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  2. Solution XL - General Views & Lifetime Expectancy

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    27 minutes ago, Edward Z88 said:

    Hi Mac,

    The core functionality and workflow of Solution XL consoles is similar to FLX, as they both run ZerOS. In many ways Solution consoles are more similar to FLX S than FLX - there is no syntax numpad, and you are limited on the number of fixtures you can patch. There are a handful of features introduced in recent versions of ZerOS, that have not come across to Solution consoles, due to Solution consoles featuring older processors. Solution consoles were discontinued in 2021, and so the warranty of the very last Solution consoles will be running out in early 2024.

    If you have any questions, please let us know.

    Thanks Ed,  very helpful  !!

  3. Solution XL - General Views & Lifetime Expectancy

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    Good morning all.

    I have been using the FLX for quite some time and intend to carry on doing that.  I may have an opportunity to introduce a Solution XL into a venue and wondered what I can expect.  Are the workflows for the Solution XL the same as those for the FLX given they are using the same software.  Any good/bad points and given the desk is now a legacy product what is the lifetime expectancy for ongoing support on it please.  TIA

  8. Changing Effects Attributes and recording to Palettes

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    Good morning all.

    I am trying to use 'Effects' i.e. Chases, Ballyhoo etc i.e. featuring intensity effects. I would like to then record them at various selected speeds to palettes.  The problems I am having are:

    A. The intensity defaults to 50 as opposed to the desired 100

    B. Selection of the palette results in the effect immediately being applied as opposed to me wishing to do it via an intensity MFF i.e. gradual introduction as opposed to immediate.

    As usual really grateful for any help please....??

  11. Recording Intensity on MFF without any attributes for movers

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    On 6/3/2023 at 8:54 PM, Edward Z88 said:

    Good evening Mac,

    If your intensity playbacks are sending your fixture’s attributes to defaults, this suggests the fixture’s defaults have been included in the cue. It is probably easiest to remake your intensity playbacks and overwrite them. 

    First, make sure you double tap CLEAR. Then, select your fixtures, and tap @@. You definitely don’t want to press HOME - this will tag everything. Once the fixtures are on, tap RECORD, and best practice would be to ensure SmartTag is disabled in the Record Options. Then tap your playback’s button to store it. 

    Double tap CLEAR, and then give your playback a try. 

    Hope this helps. 

    Good morning Ed,  I had a play last night and it does what it says on the tin.  Thanks very much again for the help  !!!

  13. Recording Intensity on MFF without any attributes for movers

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    Evening all.

    My programming and show execution approach for movers until now has been to record cue stacks of attributes,  select each cue and then increase intensity.

    I am looking to be able to now select those attributes from palettes then increase intensity as needed.  Unfortunately the intensity playback cancels all the other attributes (well the way I have it configured) and I have to set them all again once raised.

    Can anyone please suggest anyway of recording an intensity MFF which is entirely neutral and allow the attributes selected from palettes to remain...??

     

     

  14. Has the FLX been discontinued.....????

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    On 4/15/2023 at 8:42 AM, iank99 said:

    Folks wonder why Fat Frogs, Solutions & Jesters sell for silly money on eBay - for small rigs, they're available, reliable & just as worthy

    Hi iank99, do these desks work as efficiently as the FLX with the latest ZerOS software please.  I am assuming the down side may be the outputs i.e. numbers of universes they are capable of controlling.   Would you recommend any of them above the others to home in on please.  As a back up and spare I would make do with 2U output....???

  16. Unable to Get Solo Attribute Working - I did previously

    in FLX

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    19 hours ago, Edward Z88 said:

    If you see this behaviour happening again, please take a video of what you are seeing. Then, power cycle the console. On reboot, does the issue still occur?

    Thanks Ed, I guessed this would be a bit of a headscratcher as you say.  I certainly will pursue the fault finding as you suggest with a video.  I did power cycle but made no difference unfortunately.

  18. Has the FLX been discontinued.....????

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    19 minutes ago, kgallen said:

    Doubt it (Zero88 don’t have any other product in that class) just component supply issues I guess. But Jon can confirm 😉

    https://shop.centraltheatresupplies.co.uk/zero88-2048-flx-4285-p.asp

    This desk will be shipped straight from Zero88 normally within 2 - 3 days from order , but please phone to check availability

    Mine was ordered from CTS, although admittedly in 2015 😆 but it was shipped directly from Zero88 to me.

    Thanks Kgallen, much appreciated.  I will pursue the link but there does seem to be a lack of options to buy them unfortunately.   Zero88 do not indeed have any other product in that class and I am wondering if the various company changes over recent times have influenced the availability.    

  19. Has the FLX been discontinued.....????

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    Evening all,  I have been looking for a few months for another FLX desk as a back up to my existing desk.  There are a few advertisements from various companies however digging down they are consistently out of stock.  Just wondering what the direction of travel is for them.  Anyone have any clues please....??

  20. Moving Heads programmieren

    in FLX

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    Hi Tim,

    I hope this may be some help and thanks to Google translation.

    Question 1 -

    I have my moving heads programmed in 2 ways.  I have a set of Playbacks on MFF's covering each attribute of the mover i.e. 1 - Intensity & Focus, 2 - Colours, 3 - Gobos, 4- Prisms.  I have recorded them each into a cue stack on the Playback so can set each up before bringing the intensity up.  You can play with the effects and set speeds, the prisms rotate speeds etc and just record onto a cue.  For your position changes to be less abrupt you then go into the cue stack and change the posn speed.  The default is 3s which I find covers most requirements but you can of course lengthen or shorten that period.

    I also have them set up in Palettes, covering all the attributes again.  But going between positions using the palettes it will be a very quick change and uncontrolled.

    Question 2 - 

    Again I would say this is down to the Posn timing set in the cue you are triggering.

    Hope this helps.

    Rgds

    Mac

     

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  21. USB Memory Sticks compatible with FLX

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    2 hours ago, SimonH said:

    Hi, This is an old post and I wondered if there was any update on the size of USB? I carry a 192Gb on my keyring for all my handy bits and pieces and it doesn't seem to want to read that? Is it limited to USB 2?

    Hi SimonH,  I am pretty sure they will only work in FAT32 format as opposed to NTFS.  Have a go in that format if your stick is currently NTFS.  Unsure on size but as Jon mentions it should read it but just take longer to index the larger sticks.

  23. Unable to Get Solo Attribute Working - I did previously

    in FLX

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    Thanks Ed, a copy of the show file is attached.

    All the solo looks I use are on MFF buttons on Pages 1 & 2.  The Playbacks are named with the caveat 'SOLO' 

    When applying SOLO, no fixture blacks out on any of them.  The look appears but no black out on the remainder.

    45 minutes ago, Edward Z88 said:

    If you are using Art-Net, please ensure the “Light Converse Integration” option is disabled, unless you are controlling a Light Converse visualiser. 

    This is indeed set to 'Disabled'

    Thanks again for your help, much appreciated  !!

     

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  24. Unable to Get Solo Attribute Working - I did previously

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    Hi,

    I sought help with this issue a few months back and just had another festival last weekend and the same thing is occurring.  Ed very kindly had a look through the show file and did not see any issues.  It also works just fine on Capture.  I had this working without any issue for years on many cues but for some reason there is an issue now.  The only thing that has changed since using it successfully on my whole live rig is I am now controlling it via Artnet as opposed to the two DMX desk outputs.  I checked this via the DMX outputs before the last event and everything was fine.  The exact result is the fixtures I trigger do what I have asked but the remainder do not black out.  Any help most welcome please....??

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