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Cheap dmx Lights
MIDI lighting not working properly, what could be wrong?
My school has recently bought an intelligent lighting set up (A cheap one, but it still does the job). We have a couple of "iMove 5s", a couple of "iColors" and a "DMX Master II" to control the lot.
The other day I noticed that the controller has a midi out, so I plugged it into my computer to see if I could set up a light show. With the help of FLstudio I made a MIDI sequence to control the lights.
Now, my problem is when the show is playing back, the lights will miss every 1 in 10 (or so) ques. It is really annoying me and I have played around with all the MIDI settings and can't find out what’s wrong.
Anyone got any ideas?
Try a different midi cable...I assume you're not using a USB cable for MIDI. Also, if your MIDI cable is too long....MIDI data "dropouts" can occur. Close any anti-virus software that is running. Hope that helps.
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Seting up dmx lights
Do you have to reprogram DMX light addresses when setup after the first time?
Also, how long do scenes operate or is it a loop? I'm looking into getting into DMX and any info. would help....i.e. good cheap setups, lights and controllers. Thanks
A lot of DMX fixtures use dip-switches. This means there there's a series of 9 little switches on the back that are used to determine the fixture's DMX address. Unless something hits those switches, they aren't going to change.
There are also fixtures that use a LCD display, in which case after the address is chosen, they store that information even when they are unplugged. Basically what I'm saying is no, you don't have to readdress them every time they are set up.
Now for "cheap" set-ups...DMX is not cheap. There are certain companies that are better "value" companies such as American DJ and Chauvet. They don't cost as much, but they don't have as much functionality in return. However, they are usually alright for DJ's.
I personally have an Eliminator DMX DJ with 2 Chauvet LEDsplash 152B's, and 2 Chauvet Intimidator 1.2's. All together it's about $600 worth of equipment and a pretty good basic set up. Though I didn't include the price of the tripod stand, the DMX cables, the DMX terminator, or any other small accessories you might need. You will definitely need a bit of a budget to get you through buying DMX equipment.
