Karatz used a media server on the Vote Dammit US shows and decided to switch to a console that could run the media server. He comments, "I did some research and found the Maxxyz to be well suited to the way I like to set up and run this show. A friend of mine, Craig Casserta, set me up with a great file of the rig for the Visualizer and trained me on the desk at SeeFactor. I like the fact that after a few hours with the desk I was pretty much on my own and could have programmed the show at normal speed.
"The Visualizer screen has been really helpful and I often find myself selecting fixtures directly off that when I use fixtures outside my normal groups. I like the virtual cue list and the ease of moving cues around from bank to bank. For this show the set list changes every night and sometimes I don't see it until after doors. It has been very helpful to be in any bank, bring up the virtual cue list screen and move any list to any open fader without changing banks."
Karatz adds, "Bob See, Elliot Krowe and Ed Duda from See Factor have been very good to me over the years and have offered a great support network. They have sent me out some great techs over the years as well. Right now Tyler Littman is on the tour with me. For the last tour they bought the MAC 2000 washlights, which have worked out great for me. I have been able to get a lot of great saturated colours, which I need for this show."
(Mike Lethby)
