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Dinosaur
Lighting, your views, part the second.
Right, we've had a bit of fun in the first one, now you lot have to do some work. This one's not for levity, it's serious. As I said, I've just about got my lighting rig where I wanted it to go, and I'm not happy with it, so a rejig needed.
I'll tell you what I've got, I'll tell you what I want to do, and all you've got to do is tell me how to do it without spending any more money. Simples.
OK, my initial aim: After using Justin's rig one night, ( Impossibled plus LED cans) I decided I wanted a mainly LED rig, with movement and wash.
First up was LED panels, and I now have three KAM LED800MKII's. I really need to control them, as in full colour mode they give loads of wash, but when they drop to 1/8th output, it's not always enough. I got a Chauvet 44 to control them, but I've had no joy in that direction at all.
The standard supplement to these is now four Revo Roll LED barrels run master and slave. Plenty of movement, nice pattern changes, but low light output.
When I get them all working, I'll also have four Geni Spin 3's. Nice gobos, DMX facility, but very heavy and with filament lamps, so relatively costly when they die. They tend to only go out on big/special events.
Two Zoom Virusators
http://www.djsuperstore.co.uk/item/l...virusator-250w
are available, but again, they have filament lamps, so quite bright, but bulky, heavy, and not DMX. They can be controlled with CA-8'S, but there's about five miles of cable on each one. They're great lights if you want tasteful and pretty, but only come out rarely now.
I'm aware I need a centrepiece, and it isn't going to be an Impossibled or Mirror ball. The obvious answer at the moment is a laser,but that's a long way further down the line.
Neither will the wash effect come from parcans. They're another pet hate. I'm quite taken by such as the KAM parbar style, and truly wish I'd got one or two of those kits instead of the 800's. Ah well.
Right folks, over to you. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Originally Posted by
Excalibur
Right, we've had a bit of fun in the first one, now you lot have to do some work. This one's not for levity, it's serious.
Originally Posted by
Excalibur
I got a Chauvet 44 to control them, but I've had no joy in that direction at all.
No joy in what way? You've got a perfectly adequate little board there, very similar to the Martin Freekie we use, so I'm well aware - with a little time and input - how easy it can be to set up a few static scenes and chases that co-ordinate and are manageable.
Not the answer you were after I'm sure, but try reading the manual, unless there is something else preventing you firing it all up?
http://www.chauvetlighting.com/produ...-44_ug-177.pdf
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Dinosaur
Originally Posted by
Happy Jack
No joy in what way? You've got a perfectly adequate little board there, very similar to the Martin Freekie we use, so I'm well aware - with a little time and input - how easy it can be to set up a few static scenes and chases that co-ordinate and are manageable.
Not the answer you were after I'm sure,
but try reading the manual, unless there is something else preventing you firing it all up?
http://www.chauvetlighting.com/produ...-44_ug-177.pdf
RTFM? RTFM? Waddya think I am, illiterate? I have that epistle saved on both PC's, but it hasn't helped a DJ of very little brain. I know it's feasible, but I don't appear to have the right Magic Words. "Izzy Wizzy , let's get busy" didn't do the trick.
Oops, I asked for serious, and there's me being silly again. Sorry. Thanks for your advice mate, it all helps.
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Dinosaur
Hmmmmmm, well after an overwhelming response to this, I'm now sure of one thing. I've got to get the fourth Geni working for gigs where I need more light than the Revos can give.
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Hi Peter
As you know I'm essentially a noise boy, not a real lampie, however have recently started to dabble in LX Nothing big by any means - just a few bars of tungsten PARs, some profiles, fresnels, Tri-colour LED PARs and some MAC250s. Essentially to sell as an "add on" for our eventpahire.co.uk clients whom ask if we also do lighting and has also started to bring in LX-only work, even though it's not advertised on the site yet.
My first observation about that Chauvet controller is that you're relying on programming sheets, which personally I couldn't work with.
Whilst old technology, I'm using a Pulsar Masterpiece for my lampie duties and it's best qualities are the screen driver and monitor. Logically laid out, dead easy to program and arrange/label channels, scenes, chases & environments. Busking is easy too, sure a Pearl would be nicer (especially for the movers) but that would be a little silly at this stage.
You often see Masterpieces on ebay and as a novice lampie I'd highly recommend, but make sure you pick up one with the screen driver. I found DMX a little like learning a second language, once the penny drops, you're cooking on gas.
Hope this helps
Tony
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what's a Zero 3000?
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Dinosaur
Originally Posted by
A1DL
what's a Zero 3000?
In here somewhere ?
http://www.karillon.com/pulsar.html
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