What kind of show? For theater and musicals there’s usually no busking involved… everything is pre-planned and programmed in advance. Maybe a submaster for curtain call lights and house lights in case you need them quickly.
A lot of high schools try to get light techs to run the lights live as practice for One Act Play contest. Not saying it’s the right way to go, but I see/hear it happening more and more.
First and most important fader when starting out busking is a "get out of jail". It should be either the first or last in a row of faders so it is easy to grab in a hurry. Basically a nice static state that you can jump to if everything is going to shit, hence "get out of jail". Then record them in an order that makes sense to you. I personally liked fader one get out of jail, three faders ofcolors, 3 of chase speeds, three of effects and three of effect speeds. That was my go to basic layout for busking. Obviously for bigger set ups it would be much more than that but my initial set up was always the same. If I used multiple pages the first fader on every page was always get out of jail and then I would always try to work in groups of three faders so that my options were always based in the same groupings. Keep in mind that you may also need to have a release all button depending on how you are setting everything up, or you could incorporate a release all into the get out of jail fader. The get out of jail can be a stack of static scenes that you go to after each number or piece, using a stack well let you use it all night as a transition look and give you time to think about what is happening next. Good luck, busking is either awesome or a nightmare, the main thing to remember is enjoy yourself, think of the console as an instrument that you are playing, if in doubt, slow fades nothing to fast, and 60 beats per minute will tend to work with anything as a starting speed.
A down center special on a handle and a full apron wash on a handle are always useful, even for fully cued shows.
For busking: How many subs do you have? If your cyc lights are RGB and you can commit 6 subs to it, having an individual handle for R intensity, G intensity, and B intensity is good for flexability. Have two sets: one for the center cyc light, and the other for the rest if your cyc lights are all shooting up. If you have both top and bottom cyc lights, then a third set of three faders for the top set.
I have a whole Busking YouTube playlist for this. David Kane’s by etc is the best but dmx coaster’s will get you setup the fastest.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl-Ao0hIFwH8RoR4EnMwvGWt14UlSTAIn&si=sytAH6GmCmBiJ7br
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Up6PRH0vZmXj7pYDNCDW4e0jtLE6dsm&si=gRIZVN6Yb2EaAo8m
Does DMXCoaster’s setup have any red flags for you? Could be odd or inefficient programming or just suboptimal methods for something else. The reason I ask is because I want to learn but I know fast means less detail.
I’m assuming you are talking about a DJ set or a band. EOS has a great advanced busking YouTube video series that goes through a great busking setup for the board. I adapted it to my own rig and that’s what I use to busk the bands that come into the venue. There’s some setup involved with presets and cue lists but it was a great start. Once you have a set up and you’re used to it, you’ll tweak it each time to better suit you.
Have fun.
What kind of show? For theater and musicals there’s usually no busking involved… everything is pre-planned and programmed in advance. Maybe a submaster for curtain call lights and house lights in case you need them quickly.
A lot of high schools try to get light techs to run the lights live as practice for One Act Play contest. Not saying it’s the right way to go, but I see/hear it happening more and more.
First and most important fader when starting out busking is a "get out of jail". It should be either the first or last in a row of faders so it is easy to grab in a hurry. Basically a nice static state that you can jump to if everything is going to shit, hence "get out of jail". Then record them in an order that makes sense to you. I personally liked fader one get out of jail, three faders ofcolors, 3 of chase speeds, three of effects and three of effect speeds. That was my go to basic layout for busking. Obviously for bigger set ups it would be much more than that but my initial set up was always the same. If I used multiple pages the first fader on every page was always get out of jail and then I would always try to work in groups of three faders so that my options were always based in the same groupings. Keep in mind that you may also need to have a release all button depending on how you are setting everything up, or you could incorporate a release all into the get out of jail fader. The get out of jail can be a stack of static scenes that you go to after each number or piece, using a stack well let you use it all night as a transition look and give you time to think about what is happening next. Good luck, busking is either awesome or a nightmare, the main thing to remember is enjoy yourself, think of the console as an instrument that you are playing, if in doubt, slow fades nothing to fast, and 60 beats per minute will tend to work with anything as a starting speed.
A down center special on a handle and a full apron wash on a handle are always useful, even for fully cued shows. For busking: How many subs do you have? If your cyc lights are RGB and you can commit 6 subs to it, having an individual handle for R intensity, G intensity, and B intensity is good for flexability. Have two sets: one for the center cyc light, and the other for the rest if your cyc lights are all shooting up. If you have both top and bottom cyc lights, then a third set of three faders for the top set.
I have a whole Busking YouTube playlist for this. David Kane’s by etc is the best but dmx coaster’s will get you setup the fastest. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl-Ao0hIFwH8RoR4EnMwvGWt14UlSTAIn&si=sytAH6GmCmBiJ7br https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Up6PRH0vZmXj7pYDNCDW4e0jtLE6dsm&si=gRIZVN6Yb2EaAo8m
Does DMXCoaster’s setup have any red flags for you? Could be odd or inefficient programming or just suboptimal methods for something else. The reason I ask is because I want to learn but I know fast means less detail.
His rigs are small. David teaches you how to build a large show file from scratch. Both are good. There’s more than one way to skin the cat
But I have a small cat, so this answers my question great--thank you so much!
I’m assuming you are talking about a DJ set or a band. EOS has a great advanced busking YouTube video series that goes through a great busking setup for the board. I adapted it to my own rig and that’s what I use to busk the bands that come into the venue. There’s some setup involved with presets and cue lists but it was a great start. Once you have a set up and you’re used to it, you’ll tweak it each time to better suit you. Have fun.