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Hi, I have been providing sound for various local events and am looking to add some lighting. I am completely new to lighting...

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AlecSp 4 days ago
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We have several Elation Fuze z350 wash fixtures at the venue I work at. When they are controlled by the house Avo Titan Mobile,...

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Lighting Bird 23rd February 2024
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Hi all, I'm quite new to moving lights. We recently bought 5x Robe Ledbeam 350 in our concert hall. I notice there's quite a...

Muggemepper
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paul o 16th February 2024
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As part of my lighting rig, i have 4 Chauvet 360 fixtures. They weight shit 30lbs each. I've hung them from the same kind of...

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paul o 13th February 2024
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Hey, just thought I'd post a new WiFi lighting interface that allows you to combine LED and DMX fixtures into the same light...

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racitup 13th February 2024
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Hi Everyone, I'm in a high school theater class and have very little idea what I'm doing. My teacher provided us with 3 basic...

Student2015
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cxhawk 5th December 2023
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These things look pretty cool. Battery powered with wireless DMX. Super easy setup and breakdown. And they have tripod mounts on...

DonnieFontaine
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paul o 24th November 2023
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For those of you who do a solo show with lighting, what is your lighting setup? Par lights on you? How many? Up lights on your...

DonnieFontaine
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DonnieFontaine 22nd November 2023
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I'm looking at the relatively new Chauvet ILS system and having some trouble answering some basic questions. I run indoor and...

OldChico
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paul o 31st October 2023
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I bought 4 almost 7 foot Truss for lights which ended up sitting in my garage for a few years after I put them together without...

Mike7300
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Mike7300 11th October 2023
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Sometimes central control of fixtures can be difficult, and sometimes you only have a simple task that needs doing. In some...

S21
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S21 3rd October 2023
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Hello! I recently received this unit but I don't do lighting so it's all a bit of a mystery to me. Does anyone know anything...

ThomasCastellani
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ThomasCastellani 18th September 2023
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Hi, I'm looking at getting a midi-controlled small-medium venue lighting rig for my band. I was looking at a budget of £1000. My...

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MightyMatt 7th September 2023
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Hi everyone, Question about where to place my "Source Four"s: I have 3x "Source Four"s (see attached...

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sophia_r 30th August 2023
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Please forgive my ignorance, I am trying to see if scenes on a DMX console with midi usb can somehow export scenes I saved to...

JoshWard
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JoshWard 23rd August 2023
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Hi all, Does anyone know if there is a conventional method of securing 19-inch rack mount gear on 2-inch steel pipe? Is this...

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realshafer 12th August 2023
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Hi everyone, I'm an amateur lighting engineer, and we're doing some construction in my space. The space is for live bands, live...

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sophia_r 2nd August 2023
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We have 7 Mac Tw1’s – four of which are working beautifully, but three of them the lamp won’t come on. When going through...

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Christian74 1st August 2023
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I need to hang 7 lights from a truss that is too thick for our clamps. It's a 2.5" Outer Diameter. I'm really in a bind...

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jean young 31st May 2023
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Hi - I’m in the market for a few 6.5 feet vertical truss to hang about 40 pounds of lights on each truss. I will need to setup...

Mike7300
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jean young 31st May 2023
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Hi I got these lights but don’t know how they controlled them. There are 2 rj45 ports (for linking). Does someone recognise...

Amauryv99
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Amauryv99 11th May 2023
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Hello I am daisy chaining several Dedolight DLED9 lights together using a ADJ DMX Controller 384 and dmx cables. Everything...

paudical
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paudical 8th May 2023
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Are there UV-lights that emits almost no visible light?

nilsemil
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cphollis 20th April 2023
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I was going through our inventory (first time in ages that EVERYTHING has been checked) and found an old Chauvet DMX-450 Abyss...

CKidd
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paul o 13th April 2023
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Okay, so I have four moving heads which sit on the floor in a row. I'm using 30w mini LED Spots in DMX mode running through myDMX...

ssccrab
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CKidd 1st April 2023
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Hello, I am having an issue with our house lights. We put LED bulbs in and I can't get some to not flicker while they are dimmed....

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CKidd 1st April 2023
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I have experienced this time, When in house rigging tech run a 500 ft 5 pin DMX to my tech table, I plug it in, my lights on the...

sdkca
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sdkca 19th February 2023
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Is there any decent way to use an existing installed so to say truss that has stage pin pigtails already in it, to power LED pars...

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lstz3866 11th February 2023
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Hey All, i have a 4-person band that most plays small club venues (the echo, casbah, etc.). I'd love to have a portable light...

Evenings Empire
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cphollis 14th January 2023
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Hi there, I am looking for small DMX player/recorder, preferably just a circuit board with screw terminals, and no housing. In...

anothernewbie
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anothernewbie 12th January 2023
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How can I improve the sound quality for a live performance in a small venue?

Malisa Suntech
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cphollis 30th December 2022
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A family member is tasked with getting 3-pin DMX cables for their rotary group, and I've soldered hundreds of mic cables in my...

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cphollis 26th December 2022
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Hi, did anyone had any experience with these battery operated LED bars: Varytec Giga bar HEX 3 BAT and Eurolite AKKU Bar-6 Entry...

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ar2fakt 6th December 2022
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Hi, forgive me for asking this, however I need some assistance identifying what type of lights we have. We normally have the...

Darug
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paul o 12th November 2022
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Greetings. I'm the drummer in a three-piece band. We play small clubs that don't have lights and outdoor spaces where it sure...

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TheAirport77s 25th September 2022
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I have a gobo that keeps turning off sporadically or just won’t turn on. We use a software called Vista 3 by Chroma-Q. We’ve...

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s_barrett 27th August 2022
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Hi, could you help me understand why FULL lighting automation software is useful for touring bands? In my ignorance… Coffee...

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notsteve 9th August 2022
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Hello, I'm Sam, and I'm currently doing some research into ways to make lighting control systems easier to use and setup,...

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notsteve 9th August 2022
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Hey folks, I am a solo singer and have recently obtained a couple of small moving heads and some front washes. I'm now looking...

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imaginenewmedia 14th July 2022
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I am a technical person not afraid of wiring and programming, but I have no experience in lighting. We are a small low budget,...

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paul o 30th May 2022
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Recently had a touring LD come through one of my venues and asked to patch into our house DMX channels. I’m an audio engineer...

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M.D.N.S. 28th May 2022
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From Fever Ray's 2009/2010 tour - https://youtu.be/zFHAXHch8xk&t=190s At around 3:15, they have around 20 old antique...

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M.D.N.S. 28th May 2022
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Hi all, At my church we currently run 3 Mac 250+, 2 Mac 250 Wash's and 1 Mac 300 Wash. I am wanting to add some more LEDs to...

Bfyffe
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Bfyffe 14th November 2021
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Hi everyone. There is a thread for a srage lighting sun forum. I have 4 elation 5r pro that were sitting in their cases for...

Kosmotine
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Kosmotine 22nd October 2021
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Hi! I would like to find a new way to record light by starting the song and programming the light by for example playing the...

Daniel Yngwe
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Daniel Yngwe 9th October 2021
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Hi everyone! This is kind of random but I'm kind of desperate too. I want to do an Erasmus+ Internship (not paid) in...

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Tracymadz 8th October 2021
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Sorry to bother you all guys, I hope I'm askking this in the correct place? I have two Acme iSolution IC3000 wash lights with 3 x...

StuMur
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StuMur 9th September 2021
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Hello, I am looking for advice. We are putting together a 5 meter x 5 meter stage for video work. The TRUSS dimension I...

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emenelton 1st September 2021
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I'm looking for recommendations on Barndoors, or other accessories to control beam spill, for Rogue R1 & R2 Washes, and Mac...

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KevinMH 28th July 2021
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Hi all, Need some advice. I’m in the market for a DMX controller, preferably controllable from an iPad or similar. I am a DJ...

AaronDuncan
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shaddai 23rd July 2021

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