Hi,
I am new to this online community and have a few questions I was hoping some of you could help me answer. I DJ at a local nightclub on the weekends and the owners of the club have asked me for help with their lighting system. I have always controlled the lights with a controller but always using what was pre-programmed. I have since learned that these lights are capable of so much more than we currently use them for.
Some of the equipment we have:
- Elation Show Designer
- 4 Elation Joy 150's
1. Are there any good Instructional / Learning DVDs for DMX / Intelligent Lighting overall as well as programming the lights and using the control board?
2. Are there any websites that give a good overview and instructions that would help me accomplish this task? I've been lost searching for stuff on the web and haven't really found anything more helpful than this website, however, I'd like to get the information in one place versus going through message boards
I downloaded the manuals for the 4 lighting fixtures as well as the controller and played around with everything for hours over the weekend. I must admit, the lights are worse now than they were before I started. Elation's manuals are not very informative. I suppose that's because they expect a designer/programmer to do that part of it.
3. I've always been interested in theatrical lighting, programming and lighting design. How can I find out if there are any local area schools I could enroll in that offer courses specific to these topics? I am in Nashville, Tennessee. I have a wonderful opportunity to learn in a real life environment, being associated to this nightclub and since this has always been a passion of mine, I want to take advantage of it.
4. I am waiting on a serial null modem cable to arrive so that I can hook my notebook into the control board to update the software. I have no memory files to upload so I guess I'll be starting from scratch. I have been looking around at software that I could use and I quickly found out that I can't control the lights with software and a usb to serial cable since the control board has a serial type port on it. Instead, I need a DMX to USB converter, right? I found one on ebay made by ENTTEC - will this meet my needs? Also, what software would you suggest for a nightclub environment?
Thank you all for your help! Please give me any suggestions, comments, advise or guidance you have to offer. I am eternally grateful!
|talbottsw|
I am new to this online community and have a few questions I was hoping some of you could help me answer. I DJ at a local nightclub on the weekends and the owners of the club have asked me for help with their lighting system. I have always controlled the lights with a controller but always using what was pre-programmed. I have since learned that these lights are capable of so much more than we currently use them for.
Some of the equipment we have:
- Elation Show Designer
- 4 Elation Joy 150's
1. Are there any good Instructional / Learning DVDs for DMX / Intelligent Lighting overall as well as programming the lights and using the control board?
2. Are there any websites that give a good overview and instructions that would help me accomplish this task? I've been lost searching for stuff on the web and haven't really found anything more helpful than this website, however, I'd like to get the information in one place versus going through message boards
I downloaded the manuals for the 4 lighting fixtures as well as the controller and played around with everything for hours over the weekend. I must admit, the lights are worse now than they were before I started. Elation's manuals are not very informative. I suppose that's because they expect a designer/programmer to do that part of it.
3. I've always been interested in theatrical lighting, programming and lighting design. How can I find out if there are any local area schools I could enroll in that offer courses specific to these topics? I am in Nashville, Tennessee. I have a wonderful opportunity to learn in a real life environment, being associated to this nightclub and since this has always been a passion of mine, I want to take advantage of it.
4. I am waiting on a serial null modem cable to arrive so that I can hook my notebook into the control board to update the software. I have no memory files to upload so I guess I'll be starting from scratch. I have been looking around at software that I could use and I quickly found out that I can't control the lights with software and a usb to serial cable since the control board has a serial type port on it. Instead, I need a DMX to USB converter, right? I found one on ebay made by ENTTEC - will this meet my needs? Also, what software would you suggest for a nightclub environment?
Thank you all for your help! Please give me any suggestions, comments, advise or guidance you have to offer. I am eternally grateful!
|talbottsw|