Hardware: Q-Sys Fader Control

In the age of iPads and interactive touch displays, it’s easy to forget that we have other options for interface design. I don’t think I know a single audio engineer who would choose a touch screen over a fader. I built this fader panel using

Hardware: DMX Controller

I am of the opinion that there is a huge gap in the offerings of lighting control desks.  This isn’t the product to fill that gap, but this is the the first stop on my journey to fill that gap. In Mode 1, this gives

Hardware: Mic Relay

This was constructed for a project with a divisible room.   Each side had a conventional induction loop system with a room microphone.  When the rooms were combined the mics needed to be combined and the combined feed sent to both amplifiers. This switching needed to

Q-Sys Plugin: Preset Recall

A few weeks before QSC released a plugin to aid with recalling camera presets to follow people around the room, I made my own. You’re probably better off using their one, but there are still situations where I might choose to use mine. When a

Q-Sys Plugin: Control Converter

When configuring control using Q-Sys, I often find myself needing a “trigger” signal instead of a momentary, or vice versa.  Occasionally it’s nice to be able to trigger different events when a button is released than what is triggered when you press. Of course, pretty

Q-Sys Plugin: Double Click

A pretty simple idea, sparked from a facebook group post asking a question on a related topic.  What happens if you want to open a set of basic controls when a button is clicked, but open a more advanced set of controls when the same

Q-Sys Plugin: Chamsys UDP

Here’s a plugin that nobody asked for.  UDP control of Chamsys lighting desks. Using this you can control your playbacks from Q-Sys, enabling you to integrate control of the lighting with the audio and room control.  It also means that you could set up a