Thus is simply 4 cheap led par cans on a gradual color change. Two on the backdrop and two out front on the performers, plus an led strip at the bottom of the backdrop. Total lighting cost $250.
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We have 2 Chauvet 4bar tri's that I control with an Chauvet Obey40 on a music stand beside me. I mostly leave it on sound activated mode and change the scenes when I think of it. If you're thinking of using a footswitch, be aware the Chauvet Obey controllers can be controlled with midi, but they only accept midi notes, not program changes. So the only footswitch that will work is the Behringer FCB1010.
I've been looking at these. I was wondering if four of them arranged on stage would be kinda cool. The singer could control them with the remote, at least turn sound active mode on/off.
Amazon.com: Moving Head Stage Effect Light U'King 7x10W 4 color RGBW LED 5 control mode DJ KTV disco banquet hall (Black with Remote): Musical Instruments
Amazon.com: Moving Head Stage Effect Light U'King 7x10W 4 color RGBW LED 5 control mode DJ KTV disco banquet hall (Black with Remote): Musical Instruments
Dirty Revival at the Columbia Gorge Wind Association Beach Bash, 2016. Great band out of Portland, Or.
JellyBread with the amazin Erik Lewis on bass. 6 per side on the Tee bars. Lot's of light as it was mid august on the Hood River, OR waterfront. Early show so a lot of ambient light. Wish I owned the tent. I do own the stage.
Manimal House from Portland. My sound company's favorite funk band. These guys are just too much fun. 6 per side on the Tee bars the day prior to the JellyBread pic, up river a 100 yards or so. A couple of hours later. Stage area was 24 wide, 12 deep. Cell phone pics from too far back...
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Above is a Barn party.
Below are the JuneBug Boys in the tent at Hood River Harvest Fest last October.
3 per side set to a mix of red and yellow. Lights are vertical on a pole about 25 feet out on the sides.. beautiful venue Cor Cellars Winery, Lyle, WA. Band is Chattam County Line.
I use 9x10 watt led fixtures from Monoprice. They are pretty dang bright. They are SMS and using Speed and fade color setting on them GTA a nice wash with movement between colors at the speed you want. I use them in several configurations. Big show, out side 7 per side on a T-Bar setup. Need less light, 3 per side clamped to a tall speaker pole vertically. Think stop light...
Small shows, 2 per side on a home built Tee bar that threads into the top of a QSC K12. For my 4 piece, that is plenty of wash... inside in a club setting. Outside much depends on the time of year and ambient light. Most of the pics below were summer with significant ambient light.
We run 2 4Bar Chauvet USBs set to 2 colors and 2 (slightly dimmer) whites on the front corners of the stage. Each person gets a white light on their spot to make them stand out a bit from the background. The colored lights are there for a wash. I also put 1 or 2 lights (same color as front) behind the drummer pointed up to eliminate the shadows. I use diffuse gels on the colors to keep things spread out, but the whites stay beams.
I made several single-color washes that I like and I switch the colors at least once every 4-5 songs. I dislike the constant movement of sound-activated lights, and we aren't really the type of band that would be able to do the slow fades from one color to the next, so I keep them set to a solid color.
Looks a little like this with an empty stage:
I made several single-color washes that I like and I switch the colors at least once every 4-5 songs. I dislike the constant movement of sound-activated lights, and we aren't really the type of band that would be able to do the slow fades from one color to the next, so I keep them set to a solid color.
Looks a little like this with an empty stage:
I have two Chauvet Wash FX LED lights mounted to the tops of my mains speakers. Controlled with a Chauvet Obey 40. I have several scenes programmed for different circumstances, but usually choose a static scene of bastard amber and season to taste for any given venue and a subdued blue for between sets. Pretty economical solution, takes up way less space on stage than a pair of 4 bar LED plus stands and is quite effective for how we use them - both in brightness and coverage. I've got a couple of Chinese PAR pucks for uplighting at the back of the stage if I feel the need to set those up.
Here they are deployed in "idle" mode...
Here in performance mode
Here they are deployed in "idle" mode...
Here in performance mode
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What's that mount that you're using to attach the Wash FX to the handle of the speaker? Looks like it's a pretty good fit for the job.
It's a Chauvet CLP-10. They might be $20 a pop. I have a couple of spares in case of failure! https://www.chauvetdj.com/products/clp-10/
They're quick release and clamp to the top handles of my ZLXs. However, to get the clamp around the handle, I need to loosen the allen bolts on the handles so the clamps slide in. Minor hassle, but worth it. Rock solid mounts. No issues. They've got removable shims so you can mount them to almost anything.
Thats a good lookin and practical setup DirtDog. Nice.I have two Chauvet Wash FX LED lights mounted to the tops of my mains speakers. Controlled with a Chauvet Obey 40. I have several scenes programmed for different circumstances, but usually choose a static scene of bastard amber and season to taste for any given venue and a subdued blue for between sets. Pretty economical solution, takes up way less space on stage than a pair of 4 bar LED plus stands and is quite effective for how we use them - both in brightness and coverage. I've got a couple of Chinese PAR pucks for uplighting at the back of the stage if I feel the need to set those up.
Here they are deployed in "idle" mode...
Here in performance mode
We have 2 Chauvet 4Bars and a fog machine that I run along the back. I link the 4Bars and either do a slow wash or sound activated, depending on the song or what I feel like doing at the time. If we need front washes, I have 4 Chauvet Par56 cans and a Colorstrip mini. If I had time, I'd love to set them up with my truss along the back and incorporate my Chauvet Swarm 5FX. Here's what the 4BARS looked like at our last gig:
I've decided to start with a super low budget option. I picked up a couple of these LED par lights (Amazon.com: OPPSK LED Par Lights with 12led RGBW by IR Remote and DMX Control for Stage Lighting: Musical Instruments) and I'm going to mount them on top of our FOH speakers (through the speaker hanging attachment points) and aim them back at the band (not at the dance floor). They come with a little remote control so I can switch them to sound active if I want.
I'm either going to have them just do a basic color wash or I might master/slave them and have them cycle through a slow color fade.
It's super cheap, provides some basic light, and is really easy to set up (no extra hardware). If it goes well at the next gig I might invest in some more lighting for the dance floor.
I'm either going to have them just do a basic color wash or I might master/slave them and have them cycle through a slow color fade.
It's super cheap, provides some basic light, and is really easy to set up (no extra hardware). If it goes well at the next gig I might invest in some more lighting for the dance floor.
Even if you are an upbeat band the slow colour fade works really well.......the slower the better. When it's really slow people don't usually notice the colour change but they turn to talk to someone and when they look back at the stage the colours, and the atmosphere of the stage, has changed.
When the fade is too fast (and i'm talking a 2 second cross fade which is still slow-ish) it is noticeable but not as effective, especially if it changes against the rhythm of the song.
We have four of those square, flat LED lights. I wish we had 2-4 more but four have worked well. We put two on the floor underneath the drum set aimed up at the drums and set on a very slow color scroll. Our drummer's set is white so it looks nice when they change color. The other two go on the floor aimed up at the rest of us and set on a faster color scroll. Sometimes we put them on the speaker stands aimed at the front line, just depends. As I said, a couple more would be groovy.
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We have 4 of these. They are battery powered.
We had two TBars made up so they screw into the tops of of our QSC 10's. fast set up with no cables. Charge lasts w shows.
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The Chauvet EZpar 64 RGBA Stage Light offers great flexibility thanks to its rechargeable-battery-power capabilities so you can have a great wash light anywhere! The rechargeable lithium-ion battery lasts up to 20 hours on a single charge and powers all 180 red, green, blue, and amber LEDs to deliver stunning colors and allows you to set it up without needing to worry about the power cable. The visible battery-life indicator allows you to see how much power you have, and add a wireless D-Fi receiver to create a completely wireless solution!
Chauvet DJ EZpar 64 RGBA Stage Light
We had two TBars made up so they screw into the tops of of our QSC 10's. fast set up with no cables. Charge lasts w shows.
See all items from Chauvet
Product Description
The Chauvet EZpar 64 RGBA Stage Light offers great flexibility thanks to its rechargeable-battery-power capabilities so you can have a great wash light anywhere! The rechargeable lithium-ion battery lasts up to 20 hours on a single charge and powers all 180 red, green, blue, and amber LEDs to deliver stunning colors and allows you to set it up without needing to worry about the power cable. The visible battery-life indicator allows you to see how much power you have, and add a wireless D-Fi receiver to create a completely wireless solution!
Chauvet DJ EZpar 64 RGBA Stage Light
For the band: Up to eight LED par cans. Eight has proven to be too much on a few occasions, it's enough to turn us into glowing radioactive blobs. Sometimes we'll do a little creative uplighting with a few of those instead. I have a DMX controller, but we usually go with sound activated.
For the dance floor: Two Chauvet Gig Bars. Much bang for the buck, lights the dance floor up like studio 54, brings the party. We set those for sound activation and we have the option to do some pre-programming with a remote control.
We set all lighting on two trees. We'll use scrims for private and formal events.
My drummer has a couple of LED light bars for the floor, and he puts those on himself sometimes.
The stuff wasn't cheap, but it is a selling point with clubs and private clients. A lot of bands are only concerned with lighting up the band, which is a mistake if you are a party dance band.
For the dance floor: Two Chauvet Gig Bars. Much bang for the buck, lights the dance floor up like studio 54, brings the party. We set those for sound activation and we have the option to do some pre-programming with a remote control.
We set all lighting on two trees. We'll use scrims for private and formal events.
My drummer has a couple of LED light bars for the floor, and he puts those on himself sometimes.
The stuff wasn't cheap, but it is a selling point with clubs and private clients. A lot of bands are only concerned with lighting up the band, which is a mistake if you are a party dance band.
We have a lot of lighting, use different setups for different venues. It is ever evolving. This is a photo from right before we hit the stage last Saturday.
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