I have a Revo 3 and used to have a Revo 4. Sold the 4, not nearly as much coverage as the 3, and I agree with a poster above...without fog or haze it looks pretty bad. The coverage on the 3 is much better and it lights up a bigger area, and it looks great whether you project it on the floor, back wall, or ceiling. I agree with Synaxis, I have a Tri-phase as my centerpiece, and it works great, so the quad phase is about the same.
Also check out this video comparison I did between the 2
Last edited by jlcpremier; 04-26-2012 at 04:18 PM.
You likely never will either, which isn't a bad thing. If a person knows about gear like that, they will be much more critical on your setup much like we are of other peoples setups when we go to an event that has someone else as the DJ.Originally Posted by Silver Man
What our clients care about is simply to have a good event with a professional and clean look while being fun and exciting. I've had people ask me for "club" and "concert style lighting" for events, but they don't have a clue what they are, which is fine because it's our job to know about that kind of thing, not theirs. That's one more reason they hire us.
Producing: Sonar X2, Cakewalk VS-700, Waves, EWQL, NI, etc. Lighting Designer/Special Effects: Grand MA, Martin, Le Maitre, ReeleFX, Fire One Pyrotechnics
As for you Mystic. YOU ARE A FUCKEN MORON. -Fueledbymusic
+rep I could not have said it better myself. I don't sell the Bride Moving HEads, I sell them the experience. The entrance spotlight, the Cake spotlight, the incredible patterns on the ceiling for their first dance.
I'm getting some great feedback and I'm torn on which light to choose. What my main goal is to have a great effects light that will run on sound or dmx (don't have a DMX controller yet). I have a prom next weekend and I would like to introduce the new light then.
From reading the posts it looks like the following are being recommended:
1. Revo 4
2. Revo 3 (can't seem to find them anymore)
3. Quad Phase
My biggest concerns are brightness and coverage.
Last edited by damusicman; 04-26-2012 at 06:15 PM.
#2 - Looks like $250 from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/American-Revo-.../dp/B000TO95P8
I am not vouching for it because I don't own the light, only providing the link.
thanx for the link
Seeing as you already have the LED moonflower (LX5) I would go with the Quad phase and pick up the remote for it. It will give you some nice flexibility. It makes a great centerpiece light and looks best in haze or fog. The coverage on the Quad Phase is excellent as well. With the remote you have 3 buttons...Blackout, Mode and Function. I could have these reversed, but mode allows you to put the light in stand-alone or sound active mode. I use it in stand alone during dinners or whenever I just want some ambient lighting with a nice slow rotation. Pressing Function in this mode controls the speed of rotation. In sound active mode it will go to the music and pressing function will make it strobe for as long as you hold down the button.
I could be completely wrong on these as I'm basing it off the Tri-phase I have, but I would think the functions would be the same on the quad.
Mystic,
That is exactly my point (and more importantly what I was trying to say.) I have been in business 22 years and at one point in time (albeit every early in the business) I thought I had to have the biggest and flashiest system. I changed that tune and focus on the experience I give. My setup is very small and I try to blend in more than stick out. (My system is a set QSC KSubs and K10s and two light trees, with 8 LED Cans and 4 SCX500's, small and very effective.)
The difference between now and 22 years ago though is that now days, people are learning how to be high end and make yourself look better than the competition. Lets face it, a lot of the gear 22 years ago looked extremely tacky. Most of them were the effects lighting that we are all starting to move very far away from because of this. Things like scanners were way out of the price range of 99% of people. Now days, the high cost lighting is not only much better in practice, but also looks clean and sleek while making the people who still using conventional lighting look messy and outdated. I think a lot of customers, while they have no idea what a Martin Mac is, can still see they look 100x more professional than the guy who has a tree stand with a couple pars on it.
To them, it doesn't matter the type of lights they are, but it sure as hell looks a lot more professional. That's the point I was getting at.
Producing: Sonar X2, Cakewalk VS-700, Waves, EWQL, NI, etc. Lighting Designer/Special Effects: Grand MA, Martin, Le Maitre, ReeleFX, Fire One Pyrotechnics
As for you Mystic. YOU ARE A FUCKEN MORON. -Fueledbymusic
Silver Man I did a Wedding last week. With 2 K-subs, and 2 K12's and 2 moving heads on totems. Smaller then 8 LED cans and 4 SCX's, and very classy. PS there was a tripod hidden behind the speakers for monogram projection.
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