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I have a dealer I work with for my ADJ and Elation gear and if you contact me via my web site or via my email(my first name @ my domain), I'll provide that company's information.
Right, Good for you. Demo mode, no sense being out dollars yet. Try before you buy and asking good questions. I wish more people were like you.
Most dimmer packs can be reprogrammed. If they are rack mounted banks, it makes it very easy. And I hear what you're saying, saving that time is very important.
Have Jingles get back to you on the Compu Live if programming follows the fixtures and not the channel. With MyDMX it's far simpler: programming goes with the fixture AND channel. Change either and you've lost it. Sad but true reality.
You actually sound more of a Compu Live customer based on your needs.