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Live entertainment

Lighting console

A control system used to patch, program, cue, play back, and monitor entertainment lighting and related devices.

Also known as: lighting desk, light board

Reviewed

Setup

  • The programmer manages fixture data, universes, timing, effects, users, network outputs, show-file versions, backups, and safe control of non-lighting parameters.

Venue contexts

  • Theatre, concerts, festivals, broadcast, and corporate events, as applicable

Signal flow

  • Confirm the source, patch, transport, control, and destination for the system involved.

In practice

The programmer manages fixture data, universes, timing, effects, users, network outputs, show-file versions, backups, and safe control of non-lighting parameters.

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