On this year’s tour, the band is carrying a “specials” package of lighting and video, which is supplemented with each day’s locally-provided house rig.
The touring rig consists of eight Robe ColorSpot 700E ATs, 12 Robe ColorWash 575AT Zooms, four Martin Atomic strobes, eight Active Sunstrips and eight panels of 30mm pitch LED screen and 48 dimmer channels.
The Vista v2 software, Wold said, “takes the entire Vista control system into a whole new league.”
At each venue, Wold can connect the house rig into the T2 and use Vista v2’s “generic fixture model” to automatically swap the show programming to fit that day’s fixture types. The T2 is also triggering the touring Hippo Critter media server, which stores and plays back all the content for the video panels.
Wold credited the Vista v2’s ability to seamlessly interface with media servers — all the media clips are displayed as thumbnails on the desk. “It’s great to be able to see and do everything on the desk, and not have to refer to the server at all,” he said.
Other v2 benefits include the ease at which he can now add split timings to a cue, and the search functions that let him find what he is looking for as he types in the first digits of what he needs.
“I love the layout,” Wold added, referring to the v2 interface. “I can see so much information simultaneously and can create my show so fast.”
Wold is an independent LD. His company, Raw Light, purchased the gear from Jands and their Norwegian distributors Norsk Sceneteknikk As.
One of the key benefits of owning his gear, Wold added, is the ability to have his desk of choice on all his shows.
For more information, please visit www.jandsvista.com.
