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Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre upgrades with Zero 88 FLX

Just before the coronavirus pandemic temporarily halted the entire entertainment industry, the Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre (TMAC), a multipurpose performance space located in Taunton, Somerset, UK, took delivery of a new Zero 88 FLX lighting control console, complete with two wings, which was specified by technical manager Kevin Stratton. The new console replaces their previous generation Zero 88 consoles which have been there since the venue opened in 2000.

The FLX is controlling over 200 generic and LED lighting fixtures in the house over 96 channels of dimming including the house lights, and there are additional moving light and other intelligent luminaire rentals for the three or four larger shows they produce each year.

Kevin Stratton’s house team all received training from Zero 88 on the FLX before the console arrived on site and have subsequently had follow up training both there in-person and online. They have taken positive steps during the UK’s current Covid-19 lockdown to test the console using Capture visualiser software, and also utilised Zero 88’s Zoom training webinars that have been available online.

The first show lit with the new console was comedian Bill Bailey in the middle of a preview tour at the time. All TMAC’s in-house lighting shows are lit by Stratton and his colleagues in collaboration with their on-site creative team of directors and choreographers. Visiting LDs will also use the console for rigging, plotting, and focusing.

FLX can load ASCII showfiles which is a generic file format shared between a range of consoles from different manufactures, and RDM functionality for hired fixtures saves time during pre-rigs and plotting. From now on, they will rent in only RDM-enabled lights, confirms Stratton.

(Photos: Kevin Stratton/TMAC)

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