hi - looking for some direction here if possible - am not a lighting techie - our church hall has an older basic stage lighting system consisting of 8 spots in front of the stage and a bunch of par 30's on stage controlled by two etc smartpacks (controlled by dmx-512a ?)and a smartfade console (smartpacks/smartfade/ spots about ten years old-par 30's way older ) maybe about 20 channels total.
The smartfade console was stolen along with other items (guy tried to steal the smartpacks as well but got a good shock and blown breakers) We got the smart packs working again (went into test mode and lights work) but looking for options to get the lights operable. We have a very limited budget and quite frankly the stage gets used very infrequently so even simple on/off would suffice until we look at changes down the road if any (ie LED etc)
Is there a way to use the smartpack individual toggles without using a dmx controller for now? What other options would be possible? am trying to find a used smartfade but not much luck. thanks in advance.
The smartfade console was stolen along with other items (guy tried to steal the smartpacks as well but got a good shock and blown breakers) We got the smart packs working again (went into test mode and lights work) but looking for options to get the lights operable. We have a very limited budget and quite frankly the stage gets used very infrequently so even simple on/off would suffice until we look at changes down the road if any (ie LED etc)
Is there a way to use the smartpack individual toggles without using a dmx controller for now? What other options would be possible? am trying to find a used smartfade but not much luck. thanks in advance.