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Create Your Own Gobo in 4 Easy Steps

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by Nick Airriess, CHAUVET® DJ Product Specialist
Custom gobos are probably the easiest upsell item for a DJ or mobile performer to employ when booking an event — especially a wedding. Ordering a custom steel or glass gobo takes time to design and ship — they can also get pricey.  Have you ever considered creating and printing a gobo from the comfort of your own home or office? Before you begin, review the specs of your gobo projector to ensure it is equipped to handle a printed gobo. Watch the instructional video and follow these four easy steps to create custom gobos for your next event.

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2 Reasons To Consider Outdoor-rated Lighting

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brideby Allan Reiss, CHAUVET® DJ Product Manager

Has this ever happened to you? You arrive to your outdoor gig early to set up — ensuring yourself enough time to do everything you need to do without being rushed. You go over your client’s lighting request, start running cables, connecting fixtures and putting everything in its place. Suddenly, the rain starts. It begins to drizzle and you scramble to collect all of your gear before it gets ruined and saturated with water. Now what? The event hasn’t even started yet, your gear isn’t in its place and you just wasted all that time setting up and tearing down. Have you ever considered outdoor-rated lighting? If you find yourself doing a lot of outdoor gigs, or having to turn down outdoor gigs because the weather in your area is finicky, click here for two reasons why you should consider incorporating it into to your rig.

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Understanding the Family Values of the Wireless Freedom™ Series

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-by Navah Berg, Marketing Manager for TRUSST®, VIP bags, CHAUVET® DJ VIP Rewards Program

Members of the same family typically share the same values. When it comes to lighting fixtures, the same analogy applies. For example, each fixture in the 100 percent wireless CHAUVET® DJ Freedom™ series shares the same set of values. Click here for the top five values and how they apply to the wireless Freedom™ series.

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3 Reasons to Enhance Your Setup with Strobe Effects

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by Nick Airriess, CHAUVET® DJ Product Specialist

Strobe lights are powerful fixtures that can enhance any event by adding high-energy effects. They produce bright, quickly pulsating flashes of light and are typically seen in nightclubs and theaters. Click here for three reasons to incorporate a strobe light into your mobile setup.

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Understanding the Pixel-Mapping Effect

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by Allan Reiss, CHAUVET® DJ product manager

Pixel-mapping effects add eye candy to setups and enhance stagnant LED lighting displays. To some mobile entertainers, pixel mapping seems like an out-of-reach effect.  However, there are fixtures — like the PiXPar™ series — on the market that are specifically designed for pixel mapping. Or if you’re creative, you can use multiple fixtures to craft a grid and simulate the effect.  To understand the basics of pixel-mapping effects, click here and read on.

Understanding RGBA vs. RGBW in Two Simple Steps

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by Nick Airriess, CHAUVET® DJ Product Specialist

When it comes to LEDs and selecting lighting fixtures, there are a lot of options. A hot topic as of late seems to be the difference between RGBA and RGBW fixtures. What is the difference? Which combination is best suited to meet your needs? Click here to learn the difference and discover how each combination can improve your setup.
 
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Substituting Microphone Cables for DMX Cables

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by Nick Airriess, CHAUVET® DJ product specialist

It is a common perception that microphone cables can be substituted for DMX cables when setting up your lighting gear. They appear similar because they both have three-pin, XLR connections, as well as male and female ends. However, the actual cables, the part transmitting the DMX signal, are designed different and transmit the signal differently. Click here to learn the difference.

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The Inside Scoop on Wireless Fixtures

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by Nick Airriess, CHAUVET® DJ Product Specialist

Wireless DMX provides mobile entertainers with a simple and convenient DMX solution without the hassle, time and expense of DMX cables. The best way to enhance a fixture with built-in wireless DMX is adding battery power and an infrared remote control (IRC) — imagine the possibilities with a 100% TRUE wireless fixture. Need to setup uplighting in a historic building or location with limited sources of power? Not a problem. Have a limited amount of time to setup/breakdown and don’t want the added cost of extra labor? It doesn’t matter, because you won’t need the extra help. Need to instantly change the color of all your fixtures? You can easily make the switch with the press of a button. Investing in fixtures with wireless DMX not only saves time and money, it is worth its weight in gold just for the convenience of easily controlling your lights. Read on.

DJ University is an online resource for the DJ/mobile performer sponsored by CHAUVET® DJ.

Basic Tips for Easy Mounting

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by Allan Reiss, CHAUVET® DJ product manager

Once you establish a lighting collection, you will need to decide how you want to display your fixtures during gigs. Depending on the look you’re trying to achieve, you can choose to mount them to speakers, tripods or truss (check out TRUSST®, the new trussing system backed by CHAUVET®), or set them up on the floor or place them on tables. Read on and explore your options.

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3 Tips When Choosing a Wash Light

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by Allan Reiss, CHAUVET® DJ product manager

When selecting wash lights, it is valuable to do your research to get the most bang for your buck. You want fixtures that will meet the demands of your audience, project your desired throw and fit within your budget. Before you decide to invest in an arsenal of wash lights, click here for some helpful tips.

If you’re looking to invest in CHAUVET® DJ wash lights, SlimPACK™ 56 is a great starter kit that bundles four SlimPAR™ 56 wash lights, one Obey™ 3 DMX controller, four 10-foot DMX cables and four IEC power cords all in one nifty VIP CHS-SP4 gear bag.

DJ University is an online resource for the DJ/mobile performer sponsored by CHAUVET® DJ.