ShowCAD is already installed in many Luminar venues including the Liquid chains and, like ShowCAD, Artist implements MIDI, MIDI Show Control, SMPTE, digital and analogue input/output protocols. Additionally, Artist software can control 5000+ DMX channels and, operating on a Windows platform, the software also utilises standard PC protocols and functions.
In the Chicago Rock venues, the systems are programmed to run on Artist’s Real Time Clock and therefore will run all day, every day completely automatically, with the scenes and cues programmed to change to suit the hour of the day or night. However, the operators also have the ability to override the systems via digital input panels and MIDI interfaces in order to take manual control, for example during live music events. Combined with the Real Time Clock and a fully programmable audio input response for each individual scene, Artist’s ability to run multiple cues and cue-lists simultaneously and to communicate using the digital and MIDI inputs, make the system uniquely fitted for this type of installation.
A further benefit during the installations has been the ability to access Artist remotely, making changes and alterations to the shows by modem links without having to make site visits. Artist’s versatility has also seen it installed in a number of other club venues, a theatre and a Hong Kong shopping mall during the past month, with installations planned for more clubs, some AV projects and a cruise ship over the coming weeks.
(Lee Baldock)
