skier4467 Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 My band wants to buy some trippy lighting for our gigs. Which is best: American DJ Topaz $129 American DJ Trance Wheel $129 Chauvet Abyss $139 Chauvet Retro Beam $139 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franknputer Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 [img]http://junkhunt.mite.ne.jp/motor/other/can.jpg[/img] $1.21 per Gallon :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franknputer Posted July 19, 2002 Share Posted July 19, 2002 OK, for real - I like the looks of the Trance Wheel for the ripply effect - looks like they all do about the same thing to me, except the Retro Beam, which looks more like the classic 60's kind of psychedelic blobs. Retro Beam would be my favorite. :D Now, these opinions are based on looking at the websites, not actual experience with these units. Just remember that the light effect is liable to get old fast, so if you must do it I say go for the most variable one possible, and try not to use it ALL the time. It'll have more effect that way. :wave: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 8 Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 Can't go wrong with a good old fashioned strobe light. Looks like everything is going in slow motion. Makes drummers look like they have extra arms. Makes people walk into walls. Puts some people into seizures -nice for dramatic flair. Yup, the strobe has it all! :thu: Super 8 Hear my stuff here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
where02190 Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 Sorry, I don't do lights.... Hope this is helpful. NP Recording Studios Analog approach to digital recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.P. Non-Prod. Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 I agree with Franknputer said. The Retrobeam is my favorite then the Trance Wheel. orginally posted by Super 8 [quote] Can't go wrong with a good old fashioned strobe light. Looks like everything is going in slow motion. Makes drummers look like they have extra arms. Makes people walk into walls. Puts some people into seizures -nice for dramatic flair. Yup, the strobe has it all! [/quote]LOL! :D Though seizures aren't funny the picture in my mind cracks me up. "Don't Ask Me I'm Just The Bassplayer" UBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarvis Posted July 20, 2002 Share Posted July 20, 2002 At my day job I am the repair department of a production/retail company. I would be a lot less busy if American DJ and Chauvet and all of the rest that look alike didn't break so much. We are an American DJ dealer and I have told the repair department at the factory they should put a call-tag in every box so people can send it back directly for warranty repair. If the band can afford it use a better quality fixture like Martin or High End Systems. The doktor said I wouldn't hav so many nosebleeds if I kept my finger out of there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 8 Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Tarvis: [b]. I would be a lot less busy if American DJ and Chauvet and all of the rest that look alike didn't break so much. [/b][/quote]I always had a feeling about that. I'm not much into lights. When I look through a catalog, and the only brand I can find is American DJ, it just sends a flag up, in my mind, that "I'll bet this stuff is a cheap knock-off". Thanks for the confirmation. :thu: Super 8 Hear my stuff here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 For a really cool (& affordable) effect-light, look at [url=http://www.martin.dk/product/product.asp?product=acrobat]Martin Acrobat[/url] . You get a combination of strobe - dimmer - revolving mirror drum - gobos/colors. It runs automatically (triggered by sound) or with DMX-control. Fun for the whole family... ;) /Mats http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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