{"id":12,"date":"2026-06-08T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/?p=12"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T07:00:18","slug":"etc-lighting-console","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/etc-lighting-console\/","title":{"rendered":"ETC Eos Lighting Consoles: The Family Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you work in theatre, one name dominates: <strong>ETC<\/strong> (Electronic Theatre Controls) and its <strong>Eos<\/strong> family of consoles. From education desks to flagship rigs, the whole range runs the same Eos software. This guide walks through the family and where each model fits. For the wider landscape, see our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/professional-dmx-lighting-controller\/\">professional DMX lighting controllers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Eos family at a glance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eos Apex<\/strong> (5 \/ 10 \/ 20) \u2014 the flagship; the Apex 20 drives 24,576 outputs. <!-- \u00c0 V\u00c9RIFIER : sorties Apex 5\/10, prix. --><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gio @5<\/strong> \u2014 4,096\u201324,576 outputs, five motorized faders, an 18.5&#8243; touchscreen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ion Xe \/ Ion Xe 20<\/strong> \u2014 2,048\u201312,288 outputs; the Xe 20 adds 20 faders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Element 2<\/strong> \u2014 1,024\u20136,144 outputs; the entry into the Eos family.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ETCnomad<\/strong> \u2014 the Eos software on PC\/Mac (see our <a href=\"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/dmx-controller-software\/\">control software guide<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Specs: etcconnect.com. Prices via a specialist dealer.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why theatre chooses ETC<\/h2>\n<p>Eos is built around cue-based (tracking) operation \u2014 write a show once, play it back identically every night \u2014 which is exactly what theatre, opera and dance need. Add proven reliability in institutional venues and a coherent ecosystem (Source Four fixtures, dimmers, networking), and you have a platform people learn once and use everywhere.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ColorSource is not Eos<\/h2>\n<p>ETC also makes the <strong>ColorSource<\/strong> line \u2014 a separate, simpler platform that does not run Eos software. For the professional Eos environment, the Element 2 is the entry point, not the ColorSource.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which Eos console for a mid-sized venue?<\/h3>\n<p>The Ion Xe is the classic workhorse for mid-sized rigs; step up to a Gio @5 for more outputs and a built-in touchscreen.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is there a free way to learn Eos?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes \u2014 ETCnomad runs the Eos software on a computer. <!-- AFFILIATE LINK : ETC Eos consoles --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you work in theatre, one name dominates: ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls) and its Eos family of consoles. From education desks to flagship rigs, the whole range runs the same Eos software. This guide walks through the family and where each model fits. For the wider landscape, see our guide to professional DMX lighting controllers. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30,"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12\/revisions\/30"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighting-console-expert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}