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Sun, 28 October 2007 08:59  |
Paul Artola
Messages: 161
Registered: November 2005
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Just to dot the i here, I took all your sage advice, shopped like
crazy, and finally ended up getting the following basic setup:
3 American DJ Par38 cans ($25 ea. from GC);
4 Wiedamark Par64 LED cans ($159 ea. from www.wiedamark.com);
1 Elation Operator Pro ($299 from Chuck Levins);
1 Elation DP-DMX20L Dimmer Controller ($139 from Chuck Levins).
In addition I have been trying to put together a truss system using 1"
steel pipes and connectors from Home Depot and Lowes. Basically
looking to construct a 10' x 15' frame to rise about 10' above the
band for hanging the lights. I have about $250 in parts to put this
together, but if I had to do it all over again (and I may still!), I
would spend the extra to get a setup based in aluminum pipe and Kee
Klamps.
The Par38 cans will be used to spot the singers up front, and the LED
cans will provide color washes around the rest of us. The Elation
controller can control 8 intelligent lights (i.e. the LEDs) and 8
"dumb" ones (the Par38s), and is pretty easy to program. For my band,
I think this will give us a good stage presence and provide some
visual interest for the audience.
Total expenditures along with tax, shipping, an accessories (clamps,
safety cables, etc.) should be about $1400. A little more than I hoped
to spend originally, but this gives us a bit of flexibility and should
be pretty easy (ha!) to set up and tear down. Time will tell.
Thanks for all, esp. Jamie and Aaron, for all the advice and
information.
- Paul Artola
Ellicott City, Maryland
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