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Lightkey is great for bands that play on click with Ableton live, and have their own on stage light rig with them. You basically can program you whole own lightshow without the need of a stagelight tech during live performances.

Excellent review. Great video. I just picked up a set. So far, they look fantastic.

Thanks for the video! I was planning to use LightKey. You mentioned other solutions for 2024. What other solutions would you recommend for similar (or better control)? MyDMX… Cuety… other?

Finally a video on MyDMX 5!!! Looking forward to more.

Do you know if you are able to use WLINK to connect a MK1 with MK2?

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In case this is useful to anyone... I've been using MyDMX5 for the best part of a year now (in it's Daslight form - identical software and hardware)... The Superscenes are a game changer... Our use case is for a tribute band with a repeatable show, though the track (song) order and setlist do change depending on the event... We have to have our show self contained and able to run from the stage, without an LD. Here's how we do it: Our drummer uses a Roland SPD-SX which plays backing tracks (audio through the PA) and is also linked to the dedicated Daslight laptop via midi... the laptop is touch screen and within reach side of stage in case emergency manual intervention is required. Each song has a separate superscene associated with it... all superscenes are in a single bank to ensure that they get "released" cleanly when the next one commences. Our showfile currently has 30 separate banks will are pulled from to build the superscences. The audio backing track is duplicated within the superscene for reference only (when programming etc). For songs which don't require a backing track, we use a dummy one to trigger the scene. We assign a different midi trigger for each song which means that we can move the running order around without having to make any changes to the superscene order. Each song of the two hour show has it's own mood and lighting pallette... this allows us to synch our lights perfectly to the song transitions and in some cases, for specific beats... this all really adds to the overall show. At present, we're using a single universe (nearly full) for our own rig, with the ability to pull in an in-house universe for additional lighting as and when... we use this feature when we're playing a small venue which has some FoH spots/wash available. I'm looking forward to your tutorials David and of course Jingles... I'm sure there's plenty of features I haven't yet explored the full potential of yet. Onwards and upwards!

So if i just replaced some receiving cards in some tiles, and those tiles look weird now, do i just pull the configuration file from one of the working tiles and flash the new receiving cards from that?

Great video! Can you make a video on controlling pixel-addressable LED strips on a budget? It would be incredibly useful for me.

what is the matrix LED in the back? (not video wall)

Which visualizer are you using together with it?

Can you import previous shows from mydmx 3 ?

What a surprise! I never thought you would review this light rider program software. 💥👊🏻🎛🔈🔉🎶💥

Really happy you did a review on this software. I haven't been able to find any tutorials on it. I've been using MyDmx3 for years now and yes it has been a love/hate relationship. That's why I was excited to see the upgrade to MyDmx5. I've played with it and figured out a few things but would really appreciate some help on how to best use the software. I look forward to your tutorials. Thanks again🙂

799$ on your website, not bad 👌

These lights look amazing! I appreciate the fact "You get what you pay for" I agree the price point is ridiculous! at $1,199.39 AUD per unit is way TOO MUCH, when I have purchased a similar product for only $250 (inc shipping to AU) per unit Saving $949.39, I think I will go the cheaper unit. Thank you for all you do in this space. Great review. Cheers from Western Australia

I'm surprised there isn't more action here! I found this video as I'm currently thinking of something similar but instead of a fixed/proprietary fixture I'd like something made to move simple payloads. For example, a lightweight backdrop frame which holds a few LED effect tubes, etc. Thinking interesting ways a band lighting rig can change throughout a show (either or between or actually during a song). Not finding a lot but thinking perhaps these types of units could be modified. I suppose weight capacity would be the problem, as one of their light fixtures is likely VERY light in weight, and there's lots to think about with careful/proper rigging...

Great review. Our church demoed the Stryker wash to see if it was any good for our youth rooms however I don’t think they are going to go with them but this seems like a great solution for the movers in those rooms.

Great lights, well done 👍🏻

Is there a non blinking mode?

Great video - Where can we purchase those lights behind you?

We've got a ton of the very early versions of these in our rental inventory. Repair is super easy, the hold up well. And for the price point there's no fixture that even touches these in terms of quality, customer service, and features. You can't also find a fixture with all these features that is smaller and lighter. The only thing we've had issues with is if they take a hard hit the pan mechanism will bend and thow the fixture off track. That said the aluminum is soft enough that a gentle push in the right direction will easily fix it in most cases.

I'm looking for a static light similar to this that has wireless DMX, is pixel mappable, and is rechargeable battery powered. I can't seem to find what I need, can you think of anything?

I could spend a fortune! Already have!

Purchased the 4 ultra LB18s and they work great! Running light key with animations and love the lime for whiter light. Bty, thanks for all the reviews on products! Currently using your recommended Netron EP4 at two, soon-to-be-three, church campuses all because of your videos. I really appreciate the time spent on the helpful research!

I think I need to sit the algorithm down for a nice long chat.

The NX1 - It's missing SMTE and MIDI? Can these be added on the NX1?

How do you feel about this unit vs the ADJ Starbar Wash RGBW Par LED you reviewed in another video? Looking for starter lights for my band to bring to small/medium shows. I'm also looking at the Chauvet DJ bars.

Do you think there is a good way to use a laser projector to show fake snow falling, or stars?

I have a lot of questions regarding these devices that I think you may have answered but kindof skimmed over. Do these receive power and DMX signal via network cables?

are there any instructions on how to setup/control these with a controller the Manual is vague on this

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I love the ERA 150! It is a bang for the buck wash light. I do not need full Pixel Control or the nice extras other wash fixtures offer. The beam range and the colors are everything I need and the ERA 150 does both in excellence! The Mac One is still a great fixture!

Thanks for this video. A couple of extra pointers in there. I have a d-fi HUB and trying to send from the d-fi hub using channel 16 TO receive to channel 16 on one of these receivers that I have plugged into a non-chauvet light. No signal... I'll be so happy to receive a reply from you here. Thank you.

Nx2 has the fail that it has no Motorfaders. I Go for the nx 1 with nx k

Hi David. Does Elation own Obsidian or just distribute the brand?

I love Onyx so much. I own nx k and nx touch. Next goal for me is the nx p

You didn't mention any prices.

Incredible.

Thank you for the nice review. Best Regards, Wouter (from Martin)

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How are skin tones for film with the white? And is there cto or can you speak to the quality of the white and warmer white looks?

Thanks bro. We got 3 MX40Pro here and all of us are confused because we are so used to using NovaLCT for the VX Series and i read the manuel many times, but im so confused because i'm so used to SmartLCT and NovaLCT lmao. So thanks for the Video!

Dartz - 50w LED engine - would you say this is more punchy than a Clay Paky Sharpy 189w lamp? 😂

How do you control it to face a certain area?

I appreciate all the work that you put into these so much, I know they don’t reach the widest audience but to those of us who watch them they mean the world🙏🏼

Looking forward to getting my Mac One units today! Appreciate the help and can't wait to put them to use.

Wow! This is great and much needed info! These look alot like the adj evs3 and have all of the features at a lower price point! I may deal with u guys simply because yawll are really educating and adding value to the people! Thanks!