Used Tiger Touch

Tiger Touch

During LDI 2009, I got a chance to stop by and take a close look at Avolites latest lighting desk, the Tiger Touch. The Tiger Touch is a “hybrid of the of powerful Diamond 4 functionality coupled with the friendly Pearl interface. The desk features a wide screen touch interface that provides an ever evolving software skin which can be adapted to the programmers style and layout preferences.

The Tiger Touch Lighting Desk utilizes Avolites latest Operating System, the Titan. Titan has been created as a “Clean Sheet. It's fresh, clear design is fast and elegant to use. Avolites will continue to develop the Titan Operating System and these benefits are continuously offered to users ongoingly at no extra charge under Avolites policy of “Free Upgrades for the Life of the Console.

Used Avolites

olites are dedicated to producing the very best control solutions for all aspects of the professional lighting industry. The company has focused on, listened to and built upon end-user feedback which has allowed continual development and evolution of the product range. Avolites equipment utilises cutting-edge technology whilst retaining the accessible, intuitive, hands-on familiarity for which Avolites' products have become popular and renowned. Avolites also believe 'the people' part of the equation is vital in ensuring their position as market leader is maintained. The company comprises a creative, motivated, positive and lateral thinking team of individuals who will ensure a successful and progressive future for the company.

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Color Changers - A conventional lighting fixture with a remotely controlled colored changeable filter over the lens. There are three kinds of mechanisms used in color changers, a wheel with lens sized holes into which. Used . colored gells can be placed, multiple fixed filters that can be moved in and out of the beam to mix the colors and a scroller which uses continuous, usually dichroic, filters to mix an even . Used . greater number of colors.



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Used Lighting Consoles

Lighting consoles are electronic devices for controlling multiple lights simultaneously from one point. Dimmers for controlling lighting intensity, automated lighting, fog machines and hazers are some of the special effects lighting devices controlled by a lighting board or lighting desk (other terms for lighting consoles). An electronic control protocol is used by lighting consoles to communicate with other devices in the lighting system. Some of these are DMX512, ACN and DMX-512-A. New protocols are being introduced as more sophisticated lighting systems become available. In the entertainment industry, where theatrical lighting design is mostly used, lighting consoles are usually found in the control booth, auditorium or the foyer. For this application, the most common protocol is DMX512. Lighting consoles are available in different sizes and complexities. A preset board, a conventional console for basic lighting systems, is used mostly for small setups. However, DJs may complement it with more advanced hybrid consoles. A moving light controller works with dimmers for controlling ordinary lighting. It also provides additional controls for automated stage lighting (also called intelligent lighting) to produce very complex lighting effects. Other types of lighting consoles include memory consoles, personal-control based controllers, and remote focus unit. The light board operator (also called the light op or board op) is the person who operates the lighting console. Depending on the scale and type of production, he can be the lighting designer or the stage manager. He or she is responsible for conventional or automated lighting fixtures as well as controlling video.