Thompson specified the grandMA console in particular so that he could make use of the new version 3 software: "The console was powerful before version 3," he said, "but now I have features and programming tools that are radically effecting the way and the amount of time that I spend programming."
He continued: "The configurability has always been a strength of the grandMA. With version 3, however, I can swap fixture types and not lose any programming, undo any mistakes and recall complex commands. The grandMA is much like a time machine - you can re-execute a series of keystrokes by ‘turning back time’ in the command window. If the keystrokes are something I use often, I save them as a macro to be accessed by the press of a single button."
His final comment? "I couldn't give higher marks to a lighting console."
