MA Lighting grandMA2 light

The grandMA2 light is the mid-size console of the grandMA2 range. MA Lighting describes it as a full-size with fewer faders and screens. It has 15 motorized executor faders and two built-in touchscreens. Otherwise, its features and controls match the full-size. Showcaller AI connects to the console through the Bridge App on your show network. Then it runs playback by voice or chat. The MA Lighting grandMA2 integration page lists every function.

Fifteen faders, many pages

With 15 physical faders, a grandMA2 light show often spreads across several executor pages. That is where a voice request saves time. For example, ask Showcaller to switch to page 4, or to set executor 12 on page 3 to 50 percent. You can also press Go or Off on any executor by page and number. These executor and page functions come with the Pro plan. After a page change, Showcaller reads the active page back from the console. So you know the desk is on the page you asked for.

The grandMA2 light as a backup console

MA Lighting suggests the light as a standalone console or as a backup for a full-size. In either role, Showcaller talks to the console whose IP address you give it. Every plan covers sequence playback. So you can fire Go, jump to a cue, step back, pause or turn a sequence off. You can also run a macro by number. In addition, Enterprise adds the command line for anything else. Macros, command-line use and Off commands always wait for your confirmation.

Read-back on the grandMA2 light

Showcaller reads the console’s reply to each command. Therefore Showcaller reports a refused command as a failure, not a success. However, it cannot read playback state yet. So it reports a Go or a fader move as accepted, not as seen on stage. For full specs, see MA Lighting’s grandMA2 light page.