Section: Control

Review: Martin M1 Lighting Desk

At ProLight + Sound this year, Martin Professional announced to the world their latest control product, the M1 Lighting Desk. Martin is boasting the M1 as the next generation of Lighting control in the lighting industry.  With the form and function of the M1, it is pretty clear why they say that.
The M1 is a [...]

MA Lighting Releases grandMA 2 Software Version 1.9.0.6 [6.5]

The gents in Germany are hard at work finalizing the series 2 software for the grandMA 2 series of desk.  MA Lighting just announced the release of version 1.9.0.6 [6.5] of the series 2 software. This means that they are getting closer and closer to releasing version 2.0 which should be the stable version of [...]

Revision of ACN Standards Up for Review

All right, all you control freaks, (I mean that in a good way), get your thinking caps on.  The ESTA Technical Standards Program just announced that the revisions of the ACN or Architecture for Control Networks protocol documents are up for public review.
If you are smart and can understand the documents, ESTA is calling on [...]

Midiator Preparing to Release Vision Pro at PLASA 2010

Midiator announces that it will release the Vision Pro during the upcoming PLASA show in London. The Vision Pro is the second product to be released by this company.
The Netherlands-based company was founded two years ago and develops and manufactures advanced control solutions for the entertainment industry. These products integrate with show devices and have [...]

Review: Luminair for iPad

When rumors of the Apple iPad started to become serious and it came to realization, everyone went crazy with excitement. One company in our industry, Synthe FX, also became excited about the idea of the iPad and started making big plans. Synthe FX is the developer of the “lighting desk in your pocket,” or Luminair, [...]

Alcorn McBride Releases LightingPad for iPad

After doing a little searching on iTunes, I noticed that Alcorn McBride released an iPad app back on June 26 to the iTunes App Store, LighingPad. If you didn’t know, Alcorn McBride produces some pretty interesting control and playback devices for the entertainment industry.  And not just lighting either!
But I digress, what about the LightingPad [...]

Synthe FX Announces Luminair for the iPad Available on iTunes

You have heard the rumors, you have seen the pre-release announcements, it is finally here, Luminair for the iPad has hit the App store on iTunes!  After months of development, Synthe FX, the developers of Luminair for the iPhone are proud to announce that you now have a lighting desk on your multi-touch device, the [...]

GAM Introduces Go-Lite Remote Relay

GAM Products recently introduced their latest product to the Go-Lite series of products, the Go-Lite Remote Relay Unit.  The unit offers the ability to remote control a relay for loads up to 4000 watts either AC or DC. Used with the Go-Lite Controller, you connect the units via a low voltage wire and BAM, instant [...]

Madrix 2.9 LED Control Software Now Avilable and Ready to Ship

Back during ProLight + Sound 2010, I wrote about a new LED Lighting Software Package that was being announced, MADRIX 2.9.  Only three months after the announcement, MADRIX 2.9 is ready to ship. This latest version of the lighting control software includes new features as well as major improvements in various areas. Again, MADRIX users [...]

Rumor Mill: ETC to Release TWO New Consoles in 2011

Rumors hints of a new console from ETC, (Electronic Theatre Controls) have been dropped a couple of times starting late 2009 at LDI when I intereviewed Anne Valentino about the future of controls.  Not much was said other then expect something sometime.  Pretty vague if you ask me.
Fast forward five months to March 2010 at USITT in [...]

ETC Updates iRFR iPhone App to v1.1.33 with iPad Support

Mid last week, ETC’s, (Electronic Theatre Controls), iRFR iPhone App was approved through the Apple iTunes App store for release of version 1.1.33.  The most significant change from pervious versions of the iRFR app is the support to run the app natively on the iPad.  ETC has taken full use of the larger screen and added more [...]

Synthe FX Lifts the Lid on Luminair for the iPad

After months of speculation leading up to the announcement of the Apple iPad and then finally the release of the iPad to the gen pop, the lighting industry and iPhone lovers have been craving something special for the iPad to control our rigs.  Since the announcement of the iPad, Synthe FX, the iPhone app developer of the Luminair app [...]