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The two platforms are vastly different in many ways, both from a user's perspective and a development perspective (written in different languages, compiled for different operating systems, etc). Now that we're all one team we regularly compare and contrast the two platforms and share ideas. There's plenty that ZerOS can learn from Neo and there's plenty that Neo can learn from ZerOS. That said, the two systems fulfil significantly different purposes - a benefit which we're keen not to loose - which means Neo has some features that will never come to ZerOS, and ZerOS has some features that will never come to Neo. Not in the UK, but in the Commonwealth 🙂 Interestingly, the software that Neo was originally based on was exclusively sold by Zero 88 and actually used the old Zero 88 Library, so there's been a full circle! Vari-Lite now own both code sets and employ all the relevant developers!

Thanks both of you for the input. I will look forward to the release of OSC then. Typically I carry an iPad with me which I'm sure such software exists for it. That could be used as David mentioned. I'll build a showfile now and will test using the multi RGB-faders on Friday. I feel like they are already a better upgrade from preprogrammed colors. Have a nice day ~Finn

OSC is a basic protocol, so any networking device could send it - it would just be a case of finding a suitable software package that can output OSC for your preferred platform.

For OSC, you wouldn't need a laptop on site. You would need a tablet/phone iOS or Android and some sort of wireless router which could just be a travel one as long as it has an ethernet connection and WiFi. When I last used OSC you couldn't actually run it on Windows.

Hi @Finn Tegeler Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum. This is indeed an interesting use case. As @Davidmk mentions, this behaviour isn't possible. You could record all 8 fixtures into Faders 1-3, and then just the last 4 fixtures into Faders 4-6, but this wouldn't quite achieve what you're after. This is a great workaround - thanks @Davidmk!

Added a comment to ZOS-8756 which is related to various updates to the Edit DMX Address window... but it won't be for ZerOS 7.14, sorry.

I'm pretty sure that this would not work as you envisage and that macros will not help. Group 2's fixture would need to be controlled by both sets of faders and would show whatever level of each colour was set last. Other than long and complex macros that add and remove group 2 in group 1's faders there seems to be no way out of this. A far simpler solution might be to arrange your faders by colour rather than group... Instead of G1-R, G1-G, G1-B, G2-R, G2-G, G2-B Use G1-R, G2-R, G1-G, G2-G, G1-B, G2-B That way, when you want 1 & 2 the same you use the pairs of colour faders together at the same level. PS I have an FLX and use a midi keypad to set all LEDs to one of 13 colour pallettes but I can also set the even number fixtures to a different pallette. This is not possible without the midi inputs of course. It takes 28 buttons & 30 playbacks on pages that are not current to do it but it works pretty well. If or when OSC becomes available on S24/S48 you could PM me and I'll explain it. Would take too long here.

So Edward, I see you’re turning into a bit of a movie star on the NEO-X training! For Jon, so is there anything interesting in the Neo software that you think might make it’s way into ZerOS? I’m assuming Neo isn’t developed in the UK so Simon isn’t the software guy for it. Just a passing interest, not expecting you to write pages!