TimR

If it's the same as this you can have 14 and 26 channel mode and/or trigger the differenent built in chases via DMX. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://avs.2dimg.com/resources/1738244068_865.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjI9s6tyrqRAxVTWkEAHdsTK544ChAWegQIUBAB&usg=AOvVaw2IPYtO95mlcMgVXo0YnZT0

Are the 50 channels fixed or can you set each individual lamp to an address. You could perhaps have every 5th one the same address and then just have '4 fixtures' per bar that just repeat.

Repetition, tension and release. That's all music is. Next time; increase and decrease the volume and get the drums to go with you, miss the riff and sit on the root for the same number of bars the riff is. Add a gliss. or an octave. They'll lap it up.

He's obviously not a serious Bass Player, even SD has posted on this forum. Well, in two threads anyway. 🤣

Anyone knkw where I can get these cheaper than £20? One at £20 is fine but think 3 is starting to stretch my budget. https://amzn.eu/d/5YMSWkE 4way IEC splitter.

The static wash they use at every gig looks good.

I mentioned this in the DMX thread. Although I have 4 par cans that are 4 chanel so I can run all 4 off two pages of faders by setting adresses to 1, 5, 9 and 13. My mini spots are 5 chanel? Go Figure. To keep the desk simple I program 1, 9, 1, 9. Losing about 12 channels, but I don't have hundreds of fixtures and multiple universes. This is where software comes in handy. Useful to have a cheat sheet printed referencing each page, fixture and what chanels you're using. In case you want to alter lights on the fly instead of using programmed scenes. Essential when programming anyway.

Each data packet is 512 bytes and it runs at a baud rate of 250kbps. What issues are you encountering at 2.4GHz?

Its always gone on. Sponsorship, not necessarily signature instruments, that's a more recent phenomena with mass production making it simple to do a run of 1000 instruments all exactly the same. Certainly bands sponsored by strings companies, some BassChatters have got free strings for tours etc. I imagine Paul McCartney got given a fair few basses.

One tip is not to have bright lights pointing out at the audience from the stage. It makes you difficult to see. If you're going to have lights for the dance floor, have a good think about their location. If lights are to light up the band, they need to be at the front, as high up as possible, down onto the band. Side fills are ok, but they will put the band into silhouette if there's nothing from the front. You're not a disco, people want to be able to watch you.

Don't overthink it. I left a band because people who knew my situation were too immature to recognise how it was affecting me mentally, even when I told them to cut me some slack. If you are not aware of things going on in his life that are preventing him from picking up the phone you can't temper your response accordingly. If he has always been rubbish with comms, that may be why A wants to get rid of him. If it's a new new thing then it probably needs a chat, or he will walk anyway.

Yeah, but what's with the thumb over the top of the fretboad? Everything else pales into insignificance compared to that heinous crime. Even the faux leather engine driver's hat.

I have Chauvet Obey 40 4x QTX LED parcans (4 channel) 4x Mini Led spots (6 channel) Galaxian Gem LED Moonflower and Lazer (5 channel) 2x 8 Led Moving Head lights (7/12 Channel modes) With the wireless I'm ulltimately planning on having 2 pairs of parcans either side of the stage linked locally by cable with a wireless receiver on each pair. The Moving Heads just linked with a single cable and wireless reciever to one. 4x mini spots along the front all linked via cable with 1st one wireless receiver. The Laser/moonflower to light the audience I'm thinking it can go anywhere now, where previously it was behind the band - not ideal. But it doesn't seem to have many useful modes. Just speed and direction of rotation of the laser and 8 preset chases for the moonflower plus speed. I'm likely to operate the moving heads by switching between sound mode so they pan and tilt on their own, and then stop with a set colour as a chase. Programming in a slow pan and tilt is a mission that I haven't got to grips with yet. The kit comes with 3 receivers, but can add more later.

Learn Binary, you may find some fixtures still have dip switches for addressing. But it helps if you can visualise the assignments. Try and assign each DMX fixture 8 channels (or one page) even if they only need 5 or 6. Some may need 12 or more, but most seem to need at least more than 4 but less than 8. Then set them out logically before plugging any DMX cables in. Parcan 1 - Address 1 - 00000001 Parcan 2 - Address 9 - 00001001 Parcan 3 - Address 17 - 00010001 Parcan 4 - Address 25 - 00011001 Etc. Although if you are using software this is probably less important.

I have a Chauvet Obey 40. It's only been used at home so far but I did use one in a band about 20 years ago and setting up 5 simple chases and using the 'rate' slider to vary the speed of the chases was all I needed. Select a different chase each song. About to buy some WiFi transmitter/receivers as the amount of long cables that have to be run and packed up. It'll pay for itself in cables and time. Currently only DMX control is 4 mini spotlights linked together with one as master (and sound to light) and everything else is just sound to light solo. It can look a bit manic.