excellent support, especially when it comes to using new products like - in this case - the MA Network Switch.” “The MA Network Switch

  • Post-rock dance music on tour

     

    long history with MA consoles, too. “We started with one many years ago and have really ramped up our inventory so we now carry two grandMA2 full-size, a grandMA2 light, an MA NPU, an MA onPC command wing [...] Lighting designer Saxton Waller selected a grandMA2 full-size with a MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) for two sold-out STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) concerts at the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison [...] products in the US and Canada. Used equipment: 1 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit)

  • Teamplayer

     

    opening show for the event was controlled by 1 x grandMA2 full-size console in addition with 2 x MA NPU (Networking Processing Unit) as well as 2 x MA Digital Dimmer 12 x 2,3kVA and was broadcast live by [...] LightNeq s.r.o. is the distributor for MA Lighting in Slovakia. Photos: © ROBE lighting Used equipment: 1 x grandMA2 full-size 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] editing of the MA system. I can’t pick any function as the best one. For me the whole grandMA2 is the best, and the only choice for professional lighting designers and operators.” The MA system controlled

  • On a mission

     

    12. A.C.T. Lighting is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in North America. Used Equipment: grandMA2 full-size MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] but there were so many cues and transitions.” Building the show ahead of time using grandMA2 onPC with grandMA 3D MA Lighting’s free visualizer software gave the Dodd programmers a good leg up, however. “It [...] two grandMA2 full-size consoles enabled the programmers to work double duty without stepping one each other’s toes. “The grandMA2’s user modes allowed us to do that,” Greene reports. “The MA NPU (Network

  • Powerful couple

     

    lighting designer Joshua Cutts relied on 1 x grandMA2 light and with 1 x MA onPC command wing as backup as well as 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) all provided by AV Unlimited. A professional group [...] happen.” Photos: Courtesy of Don’t Look Down Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 light 1 x MA onPC command wing 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] fixtures. Just to control the rib side, I had to control 510 fixtures.” “I drew the whole rig in grandMA 3D to help with programming,” said Cutts. “Out of the ten performances, seven were fully automated

  • On a large scale

     

    to unite these seamlessly in the show,” said Thomas. Formative ran two media servers and two grandMA2 full-size consoles, with an additional grandMA2 full-size at ‘dimmer beach’ as well as four MA NPU [...] DWR Distribution CC is MA Lighting’s exclusive distributor in South Africa. Photos: © Neil Van Schalkwyk Used Equipment: 3 x grandMA2 full-size 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] NPU (Network Processing Unit). “We ran Art-Net from the media servers into grandMA2 for pixel mapping and split timecode between all the systems for full redundancy”, Peters explained. “We also had a four-camera

  • Five times

     

    exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in the USA and 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 [...] another arrow-shaped space 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 [...] LA band Maroon 5 has kicked off its World Tour 2015 with two grandMA2 full-size consoles controlling lighting and video elements. Maroon 5 launched its World Tour 2015 in Dallas and will finish in Auckland

  • Ready for the future

     

    rental has just increased its rental stock with 6 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit) and 2 x MA VPU light and thereby enlarged its amount of MA Lighting products. The German service provider for [...] rent from now on. Photo: © Sebastian Huwig Here you can find more information about: MA VPU plus MK2 MA VPU basic MK2 MA VPU light [...] Sebastian Huwig, managing directors, decided in 2011 to rely on MA Lighting products. At the beginning of 2012, the company invested in the MA VPU MK1 to be able to offer all the required products for a modern

  • Outstanding performance

     

    broadcasts. MA Lighting took 100% control of the show. 8 x grandMA2 full-size consoles, as well as 5 x grandMA2 fader wing ran all lighting, triggered via Timecode. 15 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) devices [...] devices and 21 x MA NSP (Network Signal Processor) handled all traffic in one session on the MA-Net2. “I feel very good having grandMA2 on this show, it’s very reliable and that’s so important with a show [...] is cued and then rehearsed again and again and again. The MA system always delivers a great result.” Preprogramming was accomplished on a grandMA 3D running on five custom built Cape Cross PCs. In total

  • Reunited

     

    Ambersphere Solutions Ltd is the distributor of MA Lighting in the UK. Photos: © mhvogel.de Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] operated by lighting director and programmer Roland Greil using 2 x grandMA2 full-size consoles and 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) which were controlling nearly 130 moving lights and, amongst others [...] and Philips Vari*Lite VL3500 Washes … that offered the flexibility we needed. Furthermore, the grandMA2 system was a great choice and proved once more its advantages and power, especially when adapting

  • “Perfect for television studios”

     

    a 16 x MA DMX Booster.” All of the installation work was carried out by A.B. Electronics, MA Lighting’s distributor in Israel. Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 light 1 x grandMA2 ultra-light 3 x MA 4Port Node [...] installed with grandMA2 control with the move into the new facility. Chief lighting designer Michael Schwartz explains the selection of the grandMA2: “I chose MA due to my experiences with the MA system in the [...] studios.” For the large studio, Schwartz selected 1 x grandMA2 light and 1 x MA command wing and for the small studio he chose 1 x grandMA2 ultra-light. Sagi Lamay, project manager from A.B. Electronics

  • Software release 3.3 and 1.3 gained much attention

     

    software, version 3.3 for MA Lighting’s renowned grandMA2 lighting control solution, features numerous updates. A major step in keeping the fixture libraries updated is the new online MA Fixture Share which [...] Pan/Tilt. Furthermore, the MA VPU (Video Processing Unit) now has a completely reworked Warper functionality including pixel-exact U/V mapping and a snapshot / masking tools. The MA Network Switch offers a [...] MA’s latest software releases, grandMA2 3.3 and dot2 1.3 (both will be released shortly after Prolight to the public), received the most attention and praise at the recent Prolight + Sound exhibition in

  • “It’s amazing”

     

    is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in the USA and Canada. Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 2 x grandMA2 light MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] area.” Two grandMA2 full-size consoles run the lighting for the tour; two grandMA2 lights, one active and one back-up, run the video system with a handful of MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) distributing [...] the grandMA2 consoles. The show is a lot of songs and a lot of cues but grandMA2 is very fast and efficient,” says Jeff Cranfill, vice president of SES. SES began a big transition to grandMA2 in its inventory

  • Back for good

     

    Routledge is touring with three grandMA2 full-size consoles: one test, one back-up and one live. By using MA Lighting’s MA VPU (Video Processing Unit) software package he is able to seamlessly conjoin [...] Ambersphere Solutions (MA’s exclusive distributor in the UK) family of brands. Besides Ayrton and Clay Paky moving lights as well as Robert Juliat followspots there are grandMA2 consoles for control. Routledge [...] much of it was delivered direct to site because the units were so new.” “I had every confidence to work with all these new fixtures and the beta MA VPU software because I knew Ambersphere was there to

  • “No limitations”

     

    show is up and running we are using a grandMA2 light with an MA onPC command wing and a touchscreen computer as backup. There are 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) for processing and we use both MIDI and [...] Photos: © Brinkhoff/Moegenburg Used Equipment: 1 x MA onPC command wing 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] Making the most of what the grandMA2 consoles have to offer was lighting programmer Jonathan Rouse along with Neville Bull, in charge of AV. “Although I have used grandMA desks for some time now, this is

  • A tale of love and life

     

    nightly on a single grandMA2 light with an MA onPC command wing and an MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) as backup in the compact booth. Brian Dawson is the board operator. “grandMA2 offered us a really good [...] full-size 1 x grandMA2 light 1 x MA onPC command wing 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] Vegas where they worked on a grandMA2 console. They reunited for “Hedwig,” and Adams was “delighted” to partner with the programmer and the grandMA2 again. Adams liked grandMA2’s graphical “Magic Sheets on

  • A collection of talents

     

    n CC is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in South Africa.Used Equipment:1 x grandMA2 full-size1 x grandMA2 light1 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit) [...] and also light for the DVD recording. The show used 1 x grandMA2 full-size, 1 x grandMA2 light and 1 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit) for control while in the rig 24 x Clay Paky Sharpy, 24 x Alpha

  • Heavy duty

     

    very easy to walk in and clone your show then just add their MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and everything is good to go.” He says the grandMA2’s “speed and precision with individual parameter timing and [...] designer for Slipknot, is using a grandMA2 full-size and amongst others 30 Clay Paky Stormy, obtained from Christie Lights, on the shows. Ahlstrand chose the grandMA2 for the show for “its reliability and [...] Kocurek.” A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in the USA and Canada. Photo: © Todd Kaplan Used Equipment: grandMA2 full-size

  • Talent search

     

    Finland. To achieve this task, Kunttu relied on 1 x grandMA2 light and 1 x MA onPC command wing as backup for lighting control and stated: “grandMA2 is the only choice for me. As we are working on one of [...] co-ordinated the video that was provided by RGB Oy. Photos: © Mikki Kunttu Used equipment: 1 x grandMA2 light 1 x MA onPC command wing [...] Idol created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller, which was first aired in 2001 in the United Kingdom. Lighting, set and video designer Mikki Kunttu once again created a stunning design for the

  • Miss South Africa

     

    and lighting designer, Joshua Cutts from Visual Frontier, used 1 x grandMA2 full-size, 1x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and grandMA2 onPC for back-up on Miss South Africa, hosted at Sun City’s Superbowl [...] Distribution CC is the exclusive distributor of MA in South Africa. Photos: © Duncan Riley Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit)

  • “Weapon of choice”

     

    Day One, Lisle says. Chmielewski programmed the tour on a grandMA2 light with three active MA NPU (Network Processing Unit). A back up grandMA2 light was also available on the road. He calls the platform [...] A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in the US and Canada. Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 light 3 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] custom toolset for programming is unrivaled,” he says. “All of the integration of grandMA 3D, grandMA2 onPC and MA NPU makes everything seamless as the ability to previs everything, including Art-Net merging

  • Bienvenido SeeSound!

     

    MA Lighting International is happy to announce SeeSound as the new exclusive MA distribution partner in Spain. From December 1 st 2023, SeeSound will offer the entire MA Lighting product range, support [...] relationships with existing MA users as well as to expand into new markets. We are delighted to welcome SeeSound into the MA family and jointly grow the Spanish market with MA Lighting solutions. Nacho Alberdi [...] Alberdi, CEO of SeeSound, commented: "We are united by a deep passion for excellence in work and team collaboration, values that we share at both SeeSound and MA, recognizing that people make the difference

  • Fire and LEDs

     

    Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in the USA and Canada. Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x MA VPU plus (Video Processing Unit) [...] Macy’s Fireworks Spectacular to the Empire State Building (ESB) where a grandMA2 full-size and an MA VPU plus (Video Processing Unit) controlled a dazzling pixel-mapped lighting display on the landmark. The [...] Fourth of July celebration. He tapped a grandMA2 full-size, with 80 universes, as his primary controller and had a grandMA2 light on hand for back up. The grandMA2 was set up to send KiNET to more than 3,900

  • Multiple shows, one control

     

    control room now houses a brand new MA Lighting system comprising of two grandMA2 light consoles, a MA NPU (Network Processing Unit), a MA onPC command wing and a grandMA2 fader wing. The installation was [...] Technology Australia is MA Lighting’s distributor in Australia. Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 light 1 x MA onPC command wing 1 x grandMA2 fader wing 1 x MA NPU (Network Processsing Unit) [...] the studio floor for another grandMA2 light console,” added Stuart. “But with the MA onPC command wing we can do everything we need to do. We don’t actually use the MA onPC command wing while we are ‘on-air’

  • Successful

     

    is achievable. “ With the updated MA VPU, MA Lighting have provided answers to all user requests and added some powerful features and the MA software release 2.8. “The MA VPU has many functions and possibilities [...] The MA VPU (Video Processing unit) which has been on the market for some time recently underwent a complete technology change. MA’s product manager Rene Berhorst, accompanied by managing director Michael [...] South Africa recently. It was aimed to bring users up to date with the power of MA VPU over an intense three day period. “The MA VPU is the right video tool to offer users,” commented Althaus. “And judging

  • The jury has decided

     

    using one grandMA3 light console with a grandMA3 XT as tracking backup. These were running over a fiber network comprising one grandMA3 processing unit L, three grandMA3 4Port Nodes, one grandMA3 8Port Node [...] that the grandMA3 system needs considerably less physical hardware to control larger numbers of parameters, and they only need one grandMA3 processing unit L on this show. In terms of grandMA3 features that [...] received from MA whilst working on this project, especially from Luke Chikkala and brand manager Daniel Kannenberg who have been “amazing”, all helping to smooth the transition from grandMA2 to grandMA3. Andre

  • A spectacular sporting event

     

    the programming stage and on site.” Find out more about: grandMA3 full-size grandMA3 light grandMA3 processing unit L grandMA3 processing unit XL Credits: Konzept, Stage Design, Regie: Sven Soeren Beyer [...] with four grandMA3 consoles and grandMA3 software For the integrated control of the complex light show with multiple hundred floodlights and the stadium lighting, the team opted for a grandMA3 system with [...] With the grandMA3, we were easily able to integrate the house lighting elements in the sessions. The lighting controls for the opening ceremony consisted of three grandMA3 full-size, one grandMA3 light and

  • London calling

     

    using a grandMA2 system. Ambersphere Solutions is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in the UK. Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x grandMA2 light 5 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] on two grandMA2 full-size consoles. These were run as main and backup. Another grandMA2 light was used as a technical desk on the field of play, and the control system also utilised five MA NPU (Network [...] (Network Processing Units) (one as spare). Alex Passmore also used the same MA System for his work on the Paralympic Opening Ceremony. Each of the three programmers controlled approximately a third of the ‘house’

  • 25 years of freedom

     

    sky over Berlin. Lighting designer Björn Hermann used 4 x grandMA2 full-size consoles as well as 2 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit) for this show at the Brandenburger Tor. Lighting fixtures included [...] lighting equipment. Photos: © Ralph@Larmann.com Lighting Equipment: 4 x grandMA2 full-size 2 x MA VPU plus MK2 (Video Processing Unit) [...] which is truly memorable. Additionally I would like to thank Lightpower (MA Lighting’s distributor in Germany and Austria) as well as MA Lighting themselves for their great support.” Sven Sören Beyer was the

  • “The evolution of entertainment”

     

    was done on grandMA2 full-size supplied by A.B Electronics MA Lighting’s distributer in Israel. The design integrated more than 2.000 light fixtures, the system ran on MA-Net via the MA NPU and was controlled [...] video and light. Lighting designer Eran Klein used for the park 4 x grandMA2 full-size and 4 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit). Eran Klein of Cochavi&Klein light architects explained: ”It was clear to [...] controlled by the grandMA2 full-size. Klein commented: ”We are familiar with MA Lighting products since a long time and the decision to work with the grandMA2 was the natural decision in order to transform

  • Wagner’s Ring Cycle

     

    ng’s grandMA3 system was comprised of 2 x grandMA3 full-size, 1 grandMA3 light, one grandMA3 onPC command wing XT and 2 x grandMA3 processing units XL, 2 x grandMA3 2Port Nodes, 28 x grandMA3 4Port Nodes [...] Kunttu Find out more about: grandMA3 full-size grandMA3 light grandMA3 onPC command wing XT grandMA3 processing unit XL grandMA3 2Port Node grandMA3 4Port Node grandMA3 8Port Node [...] – were created using grandMA2 or a mix of grandMA2 and grandMA3 for previz and production. In the last year, Mikki has also started using the power and flexibility of grandMA3 on his various design projects

  • Celebration time

     

    producer Paul Collison again relied on MA Lighting products. In detail he used 2 x grandMA2 light and 1 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) as well as the grandMA2 3D software for previsualisation. Said [...] barge itself.” “grandMA2 was the appropriate control system to use on this project”, commented Collison. “I could program in 3D using grandMA3D and had the rock solid network of grandMA2 for the show. Furthermore [...] Furthermore I had my main and back-up consoles in the control room and additionally an MA NPU and a grandMA2 onPC system on the barge in the middle of the bay. If there would have been a problem with the

  • Technical expertise counts

     

    years on, MA Lighting is undeniably the premier choice of control for lighting and video designers and operators throughout the entertainment sector. The scalable grandMA2 with its sister product MA VPU (Video [...] dependability. Glyn O’Donoghue of MA Lighting International explains, “We don’t often shout about the success of the grandMA2 software but the relentless efforts of the team at MA Lighting has produced a product [...] grandMA2 represents at least 120 men years of work. In the grandMA2 series, our team here in Waldbüttelbrunn have created a complete package for the industry and now, with the release of the grandMA2 3.0

  • Made in Germany meets “Made in America”

     

    America’s B stage and electronic dance music pad. “Both stages had grandMA2 full-size unit and grandMA2 light,” he reports. “The grandMA2 also performed great. We had them slaved together on the B stage and [...] visualiser grandMA 3D was also used extensively for daylight programming and fixes when required. “A number of the lighting designers who were used to the grandMA ‘series 1’ became converts to grandMA2 after the [...] performed very well.” A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in North America. Use equipment: grandMA2 full-size grandMA2 light

  • “The next level”

     

    specifying a full grandMA3 hardware and software system for lighting control, comprising 2 x grandMA3 consoles (main and backup), 2 x grandMA3 processing unit XL and 1 x grandMA3 4Port Node. It is a hectic [...] November. MA Lighting’s distributor in the Dominican Republic is Wholestage Caribbean based in Santo Domingo. Photos: © PicArt Find out more about: grandMA3 full-size grandMA3 processing unit XL grandMA3 4Port [...] flexibility of the grandMA3. Having taken a sizable chunk of his lockdown time to time to study and learn the full capabilities of grandMA3, he become an early adopter of grandMA3 software and subsequently

  • Epic romance

     

    Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in the USA and Canada. Used equipment: 2 x grandMA2 light 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) [...] looks of each scene.” Programmer Chris Herman selected 2 x grandMA2 light – one main and one back up – and 2 x MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) to run conventional and moving lights as well as the wind, fog [...] fire effects. For production he programmed on a grandMA2 full-size and utilized two MA onPC command wing for feeding designer screens. “The grandMA2 feeds Art-Net directly out to PRG’s Series 400 system

  • On the playing field

     

    Helsinki Finland. Lighting and concept designer Mikki Kunttu used 2 x grandMA2 light consoles and an MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) for control. Kunttu commented: "The main themes were firstly the history [...] music was created by Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish. RGB Oy; Johan West was the video supplier and the MA system was delivered by Mikki Kunttu Oy. Photos: © Ralph@Larmann.com

  • Viva la victoria

     

    Mahwah, New Jersey, specified a grandMA2 for control of some 375 moving lights during the spectacular and utilised a second grandMA2 full-size as a backup console. A grandMA2 light served as the focus console [...] ly than anything else.” He adds that, “We had great support from MA in transitioning from grandMA, which we had been using, to grandMA2. And A.C.T took good care of us.” Lighting director and programmer [...] from scratch and add them to the MA toolkit.” A.C.T Lighting is the North American distributor of MA Lighting. Photos - © M & M Production Mgmt Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size

  • 50 years of prosperity

     

    Tan, who chose a grandMA2 control network comprising 2 x grandMA2 full-size consoles and 1 x grandMA2 light. These were controlling nearly 800 moving lights, 450 other lighting units and approximately 3 [...] set up and tech’d by Fares Aljunied who is also an MA control specialist. Photos: © Louise Stickland Used Equipment: 2 x grandMA2 full-size 1 x grandMA2 light [...] animated lightshow. MA has been Javier’s control of choice for some time – he’s been actively using the consoles for the last eight years, and thinks the networking capabilities of the grandMA2 system are “

  • “Everyone was amazed by how quickly they could get a show up and running”

     

    thinks that MA has a great reputation for having robust, reliable and quality engineered products that can be counted on. The three grandMA2 full-size consoles, MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) and MA 8Port [...] XL-F at length with MA Lighting’s Slovenian distributor MK Light Sound before taking the decision. They had been looking for a smaller console for some time, and once they heard that MA was releasing something [...] smaller, waited until dot2 was launched. Extremely pleased with the performance of the other three grandMA2 consoles throughout the organisation it made sense to keep with the same brand and its renowned stability

  • Dreamlike

     

    first time in his life. He programmed on Dream Sets grandMA2 full-size with two MA on PC command wing for back-up and one MA NPU (Network Processing Unit) for signal processing. The clock ticking was a constant [...] have a team running all day and all night, was a highlight for me,” said Cutts. DWR Distribution is MA Lighting’s exclusive distributor in South Africa.

  • “Quick, responsive, bullet proof and flexible”

     

    the lighting equipment. Ambersphere Solutions is MA Lighting’s exclusive distributor in the United Kingdom. Photos: © Joe Atkins Used Equipment: 1 x grandMA2 light [...] with a lighting design of Joe Atkins, the show made use of a grandMA2 light for lighting control. Atkins explained why he chose the grandMA2: “Because it is the best in the world, it is quick, responsive [...] continued. “I think probably my best note from this year (my first year using a grandMA2 on a show like this) is that the grandMA2 kept up with me! A great deal of credit of course must go to Marcus Krömer who

  • Europe

     

    E-Mail: info@lightek.net www.lightek.net.ua United Kingdom Ambersphere Solutions Ltd Unit 8 Western Avenue Business Park Mansfield Road, Acton, London W3 0BZ, United Kingdom Phone: +44 208 992 6369 E-Mail: [...] Contact MA Lighting International GmbH An der Talle 24-28 33102 Paderborn Germany sales@malighting.com +49 52 51 68 88 65 10 Further links: Service and Support Request MA Worldwide Software Download Europe [...] preferred and project partners MA Lighting International GmbH (Headquarter) An der Talle 24-28 33102 Paderborn Germany Phone: +49 52 51 68 88 65 10 E-Mail: sales@malighting.com MA Lighting Nordic Countries

  • Quality counts

     

    Solutions as Baker testifies, “Our recent investment included MA control, Robert Juliat Super Korrigan followspots as well Clay Paky units throughout our purchase process and beyond, Matt Cowles from [...] strong service support which was important to us.” Ambersphere Solutions is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in the UK. The L’Oréal Colour Trophy Tour 2015 was the first event to benefit from this new

  • dot2 for Lock, Stock & Barrel

     

    from mid 2015 to be ready for opening in the first half of 2016. For lighting control he specified an MA Lighting dot2 XL-B console running an Art-Net based network driving all the show and architectural [...] lighting in the venue. Rogers explained his reason to vote for the dot2: “I have been programming MA consoles for the last nine years. The new software platform and industrial build of the dot2 provided [...] provided a perfect product for this installations - combining the power and flexibility of the grandMA2 series in an intuitive, accessible and compact form.” “We needed a robust control solution to handle a

  • Your Stories

     

    Hagger Great Britain 100% MA user, I love the versatility and professionalism of our grandMA1...grandMA2...grandMA3... tables, without a doubt my favorite platform. I am a MA user for all kind of shows [...] young. My first meeting with MA Lighting. The good old MA 24/6. Nowadays my favorite table is grandMA3. Evelyn Van't Hof Theater de Bussel Netherlands Start using grandMA1 with the cd that came with the [...] Your stories with MA Let's go ... Congratulations on your 40th anniversary. It's a drawing with a pen. Jin Soo Park Bupyeong Art Center South Korea Hello, I started programing MA3 and MA2 in 2022 (I was

  • Asia Pacific

     

    and project partners MA Lighting Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. (MA Office) E-Center@Redhill 3791 Jalan Bukit Merah #03-04 Singapore 159471 Phone: +65 65 13 18 97 E-Mail: sales@malighting.com MA Lighting Franco Zaghini [...] Zaghini Director of Business Development Phone: +65 65 13 18 97 E-Mail: franco.zaghini@malighting.com MA Lighting Asia Pacific Alan Loh Regional Sales Manager SEA (Southeast Asia) Phone: +65 65 13 18 97 E-Mail: [...] E-Mail: sales@showtech.com.au www.showtech.com.au China ACE – Advanced Communication Equipment Co Ltd. Units 16-18, 21/F, One Midtown 11 Hoi Shing Road Tsuen Wan, N.T., Hong Kong Phone: +852 2942 2100 E-Mail:

  • “Small and extremely powerful”

     

    work,” commented Stuart Andrews, lighting operations manager. “Given that we have established the grandMA2 platform as the standard for the Gearhouse Johannesburg branch to supersede the grandma ‘series 1’ [...] 1’ platform on which we operated for many years, it made sense to us to continue in this vein. The units are small and extremely powerful consoles yet very compact.” The dot2 XL-F is a compact lighting console

  • Fight against Product Piracy

     

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