Where do I start with hooking up intelligent lighting for parties?
Rave?now! asked:
I throw a lot of big parties at my house. I have a really nice sound system, but I’m lacking a cool lighting setup. I would like to have a lighting system that went with the music, like a sound activation, or at least something where I could control everything at once or from one area. I’m looking to just hook up strobes, lasers, possibly black lights. I see all this stuff about controllers, DMX, channels, chasers, etc. and I’m very lost. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I throw a lot of big parties at my house. I have a really nice sound system, but I’m lacking a cool lighting setup. I would like to have a lighting system that went with the music, like a sound activation, or at least something where I could control everything at once or from one area. I’m looking to just hook up strobes, lasers, possibly black lights. I see all this stuff about controllers, DMX, channels, chasers, etc. and I’m very lost. Any help is greatly appreciated.
How does a light controlled by two different switches work?
Justin asked:
In my house, there is a dining room with two different light switches that control the same light. I always thought that a light switch works by opening and closing the circuit controlling the flow of electricity to the light.
In my house, there is a dining room with two different light switches that control the same light. I always thought that a light switch works by opening and closing the circuit controlling the flow of electricity to the light.
However, if the light can be turned on and off by both switches then how does the circuit really work? For example, if I walk into the room with both switches set on off and the light is off and turn one of the switches on, turning the light on then walk over to the other switch turning it to on as well. Instead of giving the light more power, it turns the light off. This puzzles me because it shouldn’t be opening the circuit that the other switch is physically closed on.
What theatre lighting control are we using?
pianoplayer asked:
I run lighting for some productions at a junior high and I’m wondering what the name is for the connection of the controls. There are three wide connectors (probably 15 to 25 pins apiece arranged similar to a pre-USB printer connector) and one 5-pin connector (not DMX) that go from the board to the wall. The wide connectors are labeled for <1-24>, <25-48>,.
I run lighting for some productions at a junior high and I’m wondering what the name is for the connection of the controls. There are three wide connectors (probably 15 to 25 pins apiece arranged similar to a pre-USB printer connector) and one 5-pin connector (not DMX) that go from the board to the wall. The wide connectors are labeled for <1-24>, <25-48>,
Ideally, I’d like to see if there’s some way to convert whatever this protocol is to DMX for use with more current consoles.