Welcome to ChamSys
ChamSys has prepared some new online video tutorials to help new users learn the philosophy and basic operation of MagicQ consoles. For details of upcoming training courses in the UK please contact tony@chamsys.co.uk.
The final part of 2011 was extremely busy for ChamSys with MagicQ being used on many different productions and many new users taking MagicQ on the road including Radio1 Extra, Bryan Adams, Bombay Bicycle Club, Ting Tings. MagicQ was used on the Lee Evans 60 date arena comedy show, TV shows including Game Of Thrones, Mastermind and Big Brother.
Glastonbury Festival 2011 was a huge success for Chamsys despite the rain and mud. ChamSys MagicQ consoles were used all over the festival site including the Pyramid stage, West Holts, John Peel, East Dance, West Dance, WOW, Magic Bubble, Block 9 New York, Block 9 London Underground, Avalon, Circus, Blazing Saddles, Cubes and many more.
2011 festival started with MagicQ used for the Heineken Jammin Festival in Venice. Download the lighting plots, visualisation and show files to program your own virtual lighting show on this massive festival lighting rig.
ChamSys has had a very successful exhibition season in the UK and Europe showing our new products including the 4 Port Ethernet Interface, Power Over Ethernet Switch, and Playback Remote Wand.
Software 1.5.0.0
ChamSys has released 1.5.0.0 MagicQ Software. This software includes the addition of another 14 universes to MagicQ Pro 2010 consoles bringing the total to 32 universes without the need for external network processors. It also includes the MagicQ Network Manager for managing networks of ChamSys Ethernet Interfaces.
Version 2 of the iPhone and iPad app is now available on the App Store. V2 supports control of any attributes from the encoder wheels using the Bank button - thus giving encoder access to all moving head parameters including intensity, focus, zoom, and colour wheels. V2 supports display of MagicQ Windows. This enables users to view the Patch, Outputs or other windows remotely from the console. V2 automatically resizes to the iPad giving access to the keypad and all 8 encoder wheels simultaneously from one page.
MagicQ in action
Recent tours using ChamSys MagicQ include Deftones, Mary J Blige, Human League, Example, Elbow, Klaxons, Amy McDonald, Robyn, The Editors, Paul Weller, The National, Electric Proms, The Wombats, The Pogues, British Sea Power and many more.
Alain Courtout is using a MagicQ MQ100 Pro 2010 on Juanes World Tour 2011 controlling Varilite VL3500 wash lights and Arkaos Media Servers. Alain is a long time ChamSys user and has had a key role in helping ChamSys to develop and improve the software.
ChamSys is gearing up for a great pre Christmas season with numerous bands running MagicQ consoles.
If you're out using MagicQ at the moment, let us know!