My name is Kathy Halvorson. I'm the house electrician for the Rene & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, CA. We've had an Eos console since September. One of my biggest challenges is getting used to the multitude of moving lights we now have. The Concert Hall has 84 VL1000 units. This is the main bulk of the lighting in the hall.
One of my hangups is that I come from the fixed lighting world. Having a moving light rig is an entirely new experience. Up until now I've been concentrating on just getting light on the stage. In the last few weeks I've finally been able to appreciate the abilities of the console.
When I was operating an Obession console, I was very dependent on the cue list screen. The Eos is set up differently, however. The information line is easily observed in the CIA. But the cue list screen feels very far away. Plus, it's only 1/2 of the external screen that I'm using. The other half is displaying either the submasters or the list of cue lists. (Boy, that was hard to say.)
Any suggestions on how to arrange the screens with the main cue list always on display and showing the current cue being played?
By the way, I love having the touchscreens able to be so very flexible. From moment to moment I may choose groups, presets, palettes, etc. depending on what I'm doing. The one thing I don't usually have displayed on the touchscreens is the channels. I usually have the channels on one of the external monitors.
