Avolites

Avolites has been at the forefront of manufacturing state-of-the-art lighting control equipment since 1978.

Avolites' products address the constantly evolving demands of the fast-moving entertainment industry, where the shows are increasingly complex, stunningly visual, and time is absolutely of the essence.

The potent Avolites range of moving light consoles addresses the need for fast, fluid programming. Avolites have made it easy for lighting designers and operators to use their creative time efficiently and constructively.

• 28 Cue Playback Masters with over 200 pages
• A Preset Fader can now control a chase, cue, list or fixture intensity. D4 is now fully configurable.
• 128 preset fully legended preset faders, configurable as Fixture Masters or Cue Masters, 200 pages.
• 200 pages of 128 Direct Access Programming Palettes.
• Multiple Times on Attributes & Fixtures.
• Logical, informative Cue Viewing Environment.
• Dedicated buttons for Theatre Plotting features.
• Electronic legending for Palettes, Groups, Fixtures, and Cues.
• Fully automatic configuring of Palettes and Groups.
• Dual Theatre and Multiple Cue List playbacks.
• 1,000 or more fixtures.
• Ethernet capabilities.
• 8 DMX lines built in, additional lines using Ethernet.
• High quality exceptionally smooth faders used throughout
• Powerful Shape Generator, Fan and Highlight functions.

The Pearl 2004 combines compact dimensions with plenty of power, offering full moving light control for up to 240 intelligent fixtures. As with all Avolites consoles, the Pearl is designed for quick and easy programming and playback. The patching of moving lights and colour changers is also as simple as patching a dimmer.

Preset Focus Palettes provide fast building blocks for functions such as pan, tilt, colour, gobo, etc.
All memories and chases built from preset focuses are automatically updated once the preset focus is edited.
Preset Focuses allow you to create and save your own custom palette of colours.

Channels can be allocated as HTP or LTP for control of dimmers, colour changers or multi-channel fixtures, all of which can be patched with one button press.

The Pearl 2004 retains the intuitive and familiar feel of the "roller", use of high quality Faders, Schadow switches and legendary reliability of Avolites consoles.

The new Pearl 2004, coupled with the award winning Graphics Tablet allows the user optimum speed and creativity.

• 2048 Channels.
• 240 Intelligent Fixtures.
• 240 Dimmer Control Channels.
• Theatrical Plotting and Playback functions.
• Shape Generator for instant creation of patterns and effects.
• 15 Playback Masters controlling 450 memories, chases or cue lists.
• MIDI and Bass, Mid, Treble sound to light triggers.
• Colour VGA output fitted as standard.
• Front panel now reverse printed Poly Carbonate Laminate using technology from the Diamond 4, this is incredibly hard wearing and looks excellent.
• Front panel printing updated to include the various new functions introduced in software revisions since the introduction of Pearl 2000.
• New improved feel Playback and Master faders. The same faders are used on the Diamond 4 and Sapphire 2000 mastering.
• Newly styled end cheeks finished in a tough grey and metal impregnated paint.
• Newly styled roller laminate in Silver and Black.
• New Two Speed silver slim encoder knobs, as used and designed for Diamond 4.
• White and Grey fader knobs used throughout.
• Output panel now has 4 DMX XLR connectors, as used on the Sapphire 2000.
• Each console individually has an electronic serial number, linked to physically engraved metalwork numbering making reselling of stolen consoles more difficult.
• Supplied with or ready to install Pearl 2004 software, this includes new personality files containing table information for many fixtures making programming of complex fixtures very simple.
• Supplied with PC applications: Avolites Visualiser, Pearl Simulation program and Cache Builder.

The Azure 2000 console has an awesome specification coupled with an aggressive price tag. Manufactured entirely in the UK by Avolites, a company with a proven track record and over 20 years experience in the concert touring industry, the console is set to be a clear market leader in the field of professional lighting control.

The new console is primarily targeted at night-clubs and time-coded industrial shows. Additionally, the phenomenal power of Azure 2000 will make it ideal for environmental and architectural applications, theatre and television and any events requiring powerful moving and generic lighting control.

Utilising durable, water proof membrane technology with tactile feedback, the console offers simultaneous control of 200 mixed intelligent fixtures and 200 dimmer control channels. It also has the power to run 20 separate Sequences or Environments at the same time!

In addition to the 500 memories or chases, the Azure 2000 includes 20 Environment programmes. Each of these may contain multiple sequences, running from different sound-to-light inputs as well as static memories and environmental control (e.g. neon, house lights, bar lights, etc.). The Environment programmes may be controlled from the internal clock, internal Time Scheduler or an external time code input.

In keeping with the Avolites tradition of "hands on" rock 'n' roll control, the Azure 2000 is fitted with 10 submaster Playback Faders and two ultra-smooth metal shaft Optical Encoders.

• 2,048 DMX channels - 4 full-speed DMX lines.
• 200 intelligent lights - full control of any mixture of fixtures.
• 200 dimmer channels - with soft patch, responce curves and HTP control.
• 500 memories or sequences.
• 20 sequences may be run simultaneously.
• 10 Playback Submasters.
• Fitted with 3.5" floppy disk drive.
• Colour VGA output as standard.
• Multi-sequence playback.
• MIDI and MIDI timecode inputs.
• 200 Shapes, Groups and Palette entries.
• Over 100 fixture personalities supplied with console.
• Fluid resistant panel with tactile steel-domed switches.
• Ultra-smooth optical encoders.
• 50 Direct Access memories or sequences.
• 10 pages of memory available for multiple operator applications (e.g. festivals, nightclubs).
• 20 environment programmes controlled by real time clock, time code or manual selection.
• Shape Generator for complex waves, fans, ballyhoos, etc.
• 'Follow spot' style tracking.
• Theatrical programming and playback styles.
• Real Time scheduler.
• Time Code Control.
• Multiple Sound to Light Triggers.
• Fully compatable with Avolites Graphics tablet.
• 4 levels of security lockout.
• 'Learn Tempo' for best beat synchronisation.