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Chamsys QuickQ20
Steve Ferreira:
Hi all,
I'm looking at possibly purchasing a new lighting console to upgrade from the *cough* Lightjockey *cough* that I'm still using. My lighting rig is basically the same for all events I do, 2x trees with 4 led par cans, 4x Chauvet Intimidator 375z irc and a Radiance hazer. I have cues/seq set up so it's easy enough to just setup and forget. I have 14x 3' LED bars I don't use because it would take forever to integrate them into my already existing cues/seq. I just use these bars for uplighting walls as a static colour. I'm looking at possibly purchasing some more fixtures like a Mac Aura types for back lighting. I think I'm ready to step away from the LJ world and get a "real" lighting console instead of a PC based setup.
I have seen some videos on the Chamsys QuickQ20 and this seems to be a huge step forward in what I can presently do and do the job faster and better.
A few questions:
Has anyone on here used this lighting console before?
What are your thoughts?
Pros & Cons?
Would you recommend a different lighting setup?
I'm in the research stage, so I don't mind looking at other lighting desks.
Tommy Nikiforov:
--- Quote from: Steve Ferreira on January 12, 2023, 02:58:39 PM ---Hi all,
I'm looking at possibly purchasing a new lighting console to upgrade from the *cough* Lightjockey *cough* that I'm still using. My lighting rig is basically the same for all events I do, 2x trees with 4 led par cans, 4x Chauvet Intimidator 375z irc and a Radiance hazer. I have cues/seq set up so it's easy enough to just setup and forget. I have 14x 3' LED bars I don't use because it would take forever to integrate them into my already existing cues/seq. I just use these bars for uplighting walls as a static colour. I'm looking at possibly purchasing some more fixtures like a Mac Aura types for back lighting. I think I'm ready to step away from the LJ world and get a "real" lighting console instead of a PC based setup.
I have seen some videos on the Chamsys QuickQ20 and this seems to be a huge step forward in what I can presently do and do the job faster and better.
A few questions:
Has anyone on here used this lighting console before?
What are your thoughts?
Pros & Cons?
Would you recommend a different lighting setup?
I'm in the research stage, so I don't mind looking at other lighting desks.
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ive had to use the quickqs and was not happy, its extremely limited for the price. its one of those desks made for folk that have no idea how lighting works.
if it needs to be a console i suggest looking at the chamsys mq50 instead, a pc based chamsys solution will be even cheaper and way more powerful.
Jeff Lelko:
--- Quote from: Steve Ferreira on January 12, 2023, 02:58:39 PM ---I think I'm ready to step away from the LJ world and get a "real" lighting console instead of a PC based setup.
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Hey Steve, I can fully sympathize with wanting to get away from PC solutions and into a hardware console. Generally speaking for “rock and roll” gigs the pecking order is MA3 first as the most accepted and rider friendly, Hog 4 as a somewhat cheaper alternative that tends to turn up in unexpected places, and ChamSys/MagicQ as the budget fanboy desk used by those not able to afford either of the first two options. That in no way makes them bad (and ChamSys grows in acceptability every year), but since you mention getting a “real” console those generally are the most prevalent options.
Now, I get the hunch you don’t want to spend 5 figures on a console… In that case QuickQ will definitely work for what you want, though I suggest reaching out for some quotes as the “next step up” ChamSys desk might end up cheaper than you think. I’d start by deciding what your actual requirements are along with a ballpark budget and going from there. Good luck and hope this helps!
James Feenstra:
I've used the quickQ on a couple of shows, and it's fantastic if used in an application where you only need very specific things
It's great for small club, wedding or corporate shows where you're only going from look A to look B and that's about it
would not recommend for anything more that requires any kind of complex cueing or busking, and wouldn't put one in my company inventory for use as a "general purpose" lighting console since it's not going to be useful on around 50% of shows. For that I'd try to stick to MA hardware, even if it's just a node + computer with touch screen or a command wing.
Tommy Nikiforov:
--- Quote from: Jeff Lelko on January 13, 2023, 08:01:30 AM ---Hey Steve, I can fully sympathize with wanting to get away from PC solutions and into a hardware console. Generally speaking for “rock and roll” gigs the pecking order is MA3 first as the most accepted and rider friendly, Hog 4 as a somewhat cheaper alternative that tends to turn up in unexpected places, and ChamSys/MagicQ as the budget fanboy desk used by those not able to afford either of the first two options. That in no way makes them bad (and ChamSys grows in acceptability every year), but since you mention getting a “real” console those generally are the most prevalent options.
Now, I get the hunch you don’t want to spend 5 figures on a console… In that case QuickQ will definitely work for what you want, though I suggest reaching out for some quotes as the “next step up” ChamSys desk might end up cheaper than you think. I’d start by deciding what your actual requirements are along with a ballpark budget and going from there. Good luck and hope this helps!
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When i asked around end of 2022 the going rate for a mq50 was around 3750+vat , with software version 1.9.3.5 or above it does 8 universes of output.
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