Let's Talk Lighting

[lollington]

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1428274136' post='2739906']
Post a link to your DMX fixture. Do you mean Chanel 11 on your fixture is strobe? Seems odd unless it's a 16 Chanel fixture. In which case I think you can usually fiddle with addresses and fool the controller into controlling it by using channels 1-8 on one address and 9-16 on another address. I'm not totally sure about that though.
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Ah, it's only channel 11: http://www.soh.cz/data_images/Image/pronajem/manual/headbanger.pdf

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1428274077' post='2739904']
I don't really need a foot switch
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Perhaps I'm being lazy, there would only be 3 or 4 settings maximum that I'd need to switch between so there really is no reason why I couldn't use the mixer.

Found some wireless DMX receivers which look handy too. Seems to be a lot of cable that comes with the territory.

Edited April 5, 2015 by lollington

[Norris]

There's a lot of cables involved but at least they all daisy chain together. It's a lot easier than old school lighting used to be, having to run a cable from each light back to the controller. I'll have to check out the wireless ones

[TimR]

[quote name='lollington' timestamp='1428274704' post='2739909']


Ah, it's only channel 11: http://www.soh.cz/data_images/Image/pronajem/manual/headbanger.pdf
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Those headbanger units will still work in 8 channel mode though. I suspect you can emulate the strobe function through programming the controller. Do you use it a lot?

[lollington]

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1428316099' post='2740067']
Do you use it a lot?
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I am at the planning stages of putting a lighting rig together. I need something before a wedding in June. Those headbangers caught my eye and have pretty decent reviews, even in audio mode but don't want to rely on that entirely.

[TimR]

Check if the footswitch has an audio function. Looks like an ideal solution. It'll control the pan and tilt of the headbangers as well as the RGBW.

I just have 4 PAR 64s and set them to auto/sound. We also have a laser and smoke machine. It's all just auto at the moment.

Unless you program something very clever, not many people will notice for a band situation. DMX comes into play if you're doing a stage show.

In a previous band I used to have 6 different 'mood' programs based on colours but run them from sound. Even the band wondered what I was doing with all the cables. I left the band and they still have the fixtures and controllers.

For £85 though I might have another punt with the new band. Especially as we have the smoke machine and laser which are DMX.

[redbandit599]

Hi all

If anyone has got some of the LEDJ 7Q5s (or similar) that started this thread, then I've just posted an ad for a Stompar foot controller that works with these. Unused, £30 posted as opposed to £ 65 retail.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/260924-ledj-stompar-foot-controller-for-ledj-led-lights-l30-posted/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/260924-ledj-stompar-foot-controller-for-ledj-led-lights-l30-posted/[/url]