<div dir="ltr">A quick Amazon search shows several RGBW string lights - festoon-ish.... "cafe lights" "patio lights".... some work with an app, and/or a remote control.... doesn't appear to be DMX, but...<div><br></div><div>** I would definitely stay away from anything GOVEE.... for setup, and operation (including turning them on and off) requires an app, and requires you log in to the app every damn time. And if you unplug the lights, they have to re-connect to the app, and it's a hassle.... just stay away from GOVEE, and any that require an app for "programming."</div><div><br></div><div>I just searched "rgbw string lights" on Amazon. At least gives you some vocabulary for deeper searching.</div><div><br></div><div> - Jon</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 7:16 PM Joe via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><div dir="ltr">I am doing a lighting plan for an 1908 movie house to be used for some basic theatrical shows. Nothing is there, except for the footlights, and some dim house lighting. (details below message if you want to know more). </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I would like to install some festoon lights going from the dome in the middle of the cove vaulted ceiling, to the perimeter of the criling. These would add to the fairly dim existing house lighting, plus add the possibility of using them for some fun color lighting. Though, don't want to go to the trouble of using an addressable pixel type of system (so they don't have to learn to use the specialized software used to control so many lights). Rather, I would want each string to have RGB (and perhaps a warm white), control of each strand. I can easily find DMX controllers for RGBW LED tape. But, I can't find the Festoon type lights to use with them. Note that if I found them, we would use perhaps 8 strands (3 or 4 DMX channels each) and they would each be between 40' and 50' Long.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">If I have to, I could settle on 24v white festoon lights, and use those same type of DMX LED strip controllers. In that case, there would be one strip per channel.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Is there such a thing as the festoon equivalent of a RGBW LED tape?</div><div dir="ltr">---</div><div dir="ltr">The details I promised in the first paragraph; it is the old 68th Street Theater in Upper Darby, PA. Actor's Bible [ <a href="http://www.actors.bible" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.actors.bible</a> ] has had the place for 10 years now, and named it Theatre 7000. (Address is 7000 Terminal Square). They had used it with a geodesic dome for projection, and all their lights were inside. But, that is now going out on tour, and so they want to add a light system for the open theater space itself. There is essentially zero wing space, though the stage itself is fairly wide with a very high proscenium. There is fly space, a dressing room (up some short stairs), and even a trap room below the stage. Though, perhaps that was more related to the shallow orchestra pit. <span>And while the space will host some shows in the future, created by
Actors.Bible, they also want to use the space for conferences, and
perhaps some home school groups, when they want to do their own dramas.</span></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">-Joe</div></div></div></div></div></div>____________________________________________________________<br>
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