Re: X32 for theatrical work.
The things that I think will make the X32 more user friendly for musical theater.
There is so much right with this board that I will try and concentrate on the changes I would like. If you agree and there are enough people that want these things (if it can be done on this platform) maybe they will listen to us.
If anyone wants more of an explanation of any of my requests please ask I will try to explain myself.
Not in any particular order.
User defined keys. Ability to assign them the following functions.
“Recall next scene”.
“Recall previous scene”.
“Store current scene”.
“Set selected channel” to default (nominal)
The “store current scene” UDK that I am requesting could overcome the issue I brought up of how the scene recall works in regard to storing scenes.
Other requests.
Ability to insert a scene. I really think it is an omission that there is no way to insert a scene at the moment. Am I wrong in thinking that?
I would absolutely love the ability to insert decimal point scenes. But I understand if that isn’t possible.
I would like at least 300-scene capability internal to the board. Without having to load it up from another source. I don’t want to have to use an external anything to do what I think the board can do in and of itself. I have used 300 scene capable boards and I can make that work.
I think that a lot of people that do theater have a tendency to leave blank scenes so they can be skipped and this leaves a spot to put a scene in-between without having to renumber everything. This is one of the reasons why people like to have the capability of a lot of scenes. I have found that when you start with the rehearsals with sound you see a bunch of places that would be better to have more scenes and sometimes less scenes. I had one case where I got rid of about 3 scenes that someone thought were needed but then another place (in that same show) where it would have been much better to have 4 more scenes inserted and there wasn’t enough room even with 2 scenes skipped. So to just leave a set gap (skip) in scene numbers doesn’t always work. It helps though.
The following is more of a dream functionality.
One way to do this would be (my suggestion) is to give the console a fixed number of scene memory slots. Lets say that number is 300. Then let me number them how I like. That might be as decimal point scenes that are then able to be recalled in numeric order.
Now if any thing I am asking for is intentionally left out so one would have to buy one of the Midas boards then please just tell me that is why it is the way that it is and it isn’t just that someone hasn’t done it yet to the X32.
I am sure that I have left something out. please feel free to comment and question and add any thing you think I missed.
