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| UPDATE: Lights Out The Party's Over [message #92099] |
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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| Re: UPDATE: Lights Out The Party's Over [message #92100 is a reply to message #92099] |
Sun, 28 October 2007 08:45  |
Jamie K
Messages: 1115
Registered: July 2006
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Thanks for the update, Paul. Sounds like a workable combination.
I'd be interested in hearing how well the new system works for your band
after a gig or two.
Cheers,
-Jamie
www.JamieKrutz.com
Paul Artola wrote:
> 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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| Re: UPDATE: Lights Out The Party's Over [message #92101 is a reply to message #92099] |
Sun, 28 October 2007 11:48 |
Aaron Allen
Messages: 1988
Registered: May 2008
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All too happy dude - my pleasure to pass along any wisdom I've picked up
along the way. If it's any consolation on the $1400, I've got over $20k in
my PA/Lights (ack!), so I think you've done pretty well man.
AA
"Paul Artola" <artola@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:jbb9i318hgq956t14lvkkeohep1kmva80k@4ax.com...
> 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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