Hi all,
For my school's spring musical, we are looking into renting some moving lights. The design is still in progress, but as of right now I think I want two spot fixtures and two wash fixtures hanging FOH. For the spots I'm leaning towards the VL1000TS to let it blend with the rig of Source Fours and for the zoom range. One thing I'm not sure about is the Internal Dimmer option. I was under the impression that most movers "dim" via DMX to the board, so I'm not exactly sure why you would need an internal dimmer and what you would need if you didn't have one. Which would you all recommend?
I also want two wash fixtures hanging FOH as well. My ideal fixture here would be the MAC 2K but I have heard that it's usually best to stick with one manufacturer for a whole rig to match colors and such. Is this true, or is there no disadvantage to doing this? If it's true, what VL wash fixtures would you recommend? I've only ever used a MAC 2K for wash fixtures, so I'm not familiar with any of the VL washes.
For my school's spring musical, we are looking into renting some moving lights. The design is still in progress, but as of right now I think I want two spot fixtures and two wash fixtures hanging FOH. For the spots I'm leaning towards the VL1000TS to let it blend with the rig of Source Fours and for the zoom range. One thing I'm not sure about is the Internal Dimmer option. I was under the impression that most movers "dim" via DMX to the board, so I'm not exactly sure why you would need an internal dimmer and what you would need if you didn't have one. Which would you all recommend?
I also want two wash fixtures hanging FOH as well. My ideal fixture here would be the MAC 2K but I have heard that it's usually best to stick with one manufacturer for a whole rig to match colors and such. Is this true, or is there no disadvantage to doing this? If it's true, what VL wash fixtures would you recommend? I've only ever used a MAC 2K for wash fixtures, so I'm not familiar with any of the VL washes.