This situation is where the rotary encoder for each fader comes into play. When I first started working with the faders to manipulate the parameters, I was a bit skeptical as you always hit that point where more is too much and less is too little, but ADJ has you covered. However, the primary means of control is through the faders and the encoder wheels. These parameters can be manipulated in a variety of different ways, giving the user a choice in how they operate the console. The channels section of the console is where you can access all the different parameters available for the fixture. Also, ADJ is constantly adding to the fixture library so there are more fixtures yet to come.
PATCH GENERIC FIXTURE MARTIN MPC PATCH
The fixtures section of the console is where you patch and select your fixtures. The ADJ LINK has a limit of 2,048 channels of DMX across four universes or 768 fixtures, whichever you hit first. Patching is done through a built-in fixture library that currently only has select fixtures from the following manufacturers: ADJ, Elation, Chauvet, Eliminator, JMAZ, Martin, and Blizzard, as well as a staple of generic fixtures, or you can build your own profile. Each section can be accessed through an icon on the iPad or via a direct select button on the console hardware. The software is divided into six different functions: Fixtures, Channels, Effects, Scenes, Shows, and Subs.
For those not familiar with lighting consoles, it presents a low learning curve, and ADJ offers a great YouTube video tutorial to get you started. The Airstream DMX LINK iOS App that drives the LINK console is a well thought out piece of software, and it has a generally intuitive workflow for those with lighting console experience. I say mostly dead since there is the ability to store eight looks into the hardware controller, but the system must be power cycled with one of the keys pressed to activate this barebones backup mode.Īll the show files are saved onboard the iPad and can be backed up and exported via a cloud service like Dropbox or iCloud. One of the drawbacks to this system is that if your iPad crashes, breaks, or is stolen, you are mostly dead in the water.