The Showtec Showmaster 48 MKII DMX Controller is a 48-channel DMX controller, with 24 chaser programs, a built-in MIDI interface, and a 3-digit LCD display. The Showmaster 48 MKII is the bigger brother of the "normal" Showmaster: with 48 channels instead of 24. The Showmaster 48 MKII is a 2-banks 24 fader, 1-bank 48 fader mixing console. The Showmaster 48 MKII controls DMX and has also the capability to be used with MIDI protocol to allow real-time programs.
The Showmaster 48 MKII controls 2x24 channels (single bank) or 48 channels. The Showmaster 48 MKII can program 96 scenes or chases of 999 steps or a loop with a total of 23976 steps. Programs can be run automatically or by external or internal music input. It is also possible to control your lightshow by the built-in MIDI-interface to allow a real-time live-show to your music.
The main features of the Showtec Showmaster 48 MKII DMX Controller include:
Useful for a village hall theatre with a bank of 18 DMX-controlled dimmers.
The instructions are written for users intending to do more complicated events and are rather brief for users not intending to put on that sort of event. Specifically, the brief instructions printed on the underside of the product include a function either no longer available or not yet available for the device as received.
The process by which a recording can be made of a scene for subsequent playback is quite complicated and any error in detailed action of the instructions will waste a lot of effort.
All said, as a two-preset crossfade board it performs as expected except that the crossfade is not dipless.