Dmx Master I controller

I am new to the DMX world but i love my new DMX Optima Master I Controller. It does everything that all the other similar controllers do and seems to be very reliable. I did not have any problems programming my scenes or chases after watching a couple of tutorials of similar controllers online. Like all Microphone sound activated products, this could be a little more sensitive but it really works great. Also this has an audio in (RCA) if more precision is needed. The build quality is excellent and all of the faders are nice and stiff. I love all of the LED's that it has. I do wish that it had a USB power on the back for a USB light. I do recommend this product.

Being able to have 192 channels is great but this is not just a plug and play board. You have to read how to program everything and set up scenes and chases. Im having some issues with the chases but I did just get it this morning. The buttons are loud when clicked but the signal does go to the lights exactly when you press or slide something. It's very light in weight and it's nice in design. The only thing I'm having problems with is recording a light show. Because I can't figure out chases perfectly I can't use them in the show. I have to program every time the lights change as a separate scene.... I change the lights a lot. So for one song I have to have 16 scenes in 2 separate banks. Meaning I have to switch between banks in the middle of the song. Kind of tricky. One more thing is that when you click a scene the only way to turn off that scene is to either change the scene, go through and turn down all the channels separately or hit black out, but when you unhit black out the scene comes back on what you were last on. So basically this board isn't perfect but so far I've been able to do more with my lights then I ever have been able before. If you're looking for a starter board this isn't for you but if you know what you're kind of doing then give it a try!