Controlling brightness and transitions with Obey 10

Is there any way to control the brightness of fixtures using an Obey 10 controller with LED strip lights? Also, is there a way to program smooth transitions between scenes instead of sudden on/off/change? I am a self-taught director of a tiny community theater: please dumb down any suggestions a little, I understand some terms, but not all. Thank you so much!
 
Is there any way to control the brightness of fixtures using an Obey 10 controller with LED strip lights? Also, is there a way to program smooth transitions between scenes instead of sudden on/off/change? I am a self-taught director of a tiny community theater: please dumb down any suggestions a little, I understand some terms, but not all. Thank you so much!

I’m not familiar enough with the operation of the Chauvet Obey series (beyond knowing they are simplified control desks) to give you precise step-by-step instructions. However, it is fully capable of controlling the “brightness” (we call that intensity in the console world) of a fixture, provided that fixture has that function. If your LED strips are not programmable, or incapable of being controlled via DMX (common assumptions made of consumer-grade LED strips), then no console will be able to control them. The Chauvet Obey can record “chases” (sequential triggering of looks) but you can not modify them with fade times or other advanced features.

Concise answer to your question: yes to controlling intensity, no to programming smooth transitions in a cue.
 
The product you're looking for is a "DMX decoder" for LED strips. For the addressable LED's (digital) they are sometimes called "pixel decoders".

If the controller doesn't have smooth transitions as a feature, there's a crude but easy workaround using capacitors if it's an analog LED strip, or a more advanced method using an Arduino that receives DMX, modifies, and sends new DMX.
 
After some experimenting, I have found a way to transition scenes within a chase, and feel kind of silly for not figuring it out sooner. When setting a scene, set speed and fade (making sure fade is higher than speed) before adding the scene to the chase. Then when you want to run the chase, put the board in auto mode. It's kind of wonky, but you can then take it out of auto to hold the scene, and reengage auto to transition to the next scene. Some day, we'll save up to get a more sophisticated board. Some day.
 
After some experimenting, I have found a way to transition scenes within a chase, and feel kind of silly for not figuring it out sooner. When setting a scene, set speed and fade (making sure fade is higher than speed) before adding the scene to the chase. Then when you want to run the chase, put the board in auto mode. It's kind of wonky, but you can then take it out of auto to hold the scene, and reengage auto to transition to the next scene. Some day, we'll save up to get a more sophisticated board. Some day.
@Colleen Sabeh Clearly they've already got a "more sophisticated" Colleen thus they're already ahead of where they began. Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard
 

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