In this episode of Light Snacks, Senior Product Manager Michael Graham dives into the latest improvements that make Rogue R1E, R2E, and R3E Spots brighter, lighter, and more powerful than ever before.
Get the full specs:
Rogue R1E Spot — 200W engine, 9500+ lumens
Rogue R2E Spot — 350W engine, 16,000+ lumens
Rogue R3E Spot — 350W engine, 15,500+ lumens, 8.4° – 42° zoom
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 Storm 3 BeamWash, and their individual lenses create the possibility for dynamic pixel-mapped eye candy for stunning live and on-camera looks.
While multi-source fixtures have certainly established their place in many applications, for lighting designs that call for a classic theatrical wash look, a different approach is required.
Maverick Force and Maverick Storm SoloWash fixtures are specifically designed to deliver that difference, using single-source LED optics to achieve a classic look, while also bringing an effects wheelhouse full of modern features.
Included in that modern arsenal of SoloWash effects is a rotating gobo wheel that enables these wash fixtures to bring heightened dynamics that are beyond the capabilities of a traditional wash.
On one hand, the selection of rotatable geometric gobos on the wheel offers the ability to strategically highlight stage scenery.
On the other half of the wheel are gobos designed to produce dynamic aerial effects.
Maverick Storm 4 SoloWash, in addition to shaping light coverage and creating aerials with its rotating gobos, also brings an animation wheel for even more possibilities.
Be sure to watch Brad’s demo to see that animation wheel and all of these SoloWash effects in action, then visit their product pages for all the details:
Maverick Force 2 SoloWash
A powerful single source 480W LED wash engineered to meet lighting designer demand for classic stage wash looks with the modern features LDs expect: CMY + CTO color mixing system offering a wide color palette, independent color wheel with CRI and CTB filters, expansive 8:1 zoom, rotating gobo wheel with interchangeable geometric gobos, linear 5-facet prism, and frost. Housed in a compact and lightweight design and calibrated to match the colors of other Force fixtures in the rig.
Maverick Storm 4 SoloWash
An outdoor-ready IP65-rated single source 1250W LED wash engineered to meet demand for classic wash looks with the modern features LDs expect and bright enough for stadium level long throws: CMY + CTO color mixing system offering a wide color palette, independent color wheel with CRI and CTB filters, expansive 9.5:1 zoom, rotating gobo wheel with interchangeable geometric gobos, framing shutters, animation wheel, frost and iris. Built with the durability and versatility to perform in any venue, indoors or out, and calibrated to match the colors of other Storm fixtures in the rig.
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 demo of how to install and adjust bracket position on this handy new rigging tool.
Full specs:
https://chauvetprofessional.com/products/strike-array-flush-bracket/
See the complete STRIKE range and the full Array family at:
https://chauvetprofessional.com/products/category/strike/
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 off from the console.
Allowing the lamps to cool down with the help of the fixture’s internal fans is a technique that will extend your lamp life.
WATCH NOW for a demonstration of putting this useful advice to good use with CHAUVET Professional lamped fixtures.
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 will lead to reduced light output, and in some cases increase internal heat build-up during operation.
The Do’s and Dont’s of Lens Cleaning:
• Do NOT apply cleaning solution directly to the lens
• Do NOT clean while fixture is hot from use or cold from transportation
• Do wipe the lens with a soft microfiber type towel moistened with cleaner
Following a regular lens cleaning regimen will improve output and efficiency while reducing accumulated heat inside your fixtures.
TUNE IN to see a Light Snacks demo of how to clean an Ovation Rêve E-3 IP ellipsoidal.
• 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 pivoting 180 degrees of tilt with ratcheted tightening for solid attachment
• A shorter foot mount accesory that offers a lower profile installation option
• Use the foot’s prestamped holes to remount the cam hardware in a vertical orientation to hide the edges of the feet from view
• Use the purpose-built integrated clips at the back of each end of the fixture to hide your cable runs
• Use the removable glare shield to manage light spill when it’s needed (and keep it conveniently stowed away on the fixture when it’s not)
• Use the pop-out pins for perfect end-to-end alignment and straight fixture lines
COLORado Solo Bar Rigging Options, Part 1: https://youtu.be/69TLedzk0tI
COLORado Solo Bar Rigging Options, Part 2: https://youtu.be/FcVKtghFKGg
COLORado Solo Bar 1:
COLORado Solo Bar 1 is a 4-cell IP65-rated RGBwWL LED batten that produces a full range of color and perfect whites from a fixture offering LDs the flexibility to easily create beautiful whites with RGBwW or take control of all five colors in the full RGBwWL array.
COLORado Solo Bar 4:
COLORado Solo Bar 4 is a 16-cell IP65-rated RGBwWL LED batten that produces a full range of color and perfect whites from a fixture offering LDs the flexibility to easily create beautiful whites with RGBwW or take control of all five colors in the full RGBwWL array.
COLORado Solo Bar 6:
COLORado Solo Bar 6 is a 24-cell IP65-rated RGBwWL LED batten that produces a full range of color and perfect whites from a fixture offering LDs the flexibility to easily create beautiful whites with RGBwW or take control of all five colors in the full RGBwWL array.
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 situation when it may be preferable to override the dual zoom functionality.
Enabling linking to run both zooms as one:
Control channel values between 030~034 Combine main and ring
Note the 5-second interval as this feature activates
Beyond linking dual zooms, the Control channel gives us options for changing fan settings, PWM settings, selecting dimming curves, choosing pan/tilt behavior, and more. Understanding how Control channel options can help you control your rig better is a great way to come into a show.
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.
State/Power on
Set the behavior of the lamp when the fixture is turned on.
Off Via DMX
Enable or disable the ability to control the lamp from the console
On if DMX On
Lamp turns on when a DMX signal is detected.
Off if DMX Off
If the DMX signal is lost, the lamp will turn off.
Ignition Delay
Offsets the lamp strike commmand by the number of seconds selected.
Useful for avoiding tripping circuit breakers when striking large quantities of fixtures.
Low Power Delay
Sets the delay time for entering low power mode after shutters are closed.
Useful for saving power and reducing the heat generated behind mechanical flags.
WATCH NOW for the full walkthrough of the CHAUVET Professional Lamp Setting menu.
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 is how we invert the direction our effects run.
This is particularly useful when fixtures are mounted in a mixed orientation, allowing upside-down fixtures to match the direction that effects run in the rig, regardless of how they’re hung.
In the Control channel, Cell refers to pixel. Setting the Control channel between 085~089 reverses the cell order and moves the starting pixel to the opposite end of the fixture.
Understanding how Control channel options can help you control your rig better is a great way to come into a show.
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 WITH LD STEVEN DOUGLAS (and catch a few stage looks from the band’s set).
In the rig at this year’s edition of Chicago’s most storied music festival:
STRIKE Array 2 https://chauvetprofessional.com/products/strike-array-2/
STRIKE Array 4 https://chauvetprofessional.com/products/strike-array-4/
Color STRIKE M https://chauvetprofessional.com/products/color-strike-m/
Maverick Storm 3 BeamWash https://chauvetprofessional.com/products/maverick-storm-3-beamwash/
Maverick Storm 4 SoloWash https://chauvetprofessional.com/products/maverick-storm-4-solowash/
“The STRIKEs are our big blinders for this show. The band are big on wanting to see people’s faces and sing-along moments, so they work great for that.”
“They’re nice and punchy and allow us to put a bit of eye candy through them as well.”
“With the Color STRIKE M, it’s nice to have the subtlety of the wash elements. Especially for camera, they come in quite handy for reverse shots and things like that.”
“The new Maverick Storm 4 SoloWash, they’re doing some nice big looks. They look quite good on camera behind the band.”
“Our show is a Rock-n-Roll show. It’s not scripted. It’s not choreographed. The band just get up and play, delivering the hits to a big audience.”
