Comments on: Avolites Pearl Tiger, Anyone?

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:49:59 +0000

Hi Kieran

If you are looking for theatre stack programming and features such as Move When Dark, the Tiger, like the Pearl, is not the console for you. Although Avo added the theatre stack facility a while ago – it is clunky. The tiger also features command line programming using channel @ percent style plotting.

However, these miss the point of Avolites consoles.

Operators who are used to using, dare I say, Strand theatre desks will not enjoy trying to use the Tiger in the same way. These styles of control can be found on an ETC or some of the Zero88 desks.

By: kierans

kierans — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:12:42 +0000

in the theater stack runing format how easy is to program fade times, chases etc. is there a move in dark funtion ?

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:01:36 +0000

The Pearl Tiger allows you to patch standard dimmer channels, as well as moving lights. There are 4 pages of 30 control faders (total of 120 units – fixtures or individual channels of dimming. So Moles, Areos etc can all be controlled.

Thanks for you question, Bruno.

By: Bruno

Bruno — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:30:54 +0000

With the Pearl Tiger can I still use Mollfey’s, and ACL’s?

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:48:20 +0000

Avolites and other manufacturers suffer from a lot of rip off copies of their products coming out of China.

There doesn’t seem to be much they can do about it, either.

By: vinod

vinod — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:27:43 +0000

hi
I am a lighting technician in Dubai. Isaw a china product of pearl 2008 – how is possible?

By: Colin CWS Sound & Lighting

Colin CWS Sound & Lighting — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:25:12 +0000

Fantastic little board.
So glad the manufacturers are thinking about us little companies.
Just what i wanted to see at Plaza.
Love the footprint as i am a small outfit doing tiny to small to medium venues bums on seats are a major factor.
Eager for it to come on to the market.
You don’t owe me a penny but bye bye Azure.
Chuffed to bits.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:28:03 +0000

Hi Craig, good to hear from you.

I really must get around to writing about the MagicQ some time. It really is a great desk and if you are replacing a Hog 1000 it would be ideal because there is NO learning curve for a Hog operator.

As well as good theatre stack control and syntax, the MagicQ also has good show “busking” qualities and support for LED arrays and media servers. It is also easily expanded and networked.

I am a big fan of the MagicQ but I still use at least Pearl once a week because, in the UK, every commercial production/lighting company has one!!!

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:53:10 +0000

Rob,
Great post! I recently had a chance to play with some Pearl consoles at LDI in Orlando. It was helpful to get your perspective on the overall programming philosophy of the Pearl. I noticed that you are also a fan if the MagicQ, and I would love to read a review of that if you get a chance. I am evaluating desks in this market segment to replace a Hog 1000.