"We were very pleased with the way the ETC Ions were performing in Wharf 2 so we decided to purchase two 2000 channel ETC Ions for Wharf 1" said Graham Henstock, head of lighting at Sydney Theatre Company. "We decided that the ETC Ions were the best fit for our venues on the Wharf in that they're a very flexible console but compact enough to fit into all of our bio boxes.
"We are extremely happy with our choice to move to the ETC Ion. It is a very powerful theatrical lighting console, which my operators are finding intuitive to use and a pleasure to program."
One of the new ETC Ion consoles acts as the primary console, whilst the other operates as a tracking back-up. The primary console is fitted with a 20 fader wing.
"In addition, we are also using an RVI, which we install at the production desk during plotting," added Henstock.
Sydney Theatre Company has also purchased three of Pathway's Pathport C-Series nodes to handle data distribution throughout the venue.
(Jim Evans)
