User`s guide

The purpose of this setup is to create a light show

without spending a great deal of money. To accomplish

this, non-DMX512 lights are used. Standard par 38

lighting is used in conjunction with a relay box to turn

the lights on and o" when appropriate. The color gels

can be chosen so that each of the lights has its own

color, or so that two lights have one color and two have

another. The second method is probably the better, as it

would give greater color ﬁll at the expense of versatility.

The gels can be changed during set breaks to give more

variety.

This setup can be added to later by including an

inexpensive non-DMX512 moving e"ects light. The

spare channel of the relay box can be used to turn this

on whenever needed.

Alternatively, a dimmer pack may be used instead of the

relay switch box to control the brightness of each ﬁxture,

rather than only turning the ﬁxtures on and o". The

next example illustrates this.

Another item that may be added is a DMX512

controllable chase controller. A chase controller typically

“listens” to the music and turns lights on and o" to the

beat. With the DMX512 control, the chase sequences

may be altered during the show or turned o" to display

static light scenes when appropriate.

182 Example Lighting Setups!Solo Performer Show Controller User’s Guide