High End Systems Wholehog 3 and ETC Express with Expression 3 Consoles

If you want to provide a state of the art lighting experience, you need to get an ETC Express with Expression 3 or High End Systems Flying Pig Wholehog 3 console for programming your lighting system. These professional lighting control consoles will make programming everything easy – and give your production the extra something you need to take it to the next level. Both lighting consoles offer superior software and hardware solutions and programmers will easily recognize the interfaces and command line functionalities.

High End Systems "Flying Pig" Wholehog 3

The latest version, High End Systems Flying Pig Wholehog 3, is similar to the Wholehog 2, but with operating system and interface improvements that streamline programming and add the potential for new creativity. High End Systems Flying Pig Wholehog console has a blend of style and function that work together seamlessly. High End Systems Flying Pig Wholehog 3 interface itself has two bright full-color, high-quality LCD touchscreens that tilt up for improved visibility. In addition, it has four encoder knobs, two encoder wheels, ten playback faders, a built-in illuminated trackball, and hard toolbar buttons above both touch screens to give you unlimited options. If you are looking for scalability, you found it. Wholehog 3 has two monitor outputs, keyboard and mouse ports, MIDI input and output ports, two USB ports, among other exciting options.

In addition, you can make use of these features for easy light programming:

• Built-in hard disk with CD-ROM drive and Zip disk drive for preserving show data.
• Network-based, supporting Fast Ethernet and Internet-compatible protocols
• Advanced, reliable multicast protocol makes optimum use of network bandwidth
• Fully distributed processing of interfaces, crossfades and effects offers total scalability
• DMX output via Wholehog 3 DMX processors supports multiple units on the network

ETC Express Expression 3

Whether you are lighting a Broadway show, or a small local theater, ETC Express consoles using Expression 3 get the job done. The latest ETC Express version, Expression 3 keeps all the best features of the previous version and adds more functionality. Working with moving lights, color changers, dimmers or any other lighting source becomes easy. In fact, ETC Express using Expression 3 gives moving-light hardware for simple control of moving-light functions. If you need powerful software, you’ll enjoy Focus Points, 16-bit fades, Last Action channels, and many other great solutions. Setup time will be cut in half! In addition, you can upgrade your Expression 3 console to an Emphasis Control System (ECS) if you have the desire for even more functionality.

Additional Product Features:

• Preset-style operation
• 400 or 800 channels and 1,536 dimmers
• Mouse or trackball control
• 16-bit fades for moving light control
• Ten pages of 24 submasters
• Supports ETCNet, ETCLink, MIDI, and SMPTE

If you’ve been relying on an old, antiquated lighting console for programming, its time to trade up. The simplicity of set up and incredible list of features and benefits of both High End Systems Flying Pig Wholehog 3 and ETC Express using Expression 3 give you unprecedented capability for world class lighting design.

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