When looking for a small-form-factor console for their rental stock, leading entertainment equipment and production services company 4Wall Entertainment invested in FLX S Series consoles by Vari-Lite, industry pioneers in moving head lighting control and a Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting brand. The Vari-Lite FLX S Series of consoles combine intuitive controls and powerful features in a form factor for smaller applications.
“We are using the Vari-Lite FLX S Series consoles on rentals and events where budget and space are a consideration, but feature set is still important,” says Steven Way, General Manager, at 4Wall Boston. “This console fills the need well for controlling conventional/LED fixtures and a few moving lights. We found the FLX S Series to be a straightforward, small form factor console with options typically found in larger consoles.”
For 4Wall, the value of the FLX S Series’ powerful ZerOS platform was the feature set for the price and the ease of use. “The FLX S consoles’ initial rental went to a client that required a small, easy-to-learn console that had to be run by different operators controlling six identical lighting packages in six different locations over several weeks,” explains Way. “Beyond the 4Wall-supplied lighting rental package, the client needed a console to control set-mounted LED tape via Art-Net. This was an essential factor in our specification of the FLX S Series.”
A key consideration in a small console is usability, something that FLX S Series consoles excel at. Way adds, “Our team was able to comprehend the console very quickly, because it was quite intuitive. Our client also felt very comfortable learning the console, which allowed them to then train the six different operators for this project.”
The Vari-Lite FLX S Series consoles have already proven successful for 4Wall. “We have been moving clients towards the FLX, selling them on features such as its external display, pallet layout, cue viewing, color picker and encoders. The feedback from our clients has been extremely positive.”
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