Aaah the reverse thing, FINALLY lol. So I want to run say 4 of these with 4 multi colour par cans from a DMX controller. Can you leave them in auto mode like this, and just switch them in and out as you are controlling your lights on the fly? You have to be able to, right?
Hi Nathan. I've had a pair of these mini LED moving head lights for many years, set as master-slave on sound activation (Srun). Having just seen your very interesting video I've now adjusted them differently (added rPan & rTil). Though I really want to adjust or modify the sensitivity so the music doesn't need to be as loud. I've added another amplifier wired to a pair of speakers in the roof cavity immediately above the master unit. Whilst I can clearly hear them inside the house through the Gyprock ceiling, the lights still don't trigger, even with the volume turned to max. I'm now thinking of experimenting with placing a speaker directly on top of the master, or cutting a vent hole through the ceiling, or possibly even rebating the base of the unit into the ceiling... Is there a way to make more sensitive? And do you know where the microphone is? (as I could relocate it into the ceiling by the speakers). I thought an advantage of a second amp would be that regardless of music volume (in the house), the lights would effectively have their own sensitivity via the second amp (as it gets it signal from the preamp RCA connection) Thanks, Brad
Update; I've dismantled my 'master' moving head and found there's a tiny electret microphone soldered to a PCB... but within the main casing, not externally mounted as expected. Of course this would be sheltered from sound, so I have de-soldered it and will get a larger electret plus about 1m of shielded cable tomorrow. I'll wire it so the mic can be situated in the roof cavity by the triggering speakers. Hopefully this will remedy my issue. If not, I'll need to purchase moving heads with a sensitivity adjustment.
I have had U’king ones for a few years now. Does anyone know how to turn off the strobe on them? Or if i’m running them DMX will they not randomly start strobing?
If you are using the latest LM70S model in DMX 9-channel mode the strobing will not occur as long as you do not take the DMX channel above level 135. In 9-channel mode the DMX controller channel 3 operates at these various levels, level 0-8 = Light is OFF, level 8-135 changes the light intensity, level 136-240 activates the strobe and this same level 136-240 range controls the strobe flash speed, level 241-255 seems to vary with firmware versions, mostly likely puts the light on 100% . . . . . but best have a play using a DMX controller and see what happens. Hope that helps a little.
You do what and press what to make the display read what? Hard to see what you are doing with your camera sitting across the room. Get a zoom lens or move the camera close so dummies like me can see what buttons you press and what display screen reads.
I do explain it verbally and show you in the video. Understand that I'm just a guy on the Internet making some guide videos in his spare time to help people out.. I don't even own a camera let alone zoom lenses. All my content is recorded using an old iPhone because that is what I've got.
Thx mate! Been looking for this info because the manual that came with the lights suck!
Been looking for a video on these, very helpful, thanks
Great video, very informative.
Thank you - just got mine - this was very helpful. Thanks
Aaah the reverse thing, FINALLY lol.
So I want to run say 4 of these with 4 multi colour par cans from a DMX controller.
Can you leave them in auto mode like this, and just switch them in and out as you are controlling your lights on the fly? You have to be able to, right?
Hi Nathan.
I've had a pair of these mini LED moving head lights for many years, set as master-slave on sound activation (Srun).
Having just seen your very interesting video I've now adjusted them differently (added rPan & rTil).
Though I really want to adjust or modify the sensitivity so the music doesn't need to be as loud.
I've added another amplifier wired to a pair of speakers in the roof cavity immediately above the master unit. Whilst I can clearly hear them inside the house through the Gyprock ceiling, the lights still don't trigger, even with the volume turned to max.
I'm now thinking of experimenting with placing a speaker directly on top of the master, or cutting a vent hole through the ceiling, or possibly even rebating the base of the unit into the ceiling...
Is there a way to make more sensitive?
And do you know where the microphone is? (as I could relocate it into the ceiling by the speakers).
I thought an advantage of a second amp would be that regardless of music volume (in the house), the lights would effectively have their own sensitivity via the second amp (as it gets it signal from the preamp RCA connection)
Thanks,
Brad
Update;
I've dismantled my 'master' moving head and found there's a tiny electret microphone soldered to a PCB... but within the main casing, not externally mounted as expected.
Of course this would be sheltered from sound, so I have de-soldered it and will get a larger electret plus about 1m of shielded cable tomorrow.
I'll wire it so the mic can be situated in the roof cavity by the triggering speakers. Hopefully this will remedy my issue. If not, I'll need to purchase moving heads with a sensitivity adjustment.
How to turn them off completely? There is no switch to cut the power..
That's a decent tutorial
I have had U’king ones for a few years now. Does anyone know how to turn off the strobe on them? Or if i’m running them DMX will they not randomly start strobing?
If you are using the latest LM70S model in DMX 9-channel mode the strobing will not occur as long as you do not take the DMX channel above level 135. In 9-channel mode the DMX controller channel 3 operates at these various levels, level 0-8 = Light is OFF, level 8-135 changes the light intensity, level 136-240 activates the strobe and this same level 136-240 range controls the strobe flash speed, level 241-255 seems to vary with firmware versions, mostly likely puts the light on 100% . . . . . but best have a play using a DMX controller and see what happens. Hope that helps a little.
You do what and press what to make the display read what? Hard to see what you are doing with your camera sitting across the room. Get a zoom lens or move the camera close so dummies like me can see what buttons you press and what display screen reads.
I do explain it verbally and show you in the video. Understand that I'm just a guy on the Internet making some guide videos in his spare time to help people out..
I don't even own a camera let alone zoom lenses. All my content is recorded using an old iPhone because that is what I've got.