jake1
Member
Hey guys
I've spent the last few days solid on this forum. Seems like a really great place.
We are adding stage lighting to our church sanctuary and I was nominated to research and buy everything. I think I've found all the fixtures we need, now I need to make sure I get the board that will control it all the way we want. Here are the fixtures we will be adding to the system that we will control with DMX:
-3 trusses of par 64 cans (4 per truss). Each truss will have a dedicated dimmer pack. This is for the preacher wash, and will all be non-gelled. So I hope to only use 3 channels (?)
-14 total par 64 LED lights (Venue LED Par 64). They are 6 channel fixtures. I do not need individual control over all of them. They will be grouped in different areas on the stage.
-Possibly a couple of other LED fixtures
I need to buy a board for $200 or less. I am open to the idea of buying a USB>DMX (dongle?) in order to run from a laptop, but the software and converter needs to be close to $200
I'm a newb with a technical mind. I'm learning by the minute. Please forgive me if I should have found my options by now. I've read many threads on what board to buy etc. Hopefully you can list the options that come to mind.
Thanks so much for any advice or input you can offer. I'll reply to questions as promptly as possible.
I've spent the last few days solid on this forum. Seems like a really great place.
We are adding stage lighting to our church sanctuary and I was nominated to research and buy everything. I think I've found all the fixtures we need, now I need to make sure I get the board that will control it all the way we want. Here are the fixtures we will be adding to the system that we will control with DMX:
-3 trusses of par 64 cans (4 per truss). Each truss will have a dedicated dimmer pack. This is for the preacher wash, and will all be non-gelled. So I hope to only use 3 channels (?)
-14 total par 64 LED lights (Venue LED Par 64). They are 6 channel fixtures. I do not need individual control over all of them. They will be grouped in different areas on the stage.
-Possibly a couple of other LED fixtures
I need to buy a board for $200 or less. I am open to the idea of buying a USB>DMX (dongle?) in order to run from a laptop, but the software and converter needs to be close to $200
I'm a newb with a technical mind. I'm learning by the minute. Please forgive me if I should have found my options by now. I've read many threads on what board to buy etc. Hopefully you can list the options that come to mind.
Thanks so much for any advice or input you can offer. I'll reply to questions as promptly as possible.