Chauvet DMX 50

[DJNaviss]

What does everyone think? A good controller or not?

I'm not shure how much one is.. I order from Springtree.. Which give's pretty good deal's, I think it's 480$..
And I hope to get it around 200+ range.

It can control 12 DMX unit's, With 16 CH's.

It will be racked. And it take's up 3 Space's.. Err not that I can remember how big that is. :uhoh:

Here's the spec's.

Specifications

Universal DMX-512 controller

240 scenes

192 DMX channels

30 banks of 8 scenes

6 sets of chases containing 240 scenes

Assignable and reversible Joy Stick

Fog control button

Midi compatible

Controls 12 intelligent lights (16 DMX channels per fixture)

Beat-activation, tap sync, auto run

Polarity selector

Grab any fixture on the fly

3 space 19" rack mount

Size: 19in x 5.25in x 3in

Shipping Weight: 6lbs

Master Packed 4pcs / 24lbs

Power: Available in 110v or 230v

2-year limited warranty


http://www.springtree.net/Chauvet/chauvet_images/dmx50_big.jpg

[Designer]

That'll do quite nicely naviss, pretty similar to the Showtec Scanmaster 3. Very good basic controller, plenty of scope for creating a fairly unique lightshow (got plenty of sequences to play with).

[DJNaviss]

Ok, Thank's.... By the way, How big is 3 Space's? In inch's..

And anyother thing, How really do you "make" the scene's on there? Without no screen like you can on the computer.?

[Designer]

Not sure exactly ow big 3U space is, i'll try to find out for you.

To make the scene's without a screen you have the lighting connected up and you manually move the lights to a position using the little joystick, set the colour/gobo (and snap/fade mode) on the faders and set a step time (and possibly a fade time). Then you record the step. You repeat this for each step in your sequence.

[DJNaviss]

Sound's alittle bit harder without doing it on the computer...

Knowing my luck before I get it all done, My bulb's will burn out. :cry:

[Designer]

It takes roughly the same amount of time to do it on the computer properly as it does to do it direct. I always set my rig up in the lounge when I'm adjusting my sequences. Or when I'm at the club i'll often spend around 6 hours setting up new sequences with all the lights running. Thing is it may look from the booth but you really need some music going and need to be viewing it from where everyone else will "the dancefloor" to see if it looks good

[jamesnet]

There is one big advantage to Lightjockey, When you set up your sequences, you point the lights, well what if at the next gig you have to put them upside down, or on the side. In the fixture configuration you can modify the pan and tilt to suit the venue, and you don't have to do much configuration.

[Designer]

James, check out www.sweetlight-controller.com

That's what i'm using for my mobile rig now. The software is not quite as sophisticated as LJ (has'nt got the macro's for generating patterns and the visualiser's far from perfect) but it does most of the same stuff like midi activation, external input patching, beat sync activation etc. and it's got pan/tilt inversion. Obviously the software's a lot more limited but there always releasing updated versions so it's getting more professional all the time. Worth a look if your running on a lightly tighter budget. Plus all the interfaces have some form of standalone backup andcan hold at least one sequence of 127 steps for use in the event of a computer failure.

Download the software and have a little play. Let me know what you think, (it's only 6 meg download off their site). :)

I just found the interface a lot more user-friendly than LJ, quicker to pick up and get the hang of.

Plus it's about 1/4 of the price to get the hardware than LJ.

[jamesnet]

Cool, I will download and install tomorrow.. 1:09am :sleep:
Now I am editing this also because by NIST time clock says 1:10 and the forum says 1:19, someone check the server time :)

[Designer]

Naviss, found out how big rack spaces are for you, here goes:

Half U = 22mm / 0.86" height
1 U = 44mm / 1.732"
2 U = 88mm / 3.464"
3 U = 133mm / 5.236"
4 U = 178mm / 7"

Just had a look in a catalogue and came across the sizes, they were all in mm so I converted them for you. :)

[DJNaviss]

Hey, Thank's alot... I'll write that down, So I can remember it..

Hm, That controller is bigger then I thought.