48 Channel faders become subs?

[mikewoodld]

Peter, here's a wild idea. I don't know if this would be even possible, but it would be amazing to be able to do:

 

I rarely need to use all 48 faders as individual channel faders.. seems like a lot of wasted real estate. It would amazing if all 48 could be programmed as submasters. I know there is no LCD readout with them, but I would be more than willing to use tape, :-).

 

As you probably know, I don't own the desk but one of my company's clients does and we operate it for them. With the events (wedding receptions, corp. parties) that they do, having a ton of submasters would be ideal. I'd love to be able to record scenes or whatever onto each of the 48 channel faders.

 

What do you think?

[Kirkup_xp]

Hi Mike

 

Here's a solution for you:

 

Take a short DMX cable and link a spare output universe to the DMX In. Then in Desk Setup/Inputs, set a DMX-In address on Submasters 11-30 (increase the Max Submasters to 30 first) and patch the spare channel faders to output on that DMX Output universe using Edit Fixtures. Et Voila - 30 Submasters

 

Does that work for you?

[mikewoodld]

Hmmm, I will definitely try this out as soon as I get to the console. Seems like it should work

 

Thanks!!

[mikewoodld]

This worked flawlessly! I love it!

Now of course, my only question... can we make more than 30 on one page? It seems the software limits it at that. It would be great to be able to make say... 56 of them, since there are 56 physical faders on the console. :-)

[Kirkup_xp]

Then someone with a Leap Frog 96 (which has 30 subs, hence the limit) will come along and want 126 submasters.... I'm not sure the desk would want to process 126 submaster faders at once... We just x3 the number of subs you've got already

[mikewoodld]

Then someone with a Leap Frog 96 (which has 30 subs, hence the limit) will come along and want 126 submasters.... I'm not sure the desk would want to process 126 submaster faders at once... We just x3 the number of subs you've got already

 

 

hmm, well you're probably right, seeing as how much of a lack of button response I'm getting from it now - it doesn't even like having 30. It can't keep up with me anymore, im constantly having to push buttons two, even three times. ugh, oh well. It would be nice to be able to use the board and all of the physical faders in the most powerful manner, and if this means being able to have 56 subs on 56 physical faders then it seems like a good idea to me. Why have wasted real estate for individual channel faders without at least an option of being able to use them in a different manner?

[NZ]

Hi

 

That doesn't sound right. We would expect all the 30 subs to be working fine. Can you send us your showfile so we can have a play.

[mikewoodld]

Hi

 

That doesn't sound right. We would expect all the 30 subs to be working fine. Can you send us your showfile so we can have a play.

 

Definitely - I won't be back at the desk until next weekend but I will get it to you after that.

 

Thanks guys!

Mike

[Ivan]

Great option ofcourse to extent your submasters, but would it not be more conveniant to make this possibilty available in the software itself.

Something like an option on a channel fader to say that has to be submaster number xx.

[Lynx]

Hi

 

That doesn't sound right. We would expect all the 30 subs to be working fine. Can you send us your showfile so we can have a play.

 

I have the same problem here. I use my old fat frog to control the 30 submasters but the desk become's slow. I have to press the buttons twice or more to get a reaction.

Could you give me your e-mail adress so I can mail you the showfile.

 

Greats,

 

Lynx

[Bams]

This "trick" is great! used it to full effect this weekend. thanks for sharing it.