Comments on: Stage Lighting on the Cheap

By: MGaffey

MGaffey — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:21:02 +0000

Great deal on DMX. I’ve also had great experience buying Jenbo replacement stage bulbs at BBD http://www.bestbulbsdirect.com/

So far so good, same spectrum/light/color and life. Paid half price of Philips/Osram and I’m sticking to them until I hear otherwise.

By: billglick

billglick — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:38:33 +0000

Glenn, thanks for the feedback. Wish I'd known about that coupon before I ordered my Enttec USB DMX Pro a couple of weeks ago, but I can't complain too much when I'm already saving money. I'll definitely check out MagicQ and Freestyler (http://freestylerdmx.be/ & http://www.freestylersupport.com/).

By: Glenn Meader

Glenn Meader — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:12:29 +0000

Thanks for mentioning my free StageConsole and miniStageConsole software. I want to point out that my software is suitable only for conventional stage lighting, not intelligent moving lights. Extremely easy to use, though.

The Enttec USB DMX Pro interface can be found for $131 minus 5% discount at http://www.sirs-e.com
Enter save5 when asked for coupon. How can you lose at that price?

For intelligent lights, I’d recommend MagicQ — basically a Hog clone with so many improvements, that some Hog experts actually prefer it to HogPC. Software is free and works with Enttec USB DMX Pro device. Also you might like Freestyler, another free moving light software controller, sort of like Martin LightJockey.

By: Jason Powell

Jason Powell — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:57:00 +0000

Just as FYI … the computer we’re using at GCC to run the HOG software is a 3+ year old Dell GX280 🙂