Creative Conners Launches New Show Control Consolette

Creative Conners announces the new Showstopper 3 Consolette.

Creative Conners has launched the long anticipated Showstopper 3 Consolette. The company says this powerful and modular emergency stop and cue control system is a significant addition to their scenic automation arsenal. Its inclusion in the Showstopper family completes the foundation of the company's Pro Line, designed to meet the automation challenges of the most demanding productions. It is available for immediate purchase or rental.

The Showstopper 3 Consolette is part of the four product Showstopper lineup including the Base (a required unit), Hub, and Remote E-stops. It connects to eight axes of motion via the Base, plus eight additional axes via each Hub as well as unlimited Remote E-stops. The entire Showstopper lineup will be presented at Creative Conners' LDI booth 2587, November 21 - 23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Showstopper 3 Consolette features include:
• Front of house portability
• Motor jog joystick and positioning wheel
• Four line display including: Current cues, motor position, and system faults
• Optional hold to run
• Backlit keys and adjustable illumination
• Improved key location and size
• Green and red indicator lights
• Easier redundant computer transfer
• Ethernet connection to Spikemark software

The Consolette is ideal to use with Spikemark on a touch screen computer during the running of a show, and with just two cables to connect, customers will find the new E-stop system even more modular than its predecessor.

The Old Showstoppers will be phased out -- because the new Showstopper system splits into two components (base and consolette) what was previously one (consolette), the old and new systems are necessarily incompatible. Older Showstoppers will still work with all Stagehands and Spikemark, but will not interoperate with new Showstopper 3 Consolettes, Hubs or Remotes. Likewise, the new Showstopper 3 Consolette will not work with older Hubs or Remotes.

The first Showstopper 3 Consolettes have already arrived for those customers who have been patiently awaiting the backorder. Among them was a very pleased Chris Zinkon, resident technical director for OSU's department of theatre. After posthaste connecting the unit for his current technical rehearsal Zinkon raved, "The new consolette performed beautifully last night. The pulsing 'Go' button and backlit keys were a great addition in the low light backstage conditions. [And] I can't say enough nice things about the jog joystick." He added, "This is a super slick design."