The evolution of the Avolites Pearl Expert heralds a new dawn in lighting control.

The Pearl Expert is high performance. Built upon the user friendliness of the industry’s most popular console. More submasters, more flash buttons, MORE POWER to control the larger more challenging shows.

The Pearl Expert, the product of Avolites expertise facilitates spontaneity putting live control and creativity firmly into the hands of the lighting designer. High speed button reponse, dual rollers and instant access to the vast array of timed palettes, breathes life into lights.

LOVE YOUR AVOLIFE

LOVE YOUR AVOLITES EXPERIENCE

Lighting designer/director Ali Bale had no hesitation in specifying an Avolites Pearl Expert console to control lighting for the current Kings of Leon “Only By The Night” tour. Bale is a big Avolites fan and has used Avo consoles for the last 15 years.

He’s worked for KOL for the last four and a half years, since he was originally asked onboard by co-LD and the show’s creative designer Paul Normandale. This latest tour is a co-lighting design between the two of them, on which Bale is also working extremely closely with video director Phil Woodhead and live visuals director & Catalyst digital media server programmer and operator, Phil Haynes.

Dave Parry of Most Technical specified 3 Avolites consoles for control and Robe moving lights throughout for his spectacularly innovative visual and sonic concept at the new 2500 capacity London superclub, matter.

Parry was asked onboard by matter owners and underground music gurus Keith Reilly and Cameron Leslie with whom he’s worked on previous projects. He collaborated closely with architects and interior designers Pentagram who created an edgy neo industrial aesthetic for the venue which is inside the O2 in Greenwich.

Its neutral colouration and cool concrete, stone and opaque metal surfaces all ideally lent themselves to colour changing LED illumination, and the basis of Parry’s lighting scheme is closely related to colour, sonic and rhythmic psychologies that induce trance and hypnotic states in humans …. Allowing them to attain maximum enjoyment from the music and environment.

An Avolites Pearl Expert console is on tour with Paul Weller - specified by LD Pip Rhodes.

When Weller told Rhodes he wanted the show to be operated ‘live’, rather than pre-programmed or replayed in a cue list style, this seemed an ideal opportunity to road-test the new console, which is designed for even more flexible ‘hands-on’ operation than the original Pearl.

“He wanted a real authentic ‘feel’ thing going on with the lighting, in line with his music” explains Rhodes, who is very happy to run the show in this spontaneous manner.

Rhodes has always been an Avolites fan – and the Pearl has always been the ultimate ‘live’ operational desk. The start of the Weller tour coincided with the launch of the Pearl Expert which is packed with additional live operational features …… and so Rhodes thought this was an ideal opportunity to thoroughly road test the desk.

The essential peripheral for professional lighting designers.

Comprehensive back up for Avolites Pearl Expert and Diamond Consoles, activated at the touch of a switch.

Create with confidence.

THE SHOW WILL GO ON, ALWAYS!

Enjoy your AVOLIFE!

Dual Playback rollers

The ‘hands on’ twin rollers effectively
give two consoles in one! Fast Flexible & Easy! They afford the operator separate access to Lights and Video or Generics and Intelligent fixtures within the rig.

80 Submasters per page

Avolites consoles have more memory and sequence controllers than anyone.
The Pearl Expert already offers 20 sub master controllers.Many more than any
console in its class. Now, with TITAN running inside our sub master controllers
increase to a massive 80 controllers per page.

We tell people that when you use an Avolites console, you become part of the band.
We give you enough controllers to play the console like an instrument. To be in the mix!
This huge increase in sub masters gives even more fluidity and flexibility than our operators love.

60 Add & Swop Buttons

Showtime
Hit the cues – in the moment! With twice as many channels to flash or solo, the audience will love it, the band loves it!

Faster programming
Fixture groups can now be stored on Add Buttons.
Instant recall of these groups coupled with the vast array of palettes increases creativity and fluid programming.

From Rock …

Pearl Expert, the Ultimate Live Console!
High-speed button response, dual rollers, Solo & Flash on every fader, 80 directly accessible playbacks and live pallet recall - stay in the mix with Pearl Expert!

To Opera …

Theatre playback offers overall Master Level and separate control for In fade, Out fade and LTP fades. Multiple timed cues within cue lists all containing text legends and notes. Cues can Autoload other playbacks and run macros to configure the console. Theatre controls include Go, Stop and Fade Reverse functions.

TITAN Operating System is the future of Avolites Software.The incredible collection of new features and technologies found in TITAN completely transform the Pearl Expert.

       Packed with innovation, TITAN is the realisation of 3 design goals:

• Taking advantage of the speed and power offered by multi-threading programs in Intel's Dual Core processors.
• Enabling Pearl Expert users to access and benefit from powerful features developed
  for Diamond 4 Consoles.
• Offering a clean and coherent programming and replay environment for the Pearl Expert.
  
  

TITAN has been created as a "Clean Sheet". It's fresh, clear design is fast and elegant to use.Avolites will continue to develop the TITAN Operating System and these benefits are continuously offered to users ongoingly at no extra charge under Avolites policy of "Free Upgrades for the Life  of the Console".

Program faster with Diamond 4 Power

TITAN produces powerful Diamond 4 functionality in the Pearl Expert. The Pearl Expert acquires this extra functionality while
retaining the friendly Pearl interface that we all know and love.

Fixture Exchange

New venue , new country , different fixture types !
Advise the Pearl Expert of the change of fixtures, update your palettes and the show is ready to run .
This incredibly powerful function updates all existing cues and show data with the new fixture types .
New productions can quickly be created by the reuse of cue and stack data.

Fixture Copy

The new Fixture Copy feature actually "Clones " show data from existing fixtures to extra fixtures, increasing the number of lights and the size of the show in minimal time.
Perfect for making productions bigger or adding fixtures for DVD filming when time is of the essence.

Creativity of Multiple Times

In the TITAN Operating System, we have produced the fastest
and friendliest way to add multiple attribute times to your cues.

Head Up Display

The new Head Up Display screen
shows at a glance the current fixtures, cues, groups and Palettes as well as the fixture output on visualizer.

The Head Up Display can show the entire contents of the console on one screen. Making navigation wonderfully simple.

Hand Held Remote

The Hand Held Remote allows you to control cues and
fixtures from Storage, TV Studio Floors ad Vast Film Sets.

iPod & iPhone Compatability

The iPods and iPhones are small, compact
and low cost. Everybody’s favorite hand held device.

Remote Rig Control

The remote can be used during generic
fixture ‘focusing’ to turn on lights from the
stage. During the show, lights that develop
problems can be reset or turned off by
backstage technician reducing stress on
the operator.

Easy Search

The Fast, Powerful Search Function
enables you to find your cues or fixtures quickly and easily.

Titan Inside

TITAN is the common platform for all Diamond, Expert and Showsafe systems.

The ‘Tour Pro’ package contains the full Pearl Expert Touring Control system with the added security of the Showsafe back up system. Offering parallel operation of Main processing motherboard and DMX driver circuits. Intended for your ‘Mission Critical’ Shows and Events.

The 'Tour' package contains all the ‘On the Road’ Touring essentials, the Pearl Expert Console,
flightcase, console cover and desk lamp protecting and illuminating your control system.

The Ultimate venue system incorporating the security of the Showsafe back up system.

Keep your Expert well lit and protected from dust & smoke when not use.

The Pearl Expert is supplied ready to use and pre loaded with over 5,000 fixture
personality profiles - the core of your lighting control system.

Encoders – Avolites utilises Bournes™ ultra smooth, metal shaft optical encoders, the industry’s best!

Encoder wheels – Anodised, non-abrasive, aluminium encoder wheels. Slick Low Friction, High Mass design offering sensitive control, with outer belt for fine-tuning.

Engraved buttons – Console detail and function at your fingertips!

Faders – Custom made, high quality carbon track linear faders. Durable , smooth operation with integral dust cover to protect and prolong their life.

Keyboard – Discreet QWERTY keyboard with integral Trackpad and Function keys, effortlessly accessed from within the console.

Shadow™ Switches – The Industry’s Best! Indestructible, Rock Proof, gold contact switches are graded for pressure consistency.

Keyswitch – The removable three position key switch protects project data.

Master faders – Separate master level controls for Add/Flash, Swop/Solo and Presets A&B.

Dual Playback rollers - The ‘hands on’ twin rollers effectively give two consoles in one! They afford the operator separate access to   Lights and Video or Generics and Intelligent fixtures within the rig.

80 Submasters - Capable of controlling cues, cue lists and chases.

60 Direct Access Add & Swop Buttons - Giving more channels to flash or solo and twice as many programming pallets.

Ethernet output – Artnet protocol fully supported and enabling 12 full speed DMX Universes.

DMX Output Ports – Four full speed, individually opto-isolated and floating Outputs giving 2,048 DMX Channels. Separate DMX Processors for full speed, 44Hz DMX. Avolites enables customising of DMX parameters including Break Length, Mark After Break and Interbyte Timing giving smooth, consistent control of even the trickiest fixtures!

Video support - Media Server Support utilizing Avolites Active Fixtures with clips represented graphically on screen.

MIDI – The console offers MIDI Time Code Control. Sequences can be synchronised to Timecode for perfect cueing. Playback buttons or faders can also be remotely activated by MIDI.

Audio Input  - Analogue stero line-level input via 2.5 mm mini jack. Use Bass, Mid or Treble to sound-to-light trigger any or all of the consoles playbacks.

Console monitor – The external VGA screen mounts to the console. The heavy duty, adjustable VESA Mount Bracket is available from Avolites.

Internal LCD Screen – A High Contrast LCD Screen is flush mounted with a cast acrylic, high impact protection layer. Incorporating wide viewing angle and an adjustable contrast and brightness.

CPU - Intel Core Duo™

Networking - Intel 82537L Gigabit Ethernet.

Graphics - The new Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 provides incredible visual quality, versatile display options.

Rear I/O ports - PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse, LPT, VGA, LAN, USB2.0, Audio, SPDIF, IEEE 1394. 

Operation Temperature 0 ~ 60°C (32 ~ 140°F).

Rear I/O ports - PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse , LPT, VGA, LAN, USB2.0, Audio, SPDIF, IEEE 1394. 

Operation Temperature 0 ~ 60°C (32 ~ 140°F).

RAM – Hit the Beat! 1 Gigabyte of DDR2 RAM enables the entire console operation to be executed in RAM providing the fastest  operation.

Fast response – The console response speed averages at a lighting quick sub 100ms from hitting the flash button to changing the output.

Data stick - Save your show and User Profiles on the conveniently front mounted USB2 stick.

Internal Hard Disk - mobile computing grade hard disc mounted on shock absorbant frame has the capacity to store up to 50,000 shows.

1.44 Floppy Drive - enables the loading of shows from Classic Pearl Consoles.

DVD / CD drive - enables fast system updates & installs.

TITAN Operating System – the TITAN OS takes full advantage of multithreading capabilities of the Intel Core Duo™ processors.

Dual Boot – Run the Expert on the new, feature rich and innovative TITAN Operating System or switch to Pearl Classic Mode, the industry standard Pearl OS that you all know and love.

Stage Visualizer – The built in stage visualizer is automatically configured and ready to use as soon as your console is patched.

Free Software updates - lifetime software support and upgrades.

Showsafe - Avolites Showsafe provides a full back up system at minimum cost and space for all Diamond  and Experts consoles.

Rackmounted in a 19 inch flightcase.
10 USB connections.
8 Universes of DMX output and MIDI In/Out.
Built in LCD Status Screen with configuration buttons.
Connects to Pearl Expert using Ethernet and USB cables.
Pearl Expert and ShowSafe output DMX Simultaneously.
Built In Pearl Expert Simulator panel gives access to all console functions.

Console Illumination – The console is offered with an optional durable, flexible metal stem operators light. The output level is fully adjustable from the console.

Leather armrest – Padded, hand stitched black leather armrest.

Trim – CNC machined End Profiles, utilizing Dual Component, impact resistant industrial grade paint finish.

Chassis – Durable 1.5mm steel case provides electrical screening and rigidity. Polyester powder coated and high temperature baked. Designed to withstand the rigours of life on the road!

Front panel laminate - This reverse printed polycarbonate laminate sandwiches the high definition print layer between the stainless steel panel and the laminate, it is indelible. High Impact, Acid and Scratch resistant… the Pearl Expert is a tough act to follow!

PSU – Connect to worldwide mains supplies with the Auto-ranging power supply 90V – 240 VaC, Auto tracking 50 to 60 hz.

Current - Maximum of 3 Amps.

Max Ambient Temperature - 50 °C

Relative Humidity - 5% to 95% noncondensing.

99.5% recyclable materials used.

Non consumer item –very long active life of approximately 20 years.

Lead free solder used throughout.

Weee Complaint -Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment.

Pearl Expert console
Pearl Expert User Manual
Bulgin IEC Mains Lead 2M
Pearl Expert recovery CD

On the road spares :
Dmx driver chip
Dmx opto isolator protection chip
Spare Shadow switch caps
Spare Fader caps
Playback & Master faders
Spare Keyswitch Key

Pearl Expert Console: 26Kg

Pearl Expert Flightcase: 18Kg   
820 x 850 x 280 mm

Pearl Expert Flightcase: 18Kg   
820 x 850 x 280 mm

Optional Pearl Expert UPS: 6Kg
Pearl Expert in packing: 44Kg

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of the console dimensions.