[SML] LED Pars, pro/con of your fav units please

[Mick Alderson]

BillN responde:

>> How do you set the look in the first place? Do you use subs to adjust the LED
>> IRGBAWS parameters for all the LEDs?
> 
> I patch the DMX addresses to channels. Identical fixtures often get the same
> starting address. The channel patching is the most tedious part.
> 
> I then adjust channel levels to get the desired basic colors, which are stored
> into pile-on submasters.
> 
> Once the basic colors are set, I use those to build the various scene looks.
> 
> Keep in mind that I only do this for washes. The method does use up submasters
> fairly quickly.
> 
> Bill


I've done that (before we got our Ion). It does use up submasters pretty quickly, but I only have two ML fixtures to play with. If I recall correctly, Groups on an Express can save levels proportionally. You could record the extra wash fixture channels into Groups, then manipulate by calling up those Groups and setting the levels via the touchpad. Slower than real subs, I admit, but faster than punching in individual channels. It would preserve the physical subs for other purposes. It's kind of using Groups as a variation on parameter pallets.


Mick Alderson
TD, Fredric March Theatre
UW Oshkosh