Martin mania efx 500 which controller?

[soundmaster mobile disco]

I am looking at buying a pair of martin efx 500 lights.Am i better useing the recommended martin 2510 dmx controller.Or is there anything else that i should consider?

[WWDJ]

I am using a transcension baby jc1 to control mine and it works absolutely fine.
The jc1 has 8 channels per fixture and in one of its modes the efx500 will use 9. This hasn't caused me a problem as I haven't needed to adjust the settings on the 9th channel and if I did I can just use channel 1 on the next fixture, which I have left free anyhow.

A dmx controller with 12 or more channels would be better but in 2 years this has worked fine for me.

I don't know the martin controller range but I believe yopu have to edit the programmes on a pc rather than on the unit itself for at least some of the range

Cheers

Dave

[Silver]

I would go for the Martin Freekie (just like mine!). I tried the 2510 and didn't rate it at all, for me no good at all. Now, the Freekie is a great bit of kit, well worth looking at.

[Charlie Brown]

The Martin showtime is also very simple and effective.

[DJMaxG]

I am looking at buying a pair of martin efx 500 lights.Am i better useing the recommended martin 2510 dmx controller.Or is there anything else that i should consider?

Glad you mentioned that ... I wasn't aware that a hand controller is available.

If Controlling several lights, the Martin Freekie looks one of the best, but I'm not totally convinced with any of them yet.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

The Martin showtime is also very simple and effective.

...and not for use with the EFX500, unless you know something I don't? ;)

[Charlie Brown]

...and not for use with the EFX500, unless you know something I don't? ;)

Ah ok...me just being a smart allec. :D I used it when Pete lent me MX4's and abstracts......

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