Will Software Help

Sounds like you do need software but not my dmx. You would probably need Compu show. which is just a little bit more money than my dmx. But compu show will allow you too create what is called a switch. you can use a switch to override certain channels already in use but not disrupt the rest of the sequence already playing back. Make sense?
The compu cue basic is the entry level interface for compu show and it is around maybe no more than 200-300 more than my dmx. But it is REALLY worth the extra money. Soooo many features. compu show and compu cue basic are sold by our sister company, Elation Lighting.
http://www.elationlighting.com...20Lighting%20Control (if you want to downlaod the program to check it out let me know. The links on the above pasted URL are old. Don't download it. lol)
http://www.elationlighting.com...20Lighting%20Control
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Jingles; Thanks for the reply. I really figured it was a software only thing I was trying to do. Would love to see the program but I only have Mac's and from the looks of it the Compu line is only Windows compatible.

What about emulation? You can still program a cue or even a cue list of different colors to turn on/off and step through forwards and backwards through your "cue list".
Emulation Control Software for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
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Sounds good. Looking through specs on the page wondering what the show and scene limitation would be (if any) and with emulation, would I still be able to have the heads follow along their shape path without disruption while the color changes?

Don't want to be out 500 bucks with something that my current board can do and nothing else.

Here is my scenario - if you have ever seen the pink floyd pulse video, I'm mimicking their show (programmed the whole concert actually) and especially the last song "Run Like Hell" the heads move in a predetermined path but change color during chord changes.

Thanks again

Hi Lance. The only limitations in emulation are you can have up too 48 "fixtures" patched in the program and you have up too 64 "cue lists" as you have 8 banks of 8 GO buttons. Yes you can run a circle shape in one cue list or go button and then on a different go button you have a few cues programmed into it with only the color channels effected for certain fixtures. This will allow you to override the shape's colors with the second cue list. Make sense?
Download Emulation for your MAc and check it out. It is free to download the only limitation is you can't output any dmx as you have not bought a cue cable. But the fixtures are somewhat represented in the "patch" section where the fixtures show up when you patch them. you'll be able to see intensity and color etc and even a small little grid for pan and tilt movements.
Let me know if you have anymore questions. also maybe you should check out the emulation forum section on the elation forums.
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