Diy Stage Light Controller

All triggered by the people on stage in time and on queue.

Diy stage light controller.

You could easily expand out this setup to use however many lights you need though. Turn your raspberry pi into a dmx light controller this instructable shows you how to display a color wheel editor window on the screen of a raspberry pi computer which you can manipulate with your mouse. When working with a lighting console whether it s a pc based or hardware the console will come with a dmx output a dmx output sends out a signal to communicate with lighting fixtures. Although there are many types of bulbs the two most often used for do it yourself stage lighting rigs are incandescent par 38s and standard halogen bulbs.

Build the bandblinder stage lights on the cheap link. The pc series provides the parts that give you everything needed to build a powerful light controller that rivals anything available in the market place. It also helps out a lot when i record their concerts to make sure the lighting isn t too dim. Compared with other consumer bulbs these offer the necessary brightness and flexibility required for small stage work.

The ctb16pc is a kit requires soldering and is a part of the residential series of diy products. Chase controllers create effects across the channels of the controller and allow you to do all sorts of creative things with lighting. Done well it will enhance the performance for the audience. The setup i wound up with has three dimmable color lights that can be clamped onto whatever stand you wish.

In order to operate the lights you will need some prior training and practice to become familiar with the technical aspects of stage lighting. You can create and change presets or turn on and off individual lights or trigger moving heads. Add switches to the front of your stage so you can put light on yourself up in a solo or give multiple people in the band a pedal for control. For example a 4 channel chase controller will turn channel 1 on and then off when channel 2 comes on channel off when channel 3 comes on channel 3 off when channel 4 comes on and then the sequence repeats.

As you change the color on the screen the color on the dmx light fixture changes in realtime to match.