I agree with your observations -- and the eyeroll
But please understand, you're NOT outlining a fault that dooms all wireless
DMX -- you've noted a problem with one particular
system, one that sounds like possibly the worst embodiment of wireless
DMX ever made. It's horrible!
Just as a bad experience driving a 1977 LADA doesn't mean all cars are disasters waiting to happen, you can't say that all wireless
DMX is a mess of interference and failure after this particular event.
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Just because wireless is part of a rig doesn't automatically mean wireless has screwed everything up...
The most common problem with wired
DMX is
channel jump. This occurs when the fixtures receiving the data misinterpret noise or dropouts on the data
line as the start of a new
DMX packet, then count frames from the wrong starting
point. What if the camera flash caused noise in the
DMX signal before it ever got to a wireless transmitter at all?
What if the DJ (insert eyeroll) was using mic cable for
DMX, or made his own
DMX cables out of unshielded
power cords, or something else that's kinda dumb? What if the DJ was using 1000 feet of cable with no
terminator at the end? We would probably see
channel jump, and it really sounds like that might be what you were seeing.
Jim
RC4