Members Chickentown Posted August 6, 2009 Members Share Posted August 6, 2009 (now with photos) I just put together my first light rig and had it out for a little fest we run. 8 Wiedamark LED Par 64 2 ADJ Pocket Scans 2 Colorstrips mounted to mic stand bases on speaker stacks for front wash Enttec Open DMX w/ Freestyler MBT HZ-300 hazer lots to learn, but it was really fun! Here are some photos: The tent we were under - big white canvas for colors and projecting video Finally, the ultimate application for your cheap lightie-uppie eq: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillESC Posted August 6, 2009 Members Share Posted August 6, 2009 Does that EQ setting really work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jwlussow Posted August 6, 2009 Members Share Posted August 6, 2009 Does that EQ setting really work? Probably not for sound but I'll bet it makes the next Austin Powers movie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chickentown Posted August 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 6, 2009 It worked for some chuckles, Bill. Seriously, the eq's in that rack weren't being used except for creative LED sculpting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gjb3 Posted August 6, 2009 Members Share Posted August 6, 2009 Are you using gels on the LED par 64's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigjd Posted August 7, 2009 Members Share Posted August 7, 2009 I like it! Very nice and brite with lots of color.Hows Freestyler working for you? How are you using it?With a midi controller?Thats a pretty EQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chickentown Posted August 7, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 7, 2009 There are diffuser gels over the PARs - kind of a frosty clear so it all looks less Lite-Brite. Freestyler is running the whole back truss with my laptop and the Enttec Open DMX/USB dongle. It works really well for the most part. In the three days, I think we completely lost signal to the lights once or twice and had to restart. I didn't have any other apps running on the laptop. The Colorstrips were running on a cheap little DMX mixer because I can't get them to do any RGB color mixing with my setup - they will flash....sometimes rapidly and sometimes once every two minutes. Anyway, this setup gave me front wash when DMX signal was lost with Freestyler so the stage didn't blackout mid-song. Thanks for the comments, everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny Lightboy Posted August 7, 2009 Members Share Posted August 7, 2009 Those poor Pocket Scans, they must feel so inadequate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tyrone Blue Posted August 7, 2009 Members Share Posted August 7, 2009 I like your rig, except for the Pocket Scans. I used to have 4 of them and got rid of them after the first time I used them... 100 watts just didn't hack it and the laser was worthless. I have 35 or so of the Wiedamarks and love them! Good choice! I see you're from Southern MN... I'm from Northern. Nice pictures too... Kudos! I did the video for Wiedamarks web site seen below: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny Lightboy Posted August 7, 2009 Members Share Posted August 7, 2009 Just to clarify, I'm not knocking the Pocket Scans... I run 6 in my rig, well mostly 6 since the 5th one likes to do whatever it want's 50% of the time - no matter how hard I hit it... Depending on the color combination, they hold their own against 16 Par56 LED cans... But after another 8 LED cans, they were getting drowned... I would like to acquire more, but they are selling for ridiculous $$$ on Ebay... More now than when I bought them in 2002... Lame... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mastersonics Posted August 8, 2009 Members Share Posted August 8, 2009 I think both setups look really cool. I like the pictures, keep them coming, C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chickentown Posted August 10, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 10, 2009 I inherited the Pocket Scans from a friend who quit lighting, so the price was definately right. Tyrone - you really get the most out of those cans! Lots of cool programming ideas on your video. Bigger, better scanners or moving lights would be great - but I think it will have to be LED. Right now, I'm enjoying drawing off one circuit for the whole rig...and this is often a requirement, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mastersonics Posted August 10, 2009 Members Share Posted August 10, 2009 ITyrone - you really get the most out of those cans! Lots of cool programming ideas on your video. Right now, I'm enjoying drawing off one circuit for the whole rig...and this is often a requirement, unfortunately. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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