The ETC Ion Xe is a compact yet powerful lighting control console in the Eos Family, designed to deliver professional-grade performance in a portable, budget-friendly form. With support for up to 12,288 outputs, Ion Xe is the perfect choice for small to mid-size venues, touring productions, and broadcast environments that demand advanced control tools without taking up precious space.
Despite its compact size, Ion Xe features the same backlit keypad layout, high-performance hardware, and powerful Eos software engine found in ETC's flagship consoles—giving users access to sophisticated color tools, Magic Sheets, Augment3d visualization, and multi-user programming features. Whether you’re managing a complex cue stack, pixel-mapped effects, or timecode-based shows, Ion Xe is built to handle it all.
Key Features:
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Dual Main Playback Faders (100mm) with tactile, real-time cue control
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Four Encoders and a high-resolution Intensity Wheel for fixture and media parameter control
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Powered by Eos Software – Includes industry-leading color tools, pixel-mapping, Augment3d, and cue-based tracking
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Backlit Eos Keypad – For familiar programming with visual feedback in low-light environments
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Multi-Monitor Support – Compatible with two external touch displays (up to 4K resolution)
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Magic Sheets & Augment3d – Create intuitive, touch-based control and visualizations
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Flexible Connectivity – sACN, Art-Net, 4x DMX/RDM ports, Contact Closure, MIDI/SMPTE, and more
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Expandability – Works with ETC’s full range of motorized and standard fader wings, remote video interfaces, and ETCnomad systems
Why Choose Ion Xe?
The ETC Ion Xe is the ideal workhorse for programmers who need serious control power in a compact form. It’s a go-to choice for smaller theaters, studios, churches, and touring professionals who want a familiar programming environment with high-output capacity, robust network integration, and advanced lighting control tools found in larger Eos consoles.
