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12 pounds a year doesn’t sound right...

Don't suppose anybody could clean my car? I mean, I could do it myself.... but why should I?

No - and thats where the fun begins - securing the servo so it can bit to all pedals, that's where things start getting complex. The "third hand" is actually a very good method, having used one - but very clunky for controlling multiple channels. Interested to see how you progress... especially for something universal.

PS - the only reason I'm in the know on this - I've already been there. I can also give you the heads up that trimming the pots by the controller is key - thats the gotcha. Not all pots are equal in the amount they rotate.

Indeed - the servo element can be almost directly attached to the pot. I take it that you have seen this? -

A more analogue take on the stompenberg! https://www.thomann.de/blog/en/stompenberg-effects/

I'm guessing you are implementing something along these lines - with a servo/motor instead of the impression pedal?

I've got a specific use case. Don't want a load of power supplies, plug sockets and the like. I'm looking for as small as possible... whilst having a lot of 9v power on tap.

Got it -

Here's some pics - hopefully gives you an idea of size, quality etc.

Quick question... is anybody using an aftermarket power supply and using something that is rated than less that 3A? That seems quite a draw at 9v.

That is correct... yes.

I've never really trusted the pedal train soft cases anyway...

Yes, they are defo a nice option for covering a lot of space. I run a very wide stage set up so getting a nice spread of colour across the stage is always quite difficult. Like all lighting, haze is key (but it's getting more difficult to allow venues to allow you use it!). The danger of moving heads is that without haze, they just tend to look like spots on the wall... like the mysterons are around or something! (Sorry to all those too young to get the reference) Beams in haze are bang on.. Especially when they are co-ordinated. Speaking of co-ordination - its a shame that the inbuilt automatic shows on these moving washes has a flash... it's otherwise quite tasteful.

That notepad would get my vote 🙂

Yes - It's defo a wash - akin to a moving par can. I think I found some specs somewhere that suggested the output angle was 45 degree... so not something like a beam which would typically lie at something like 6 percent. The light is very defined though - probably brighter than the tripars I have (that are the closest thing to compare if to LED wise).

I've got an IEM sound and a FOH. Does that count? The IEM mix has lots of multiband comp going on and some added weight in the bass. Sending my IEM mix to FOH with subwoofers would sound absolutely rubbish... but sending my FOH to my IEMs would sound comparatively thin and lacking.

OK - had a play. Have to say for less than 40 quid each, you really can't go wrong. In real terms, there are a moving head with an equal output (arguably more) than an ADJ Tripar. They aren't the quickest of moving heads (hey, they don't cost a grand+), they are pretty well built - they are plastic, but it steel feels quite substantial, probably more so than your average equivalent plastic par (hey, they don't cost a grand+), the DMX control is compressive and provide tilt, pan and RGB control with extended flash, sound to light features if you choose the extended channel model (they don't do anything like iris, prism etc, but hey, they don't cost a grand+) A lot of people are going to be interested in the little remote that came with it (I didn't realise it did). Comes with things like auto mode, RGB and mix colour selection (if you don't like the fit inducing colour changing routines etc)... A nice little addition I guess. In reality, I'm probably going to buy another 7 and make up a lightweight portal moving head truss for smaller gigs and I'll build an DMX foot controller for them.

Its a line input - so you wouldn't want to be putting an acoustic through there anyway. It's usually the reserve for keys and AV equipment.

It's arrived for me to pick up - so shall do so later. Will report back as events err... unfold.

I absolute the love the pres in my GBs - I find playing any other bass really awkward now. So much cut and boost (some would argue too much)... but I know those circuits inside out now... and nothing else can come close to getting what the GB Rumour circuit does. Of course, it's all subjective... but for me, GB eqs are home.

Aha! Welcome to reality. You're doing well - your singer turns up with a mic.

The lifespan on this sort of stuff is usually dictated by the motor giving up... all the transformer giving up the ghost. I suspect 100,000 is optimistic! It'll probably be dropped or mishandled by some stray toddler that thinks it will be fun to push against the mechanism whilst it's in motion (not that I allow anybody near my stuff on stage). You are probably right though - even my ADJ par cans have differing shades of colour now... but they've seen a lot of use over the last 5 years. They tend to be OK as long as you don't put them too close together! Sync - maybe/maybe not. I'm planning on putting them (if I decide to get more) into an existing DMX system... so I'd hope all syncing would be taken care of there... of course, the motors breaking/slowing down may prove me otherwise! Of course, moving heads is all well and good... but without haze, they just look a little... err... shining a light on that wall... shining a light on that wall... not quite the beam effect we all look for. (And lets face it, how many venues are keen to let us loose with a hazer nowadays?) @Grangur - interesting that mention that you are a lighting designer. Have you any experience of addressable LED strip lighting the exterior of buildings?

In bridge mode that would make it 500 into 8 Ohms? or 250w x 2 at 4 Ohms? Is it truly bridged or is each output putting out a max of 250w? Am I reading the docs wrong - or wouldn't the unit be running overly hot if running bridged @ 4 ohms?

Intrigued enough to have bought 1 - will report back.