Christie Lites Increases Investment in MA's onPC Command Wings

	MA onPC command wing

Christie Lites has purchased an additional 200-plus MA onPC command wings from A.C.T Lighting, the exclusive distributor of the MA Lighting in North America. The company's new investment brings its inventory of onPC command wings to over 250.

Earlier this year Christie Lites took delivery of 50 onPC command wings to extend usage of the flexible and powerful grandMA2 control system to customers working on location or those who find it physically difficult to fit a full grandMA2 console at their venue. With 12 locations in the US and Canada, Christie Lites supplies equipment and services to lighting designers and chief electricians across an extensive client base.

MA's onPC command wing is a portable solution offering realtime control for 2,048 parameters in combination with grandMA2 onPC. Designed as the perfect hardware expansion to the grandMA2 onPC software, onPC command wing enables the look and feel of the software to be as close as possible to a real grandMA2 console.

Its command section is similar to the grandMA2 layout and features two A/B faders, one level-wheel, individually backlit and dimmable silent (clickless) keys, and an integrated universal power supply. The unit has an ergonomic design and is lightweight (tipping the scales at just 6kg).

onPC command wing comes with free grandMA2 onPC software. It offers two built-in DMX ports as well as the possibility to send two additional DMX universes via Ethernet. A simple USB connection between the MA onPC command wing and the computer running the grandMA2 onPC software permits all inputs and outputs of a grandM2 console to be available to the user. DMX, MIDI, timecode, and analog remote are all on hand directly at onPC command wing.

The portability and mobility of the onPC command wing also make it an ideal backup solution within the grandMA2 system; a control solution on the road or in smaller theaters, shows, and clubs; or a handy choice for preprogramming.

"The popularity of the onPC command wings with our customers prompted us to invest in a substantial inventory of units," says Christie Lites CEO Huntly Christie at the company's Orlando headquarters. "The onPC command wings can be used anywhere and for an affordable price. They're a win-win solution."

See A.C.T Lighting at PLASA Focus: Orlando, May 15-16, and PLASA Focus: Austin, September 10-11.