Thats nice to hear! Thanks for those kind words and I appreciate you watching my Channel.

I appreciate those kind words and thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching and enjoy your new lights!

Hi Radio North! I agree that sometimes the manuals can be pretty difficult to decipher. Glad the videos are helpful and really appreciate you watching!

Thanks for the kind words- I use velcro tape to keep my cables neatly organized- I don't like having loose wires hanging down from above lol!

Thanks so much for the kind words! I really appreciate you watching.

Exactly right (someone else made a similar comment) Appreciate your advice and thanks for watching.

Oh interesting! I was wondering about this 👍

Glad it helped! Here's another video showing different ways to program a set of 4 lights: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jLyFgMV7sdS1fIU.html

Appreciate the kind words and thanks for your suggestion. A lot of people have asked for videos on the different variations of the Obey 40, (3,4,6,10,70, wireless, etc.) so I will definitely consider that. Good luck with your light shows!

Glad to hear it was helpful and really appreciate you watching!

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I really appreciate your positive words and hope they have been some help!

I'm glad this helped explain a few things and appreciate you taking the time to watch!

Thanks for those kind words and thanks for watching. I'm glad it helped!

Thank you for those kind words and I appreciate you watching!

Appreciate you saying that and thanks for watching

Thats great to hear that the moving heads worked well! Thanks very much for watching...

You will be able to do a lot more with these when you get your DMX controller.

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Thanks for your kind words. Glad this was helpful and good luck programming your 2nd moving head- I love watching 2 (or more) move together!

Thank you!

Thanks very much - I got some new video lights and it helps

Glad it was helpful and appreciate you watching!

Appreciate the info and thanks for the heads up. Sorry you are having a problem with your mover. I assume that you have gone into the menu controls and tried doing a factory reset? (this fixed an issue on I was having with one of my spider beam fixtures) Good luck and I really hope you are able to get it all sorted out.

@@LearnLizard Thanks for the tip, I will try that!

Going to come grab that rug cleaner and use it for the next day or two ifthat that's okay

Thanks for the correction- I'm still learning!

Thanks Juan- Glad it was helpful and appreciate you watching

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LearnLizard I jumped on my board and connected my moving heads...worked flawlessly, as you instructed 😉

@@DJiMike1 Thats fantastic to hear!

Thanks, will do!

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Thanks so much for the kind words! If you save a scene on the Obey 40 when you recall it, it sends the needed DMX messages to each Channel on the fixture. The faders on the controller will have no effect unless you put it back into "programming mode" Then you can continue to edit the scene and save again. I hope that helps and thanks for watching!

Thank you very much for watching!

Thanks Radio North!

Thanks for that reminder and appreciate you watching!

Hi - Well thats a coincidence because I just got these moving head gobo's: bit.ly/3bUfEY5 I'll be demonstrating them in one of my next videos. Thanks for the suggestion and hope you stay tuned :)

Thanks for the kind words! Yes, if you set up a chase with the Obey 40, you can set both the "Speed Time" (which determines how long each scene in the chase will last), and the "Fade Time" which will determine how long it takes to transition between scenes. So if you set set both of these to longer times, your scenes should change slowly and smoothly. Appreciate you watching!

That sounds cool- have fun! (and thanks for watching)

LearnLizard I had the led lighting but not the moving head kind just a regular spot led light but maybe also this or next year Christmas I might get another gobo color moving head that's the same like in the other video.

LearnLizard have you ever heard of realizzer?

Yes- you can mix red, green, and blue LED's to create lots of different colors by adding together different percentages of each.

Thanks so much for your kind words! I'm not a DJ (I'm a musician) but I've helped a few DJ's with their lights through the years.

Thanks very much for those kind words!!!

Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!

Appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching!

Yes you can- just daisychain the dmx out from one of the lights to the dmx in of the other light and make sure they are set to their own unique dmx starting address.

More videos to come soon- and maybe Patreon later this year. Thanks for suggesting!

Thanks so much!

Thank you very much for watching! (from California)

Thanks very much for watching!!

It's easy to control different lights that are daisy chained together. You set each light to a different DMX starting address that matched the fixture # on your controller. For example on the Obey 40: Fixture 1 = DMX starting address 1 Fixture 2 = DMX starting address 17 (and so on) To change from 9 to 12 channel mode press the menu button repeatedly until you see "9CH" or "14CH" on the display. press the up and down buttons to change modes and then press "ENTER" Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

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Thanks for the encouraging words! With regards to the Obey 40 controller, if you are manually selecting scenes they will stay active until you select the next scene. If you are running a chase, you can program it so a scene will stay active for a maximum of 10 minutes. Hope that makes sense and appreciate you watching!

Appreciate the kind words :)

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Hi and thanks for the encouraging words! To the best of my knowledge the only limit to the number of fixtures you could place on the same channel would be how many DMX cables you have LOL! To "mirror" one of these mini moving heads you would go to the menu controls and then "PAn>rPAn" to reverse the Pan (on just one of the 2 lights) or "tiL>rtiL" to reverse the Tilt. (or you could reverse or invert both the Pan and Tilt together) Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

Appreciate you watching and good luck with the rotating beam!

Thanks for the kind words!

9 or 14 sorry

Hi- If you first press the Menu button then the Up and Down buttons will cycle through the menu items. When you get to the display that says 14CH-9CH, press the Enter button and then you can cycle between the 2 modes. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.

@@LearnLizard yes! I finally found it! You are the best! Thanks!!

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Hi- Almost all modern moving heads have DMX compatibility so you should definitely be able to program them to any look you want. Some lights let you access their sound active functions via DMX control and it makes a great way to turn that on via a DMX controller.

@@LearnLizard thanks man..can u recomend a cheap and easy to use dmx? I just want to make some standard programs for wedding and gigs

Tomtop just got more of these in their US warehouse (link below) I've been really happy with how bright they are (especially 4 of them!) Good luck with your setup and would love to see a video if you have a chance once they are up and running...

Hi Steve- If you place the first fixture (master) in sound mode and the other 3 in slave mode they should all synchronize. (all 4 must be set to the same 9 or 14 channel mode) You can adjust the pan and tilt arcs in the menu settings: Pan Angle: PA54--PA36--PA18 Tilt Angle: Ti18--Ti09 Thanks for the great question.

@@LearnLizard Hi Lizard, thanks so much for the info and your prompt response, will follow your instructions, thanks again.

I think I’ve got to order 2 for a new year’s party. They look good and for that price not bad thank you for all the info on dmx lights.

Appreciate you watching- would love to get my hands on a Stage Designer 50 to make a video- thanks for the suggestion!

Yes - you can invert both the pan and the tilt in the menu settings on the half that you want to be opposite as ESC SLOVENIA mentioned. Thanks

To get that kind of effect you need a moving head that produces a narrow beam (as well as some haze in the air to see it) You can see a light effect like that at the end of this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lddgjdx4uJa6h4U.html Thanks for watching!

It’s amazing how effective a light show you can create with just two of them programmed well. Would love to see that DIY T-bar!

Cool. I'll bet 8 of them look really great running together. They are amazingly bright for how small they are. Thanks for watching...

Yes- On the Obey 40 there is a function called "Music Chase Playback" First you press the "Music/Bank Copy" button. Then select the Chase you want to trigger with the music. You can use the Fade Time slider to adjust the time between scenes in the Chase. Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

Good question- unfortunately you have to plug every light into an outlet. The DMX cable transmits data but not power. Appreciate you watching...

You can control your lights separately by giving them different starting addresses and choosing which one you want to adjust by choosing the fixture on the controller (You can watch my “Simple DMX: Part 2” video for help with that- but once you save a scene it will remember the look of all the fixtures. Thanks very much for watching!

Yep- as long as all the lights are set to the same DMX starting address and daisy chained together, they will move in unison to whatever command is sent to them. (doesn't matter what kind of controller you are using - hard wired, wireless, etc.)

Thank you for watching them!

Hi- You can buy this set of 2 PAR DMX lights for $28 with free delivery. Thats pretty cheap! www.tomtop.com/p-i4742-eu.html Thanks for watching - I hope you have a good career ahead as a lighting designer :)

The easiest way to stop them moving is probably to put them in DMX mode. On these lights, go to the menu controls and cycle through the settings until you come to "d001" and they should stop. Good luck with your school project!

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I like your idea a lot- I want to do a video all about making a small performance space look like a big stage. Appreciate the suggestion and thanks for watching!

I know- unfortunately on this fixture there is no way (that I know of) to adjust the sensitivity. I think they set it up to perform well in very loud venues.

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Thanks so much for the nice complement! ...and yes, its a Nord Electro 4D 61 :)

@@LearnLizard thank you for educating us. .I'm an electronic musician as well, trying to get a light rig together. I'd love to hear more of your music. I can tell you use real synths ,not just pre-recorded loops.

Thankfully yes, all the programmed chases and scenes stay in memory after the unit is powered down. Appreciate you watching!

@@LearnLizard Thank you sir for the quick reply!

Thanks for watching!

If you go into the menu controls on the 6th and 7th pages you will see an option to change the Pan angle and tilt angle range. Set them to highest number (54 for Pan and 27 for Tilt) Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

Hi- You definitely could program each scene with the pan and tilt positioned how you want them. There is another parameter in the menu set up that lets you set maximum Pan angles (54, 36, 18) and Tilt angles (27, 18, 09) as well as well as a setting that lets you reverse the Pan and Tilt. Changing these could possibly keep them from pointing in your face without having to reprogram each scene. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.

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You're welcome-- and thanks for watching!

Yes- you can control pan & tilt speed by sending a value between 0-255 on Channel 5 (in 14 Channel mode) or Channel 8 (in 9 Channel mode) Appreciate you watching.

@@LearnLizard thank you so much

First I would try to get just one light working. Make sure it is in dmx mode with a starting address of 1 and that it is connected with a good cable. Then make sure the controller is in "program mode" and you have "fixture 1" selected. Now you should see the light reacting when you move the faders. I hope that helps!

The auto and sound active functions are hard programmed in, so I don't believe there is any way to separate the color functions from the movement (unless you use a seperate DMX controller with a sound active mode to trigger custom scenes)

Hi- that’s definitely an odd one. 😊 Although it’s probably possible to program some kind of simple Chase with 2 scenes and an extremely long transition time, I’m not sure if the mechanics of the fixture would be suited for that use. The motors and gearing are designed for quick movements. If you are able to create something that works I’d love to hear about it- good luck!

With some lights you can make simple programming changes in the settings menu (like color) but with these lights you really need a DMX controller to do anything other than putting them in auto or sound active mode. You can get DMX controllers for very little money like this one: amzn.to/3r2Eu02 and its definitely worth it to get the most out of your lights. Good luck and thanks for watching!

Yes- The Obey 40 can control up to 12 fixtures (each with up to 16 channels) so you should be good. Appreciate you watching!

As long as your lights can be controlled by DMX you can use any DMX controller. For the simplest solution, a hardware controller (like the Chauvet Obey 40) should meet your needs. Appreciate you watching!

You can buy them here: bit.ly/347bbiK Unfortunately they have gone up in price quite a bit since I made this video, but if you have them shipped from the China warehouse you can get them for $99 US (free shipping) Thanks for watching!

You need to set each fixture to a different starting address. For example with the Obey 40 you would set the first to starting address 1, the second to a starting address of 17, the 3rd to a starting address of 33, etc. Then select each fixture on the controller (remember to turn off the other ones) and you will have individual control. Hope that helps!

@@LearnLizard Thank you! I am gonna try that. This works if the lights are identical right?

Thats right, they can be the same or different lights. All that matters is what each one's starting address is set to.

When the XY speed is set to a high value the movements of the pan and tilt are fast. When it is set to lower values you get a very slow pan and/or tilt. Hope that helps and thanks for watching!

@@LearnLizard Love your videos, I watched all of them, and thank you it helps a lot, im new in lighting and bought the lights and controller to learn and actually I just figure it out last night, i was programinig the fader in step one and specting to change the speed when it goes to step 2, but nothing ever happened, drove me crazy for some days, and then i realized that the speed changes when it goes from another step into step one (where the speed is proggramed)!! but thanks again you are the only one that responded to my question. by the way im having the same issue with sweetlight (show xpress) i created the fixture but xy speed doesnt change im confused, i tought my lights where not working properly since i had the same issue with both controller and programs but for now at least i figure it out on the controller.