Davy Posted Sunday at 11:08 Share Posted Sunday at 11:08 (edited) Morning all. Looking for some advice on stage lighting. We currently use 4 led stage lights mounted on lighting poles. The lighting poles that we use are ridiculously heavy for the lightweight nature of the LEDs so I'm looking for a fixing solution that will allow me to fix the lights to the top of the PA speakers as these are already on poles and this would also free up some floor space in smaller venues. Has anyone tried this before, I'd be interested to hear what solutions you've tried. Also we are looking to change our current LEDs, which are quite heavy for LEDs, and replace them with some slimmer/smaller units. Has anyone ever tried these before? ADJ Mega Tripar Profile Plus LED Par Can. Thanks. Edited Sunday at 11:11 by Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebassmusic Posted Sunday at 11:32 Share Posted Sunday at 11:32 (edited) We're working on our lighting options at the moment and have tried out and compared both the ADJ Mega Tripar Profile Plus and the Ledj 7Q5 (RGBA). On price and weight the ADJ wins however the 7Q5 (for me) are the overall winner. You'd need 2 ADJ to appear as bright as one 7Q5. The 7Q5 is more robust, has more flexible colour options and is more direct beam than the wider ADJ. Our thinking (in part) is the less gear we have to buy / store / move / setup / teardown etc but still provide a good show the better. In one of my bands we use four Ledj 7Q5. 2 are attached to the speaker stand legs using clamps and pointed up / across the front of the stage. The second two are attached to the top of the EV speakers via a bolt into the mounting hole. Here's a couple of pictures of the tops. Edited Sunday at 11:33 by Acebassmusic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy Posted Sunday at 15:32 Author Share Posted Sunday at 15:32 Thanks for your reply! I'm thinking a long the same lines with regard to streamlining the band set up. I don't even bother with the lighting mixer and just have them set up on a slow colour change. That said, a band I was in years ago had a foot controller which was great for killing the lights at the end of each song and then bringing them back on afterwards. I'm not sure if it's possible to run one of these foot controllers without a mixer unit as well. Do you think a single 7Q5 on top of each speaker would provide enough light or would you recommend 4 as a minimum? You'll have to send me a link for the ones you bought as the ADJs were £75 on Amazon when I checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebassmusic Posted Sunday at 15:58 Share Posted Sunday at 15:58 Bax - ADJ's I would say 4 as a minimum even though they do give off a decent light. I control them from a single foot controller with a built in sound to light / programs. No need for a seperate mixer unit. Here's one on Ebay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy Posted Sunday at 16:04 Author Share Posted Sunday at 16:04 Really appreciate you getting back to me, that's been really useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebassmusic Posted Sunday at 16:08 Share Posted Sunday at 16:08 I've just rechecked and the footswitch on Ebay is the same make as the one I use but a slightly different version which is powered by the lighting bar so probably wont work with the par cans. The one I use has an independent wall wart to power it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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