Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

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From: S-E-A

To: DTXpress@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 1:34 PM

Subject: Re: [DTXpress] Light show

Hello Steve,

Well I'm a lampie as well as a sound engineer, and started in music playing drums, hence why I have a DTX.

I used to use MIDI controlled lighting, the drums and bass for the band I was with was sequenced, and I ran the lights from the same sequence.

I started with a unit called 'Ryger M2L' (has a guess at what the M2L stood for), worked fine, the velocity of the note controls the lamp brightness. It also had scenes that could be recalled from MIDI program change messages.

I later got hold of a BCK Liteshow unit, similar system, but it had a few extra features. It had a few in-built light chases that could be recalled via program change messages, and it also had fade in / out's, which where very smooth.

I've still got them kicking around some where.. I now work with a totally live band, no MIDI! I have a Pulsar controller, and dimmer packs, and some intelligent lighting run via a laptop.

As to using it from a drum kit, it would work, but you would need to increase the note gate times..

I believe program change messages are also possible from DTX pads, so you could recall light scenes as well.

Word of note:

You'll be better off using PAR 56 type lights run form the above units (the liteshow was designed to do that), both units have 8 outputs and 8 X 500 Watts (PAR 64) if all lamps are full on will cause melt down of cable, and unit.

the Sonic Energy Authority - a sound investment

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