btravis77

Hey everyone.I am fairly new to MIDI and DMX controllers. I've controlled but not programmed a live, stage side lighting rig that was running through Ableton Live, so I have a little experience with this and understand that a Laptop is the most diverse option here. Thing is, I want to ditch the Laptop for this current situation. My research has pointed me towards the Behringer FCB1010 and the Chauvet Obey 40. And after looking into both products it does appear as if they will do what I need, for the most part. My main question is, can I assign specific Banks in the FCB1010 to act as independent and specific Scene/Chase storage for specific songs within a set? For example, Bank 01 is all of the lighting Scenes/Chases for Song A (hopefully clicked through in order of progression), Bank 02 is all of the Scenes/Chases for Song B, Etc, Etc, Etc (until the end of the show). Another question is, would it be possible to assign over all dimming control to one if the expression pedals? This way it can be used to black out the stage at the end of songs and bring up dim light in between songs. Any help would be greatly appreciated. And I am certainly open to different equipment if it will help to achieve my desired results. Thank you.

I just bought this amp and it's really awesome and sounds amazing, but I just can't figure out some of the controls on it because I've never even been confronted with them before. There's a sum total of four volume knobs. Two which I can only assume are channel volumes, the master volume, and the master pulls out and also controls the volumes somehow. I believe it cuts down on wattage or something and is better for cranking it, but I'm pretty clueless on this. If anyone's been privy to this sort of thing before, I'd love any help or advice you can offer on the subject. Thanks.