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SoloWash:  Understanding the different looks Maverick Force and Storm SoloWash fixtures deliver

Posted on January 14, 2025

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Dp1ovz9eCHc WATCH Senior Product Development Manager Brad Haynes demonstrate the difference that Maverick Force 2 SoloWash and Maverick Storm 4 SoloWash bring to your lighting looks. Read on to learn:  What is a SoloWash?  And what makes them different? Multi-source BeamWash fixtures come in different shapes and sizes, such as Maverick Force 2 BeamWash or Maverick […]

Attaching and positioning the STRIKE Array Flush Bracket

Posted on January 14, 2025

Bracket is a useful new accessory for our STRIKE Array family of audience blinders. Easy to install and control with clamps that can be positioned to give extra flexibility with hanging STRIKE Array fixtures in your lighting design. Most importantly, it allows you to manipulate the fixture while hanging, without the yoke. WATCH our live […]

Using the Console & Control Channel to Extend Lamp Life

Posted on January 13, 2025

Join Senior Product Manager Michael Graham to learn how to use console and channel controls to lamp CHAUVET Professional fixtures on and off for optimal performance and longevity. There are many parameter settings in the control channel.  In this episode of Light Snacks, the focus is on the functions available for powering lamps on and […]

The Whys and Hows of IP-rated Fixture Lens Cleaning

Posted on January 13, 2025

Especially with IP65 fixtures, you want to make sure to follow a regular schedule of external lens maintenance. Two weeks is the recommended cleaning interval, subject to adjustment depending on the realities of where it’s being used.   Ideally, a quick clean would be performed every time gear comes back from an event. Lack of cleaning […]

COLORado Solo Bar Rigging Options

Posted on January 10, 2025

“We wanted the rigging options for this fixture to be very versatile.” • Feet that slide wherever you need them and help you get around truss braces • Lock down positions that are clearly marked for quick and easy rigging reference • Standard T-rail design that allows for easily adding custom fabricated mounts • Fully […]

How to Link the Dual Zooms of Maverick Storm 3 BeamWash

Posted on December 17, 2024

Maverick Storm 3 BeamWash is a feature-rich fixture that includes the ability to independently control its inner (main) and outer (ring) zooms. WATCH NOW to learn how the Control channel can be used to link dual zooms into a single zoom so that they operate in unison. This can be particularly useful in a cloning […]

How to Set Up Lamp Settings for Optimal Fixture Performance

Posted on November 18, 2024

Join Senior Product Manager Michael Graham as he walks through each setting, from on/off states and DMX controls to ignition delay and low power modes.   WATCH NOW to discover practical tips to protect your equipment, reduce heat, and save power, all while extending lamp life. Selected function highlights in the Lamp Setting menu: State/Power onSet the […]

How to Switch Pixel Order of COLORado PXL Bar 16 

Posted on November 16, 2024

One of the great things about the Control channel is the options it gives us for changing fan settings, PWM settings, selecting dimming curves, and more. WATCH NOW to learn how the Control channel can be used to switch pixel order by defining the first pixel on COLORado PXL Bar 16. Assigning a first pixel […]

Steven Douglas:  Lighting & Production Designer for The Killers

Posted on September 4, 2024

The Killers closed T-Mobile’s stage on the third day of Lollapalooza 2024. And CHAUVET Professional was there, in the rig, and to catch up with Steven Douglas, the band’s LD/PD. “For me, it always starts with the album, it starts with the music, that kind of leads everything conceptually.” Click to WATCH THE FULL CONVERSATION […]

RAW CEREAL goes BOLD  for MORGAN WALLEN  with STRIKE Bolt 1C

Posted on August 1, 2024

STRIKE Bolt 1C plays a central role in Morgan Wallen’s One Night At A Time World 2024 Tour lighting design, with 84 of CHAUVET Professional’s newest member of the STRIKE family replacing conventional blinders in the rig as well as taking positions atop the video wall and on delay towers. Cort Lawrence and the Raw Cereal team stay on the […]