You can run up to v9.1 on the older desks. A touch wing is highly recommended. I’ve upgraded 3 experts to Pro spec and IMHO it’s worth every penny for the faster operation and new features of V10.1. Yes it is extremely expensive to do so, but if you pick up a used one at a good price, it’s the right...

Hello all, I just finished upgrading a pair of Pearl Expert consoles to Pro spec and Titan v10.1. Now i've never bothered to patch more than 10 lines or so to the desk, but I'm about to head out on tour and we've set up the rig as 14 lines. I can patch to the node in the TitanNet overview, however t...

Hello all, I've recently upgraded an early black/gray face Expert to an Expert Pro running v10. It has been running mostly flawlessly for over a month on tour. That being said, there are a couple quirks I'm trying to figure out which maybe you guys have experienced. 1) Fixture Exchange Lockup. Somet...

Hi all, My need is one that I can find no information on at all. Can you output midi commands from a console? My exact usage is to trigger video server software on my Mac using the Midi output from a Pearl Expert. The software accepts midi in from every single source that i've thrown at it. However,...

Hello all, I have an early Pearl Expert from 2009, and i'm curious as to the feasibility of upgrading to a more up to date Pro version. Now, i am aware of the possibility of firmware updates, getting the touch wing upgrade kit and such, but i'm talking about a more "invasive" upgrade. As t...

This makes much more sense now.

I will do all those things and see where it gets me tomorrow.

Will I need to re license the console with a permanent activation? Currently running on at least the second temporary right now.

Thank you all for your help. Much appreciated.

Regards,

Brian

So I finally gained access to the BIOS. For some reason, the keyboard acts as if the function key is held down the whole time, so the 0 key wasn't returning a 0 at all. Luckily the function key lets you use keyboard as number pad, and i finally found the 0 on the M key. I haven't been able to find a...

I'll have to contact the rental company for the original license code. I don't mind going through the procedure fully so I know. I have a console that I need to update at home as well. Can I re-license a desk that has been already licensed with a different code, or will I get the same one sent to me...

Hello all. Booted up my console today at a festival show and health check showed that the time and date was off. Turns out by about 4 years - it had spontaneously set itself to sometime in 2010. This by itself shouldn't indicate any issue other than some weird time reset. That being said, I was then...

Hi all, I have a Pearl 2010 that has had problems with the vdu card output. The monitor works, but does not receive all color information. Perfectly readable as long as you don't mind the blue/green tint. It has the Cirrus Logic CL542x with the CL-GD5428 chipset. Does anyone know if I can replace it...