The ELC sidekick is a multifunctional fader and com mand board with all kinds of interface options. All buttons, faders and encoders can be customized to do all kinds of operations. Operations can be midi commands, DMX commands, serial data, recalling of memories, etc. The functions of the controllers are defined in configuration files, that can be made or customized by the user. Multiple configurations can be loaded into the unit, and can be easily switched