FUTURETECH Featuring Elation - Obsidian's New Site and the ONYX Ecosystem

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All right, welcome back to
Geezers of Gear Future Tech.

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I'm Chris, and Lacey's here with
me.

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As always.
Today we're diving into

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something that I know a lot of
you out there will appreciate,

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Obsidian Control Systems and
their brand new website.

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Now on the surface you might be
thinking, all right, it's just a

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website update, but honestly
it's a real shift for both

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newbies and the old guard in
lighting control.

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This new Obsidian site is a
massive change.

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It's so much more, I don't know,
clean.

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Like, less overwhelming.
Exactly their new responsive

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layout.
It actually makes sense.

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Whether you're sitting at your
desktop or scrolling on your

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phone, probably while you're in
the back of a truck during

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loading and navigation is, for
once, uncluttered.

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No more digging through three
layers just to find a data sheet

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or firmware updates.
They've made it almost, dare I

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say, enjoyable to find gear,
info or support.

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It's just what people want, less
hassle, more help, and you

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really do feel like they're
thinking about everyone in the

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lighting world, not just the
hardcore techies.

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Speaking of help, I was
seriously impressed when I

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checked out the new training and
support stuff.

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I mean, for somebody who's well,
gear adjacent, the training

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tab's a lifesaver.
They've got everything now, in

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person classes, those live
online sessions, and a library

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of video tutorials you can just
binge at your own pace.

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Yeah, and that's a big deal.
You'd be surprised.

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Maybe not you, Lacey, but
listeners who've tried to get up

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to speed on, say, Onyx or
Netron.

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In the past, the info was kind
of scattered.

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Now it's all right there.
The video tutorials especially,

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they cover everything from
setting up your first patch to

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some of the more advanced
dialogue stuff.

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Great for anyone who learns by
seeing, not just reading a 200

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page manual.
And Chris, you forgot the AI

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chat bot.
I mean, I went on there to mess

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around a little bit, and it
actually answered one of my

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questions about fixture
compatibility in like seconds.

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I didn't have to scroll forms
for hours hoping someone else

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had already been lost before me.
Yeah, that chat bot's a new

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addition, instant support
without the hold music.

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But if you want more community,
there's still the forum.

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It's actually where you'll find
real stories, workarounds, even

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a bit of commiserating from
users who've dealt with the same

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curveballs you have.
It's not just a company

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mouthpiece, you get help from
people who were in your shoes

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last week.
Let's talk about the real heavy

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hitters for a SEC.
The platform section.

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Now this is where I think
they've really knocked it out.

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Onyx, Nectron, Dylos, it's all
organized so you can see how

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these tech bits fit together,
whether you're running your

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first pub gig or you're deep
into a world tour.

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I loved that they don't just
talk tech for the sake of tech

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either.
It makes the software and

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hardware feel way less
mysterious.

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You can actually see the whole
Obsidian ecosystem working

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together, and I like that you
can find local distributors or

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trainers globally just by like
clicking a map.

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That's huge for people who
aren't in the big North American

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or European hubs.
Absolutely, it's not marketing

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fluff, it's actual useful detail
centralizing everything

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including worldwide support
contacts.

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Saves time for everyone and
there are some great stories.

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Like there's a venue in the
Netherlands right?

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They completely revamp their
setup, integrated Netron with

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Onyx to run their whole lighting
setup, and they pulled a ton of

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their upgrade info straight from
the site.

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Resources went from Chaos to,
well, a beautifully synced show.

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That's the power of giving folks
everything in one place, I'd

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say.
That's the kind of real world

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stuff that matters honestly.
It's not just about flashy

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features, but helping people
solve their own day-to-day

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problems, whether you're setting
up in a club or at a festival in

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the rain, Which Chris, I guess
means you'll stay a little drier

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next time.
One can only hope, Laci.

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I mean, if a website can keep me
from dragging out a soggy manual

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in the mud, I'm sold.
So if you haven't tried the new

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Obsidian site yet, give it a go.
Especially if you're in the Onyx

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or Netron world.
That's it for this week from us

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at Geezers of Gear Future Tech.
Thanks for hanging out with us.

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See you all next time, Chris.
Take care.

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Always Lacey.
See you soon everyone.

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Cheers.
Future tech is here.

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Come on, get him to make the
specs so clear.

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Oh La La with music to your
ears.

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Hey, hey, yay.
Let's go.

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New gear vibes, new tech jive
gear heads unite.

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We keep it live.
Oh yeah, the Lunar's gear, the

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Leaders gear.
We got it here.