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    Jason Lord
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USB Extender possible for Ion Fader Wing?

The DP on my show wants to control several channels of lights from a remote position from the Ion console I'm running. He is insisting on mechanical faders, not something like the iPad app. 

One idea I had was to see if anything exists to extend a USB cable and slap a fader wing in front of him.  I can assign channels to the faders on the fly and he can be happy.

http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=1521&sku=53880#

Would this work with the Ion's fader wing?  Why not, right?

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  • I can't think of any reason why this wouldn't work.

    However here's an option that would be free, depending on the gear in your venue.

    If your ION is networked and there are Net3 nodes, around you could patch an old console (2 scene preset for example) into the node with a DMX turn around. Then using the Advanced Input Patch in the Net3 editor, you can limit that console to controlling ONLY those channels the director desires.

    The 2 consoles would be in a HTP situation, I think.....

    That turnaround might cost you $10, instead of $350

    Just a though. Good Luck.

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  • I can't think of any reason why this wouldn't work.

    However here's an option that would be free, depending on the gear in your venue.

    If your ION is networked and there are Net3 nodes, around you could patch an old console (2 scene preset for example) into the node with a DMX turn around. Then using the Advanced Input Patch in the Net3 editor, you can limit that console to controlling ONLY those channels the director desires.

    The 2 consoles would be in a HTP situation, I think.....

    That turnaround might cost you $10, instead of $350

    Just a though. Good Luck.

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