My first show using the Ion is almost in the books so I thought I'd share some initial reactions. In no particular order!
1. My client / console connection problems were due in part to faulty network cables which were connected to the switch. The connection works great! I learned that my laptop doesn't have a physical "scroll lock" key...I had to download a utility to toggle it on and off.
question - In the client software, is it possible to toggle between a screen full of channel information and the standard channel info, cue info and CIA? I think I tried the expand / swap but didn't see anything.
What's the possibility of adding an error message that only pops up when you start the "client" software without the client dongle in your machine?
2. I am having more keystroke errors on the Ion than I did with the Expression 3. Granted this is mostly due to being new, (and my fat fingers) but I had many many errors punching in numbers.
3. The pre-built effects are GREAT!!!! What time savers!
4. Auto-Mark. Oh my God...how cool is that!
5. One frustration...Many times I would have a sequence on the command line (finished off with "Enter") and I would go on to enter in a new command sequence, but the old one would still be there and I'd just add on to what was there. Do you have to physically clear the command line each time or am I missing something? Is there a button (other than multiple "clear" key hits) to clear the whole command line?
6. Let's say I have some really useful macros created and some really cool effects saved on a show. Is it possible to copy these from one show file to another or to save only those to a thumb drive for use later?
5. Would anybody else find it useful to have a couple of "sticky" topics where we can share macros and effects? Just the syntax and a short description...no sense reinventing the wheel!
Thanks,
Pat
