How to Program a Mini Moving Head: Simple and Cheap

Find out about this Mini Moving Head DMX light (available here bit.ly/347bbiK) and learn about its functions and how to program one (and then 4!) with DMX scenes and a chase.
2022 Update: The price on these have gone up a lot since making this video.
Here are a few very similar alternatives at a lower price:
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[@ridingHIACEeveryday]

I am Japanese but your English is so easy to listen. Thank you !

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@mrbrian0223]

Hey Steve! Thank you SO much for sharing these videos and a special thanks for sending this link for these Mini Moving Heads. I bought (4) of the and I used them at a NYE Party and they are GREAT!!! Thank again and keep up the great work!!

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@djalejandromartin3992]

Love the way you clean the cables very professional and clean looking. Also like to thank you for all your tutorial videos.

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@lukast3163]

Great! Just ordered some lights like this thanks for showing me how to use it.

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for watching and enjoy your new lights!

[@dannybaloi]

God this are some of the best videos about lights I ever saw. Thank you very much ! keep up the good work.

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@DJiMike1]

Thank you very much for this simplified video! Truly appreciate it.

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate you watching!

[@DJiMike1]

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

[@LearnLizard]

@@DJiMike1 Thats fantastic to hear!

[@phillipgoodman9091]

That was Great! I'm just getting into DMX light control. Your video helped very much. I know nothing at all about DMX controller.

[@LearnLizard]

Glad it helped. You also might want to check out some of my other videos for more tips on using simple DMX controllers. Thanks for watching!

[@jasoncarman_]

video quality has improved a lot, great work

[@LearnLizard]

Thank you!

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@sebasfonseca7655]

outstanding video Steve! thanks for the help!

[@LearnLizard]

I appreciate you watching!

[@sheltonbrown1991]

Excellent channel! Please keep this going!

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@walterleds4405]

Thank you! And very professional teched,also very excellent presented.

[@LearnLizard]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@joseacolon3365]

Mr. Steve, Thank You so much for your tutorial videos. I'm a seasoned DJ that has started to switch alot of his analog lighting. I have purchased more Chauvet lighting and you are a big help! Could you do a video on the Chauvet Obey 10? That is the control I have and with this video I'm going to try programing my Chauvet moving heads next!

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@58MrMike]

Well done! As a sound guy trying to learn lighting, you explained DMX in a way I could understand!

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@danquay9504]

Great tutorial, I found this easy to understand as took it slow, I understand bit about DMX but fully as usually do these on sound activation mode with remote controller, which I find easier mini moving heads are better as pair. I know I have one 1 at moment but I plan have another, great work and enjoy the light show..

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@drummerdude2.046]

Loved it, Very helpful. Thanks

[@LearnLizard]

Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!

[@clarkpink1955]

Steve i bought some fixtures and a dmx desk just like the ones you have reading the manual is head scratching but you make it great to follow . Im a sound man but lighting i have always loved.

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@vedwardsism]

Very informative. Thanks for making something that seems like rocket science into something which is fairly easy. If I can do it. Anyone can do it.

[@LearnLizard]

Glad it was helpful and appreciate you watching!

[@djjames6100]

You have such good videos I’m one of your biggest fans

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for watching!

[@nimaljayathilaka4718]

Very clear teaching technique❤

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@BARFMEDIA]

Best tutorial for beginners thanks a lot

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate you saying that and thanks for watching

[@da_gator_00]

You my friend, are a life saver. I have those same lights. My dmx is by Rockville. Thanks again

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks Juan- Glad it was helpful and appreciate you watching

[@clarkpink1955]

Love these videos

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate the kind words :)

[@uppiahserge8683]

Thank you Sir ! Nicely taught !!!

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate the kind words and thanks for watching!

[@clarkpink1955]

Steve is a great tutor

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks Radio North!

[@johnkhrihs]

Mr. Steve Thank you so much

[@LearnLizard]

Thank you for watching!

[@edwardbroadway2958]

Nice Tutorial! Thank you. -From Hungary:D

[@LearnLizard]

Thank you very much for watching! (from California)

[@drumlessonsutah]

Very helpful, Steve. I appreciate the straightforward instructions. Keep them coming.

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks, will do!

[@AndrewBanker1]

Fantastic channel

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks very much for watching!!

[@jiveturkeylive]

I absolutely love these videos. You do the best job on KZbin explaining DMX lighting. Thank you.

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@omniuniversal8846]

MAN THIS IS GOOD!

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks so much!

[@carldehoney8633]

I needed this. This is my first time dealing with lights I bought 4 moving heads lights (new) with no instructions

[@LearnLizard]

Glad it helped! Here's another video showing different ways to program a set of 4 lights: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIe4fpWAgdOEgrM

[@szabolcsbalogh6830]

Thanks for making Videos 👍

[@LearnLizard]

Thank you for watching them!

[@PATRICKCASTILLO]

Great video. Thank!!! It’s important to point out that you have to set the light to how many channels you want use. There is a setting for that.

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for that reminder and appreciate you watching!

[@chepaaaaale]

First of all TRULY thanks for the video but overall giving the time to respond every question! You defenitely love what you do. After reading all the questions I would like to ask you if there is any possibility to change the scenes in a very slower & smooth time in order to change from color to color very slow?

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@ultrabeats3036]

Really appreciate well explained👍

[@LearnLizard]

Really appreciate you watching!

[@cherylschofield3437]

he's suuuuch a good helper thankyou sooooooo much you sooooo helpfull!!!

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks very much for those kind words!!!

[@jamieaustin6403]

Great videos. I've just got myself a controller and an 8x LED rotating beam. just playing really, but it's really interesting. Will sub and keep watching and learning from you. thanks!

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate you watching and good luck with the rotating beam!

[@HarmonicaMustang]

Nice video. You could invert the pan and tilt on two of them to have a more interesting symmetrical look, without the need to program two separate fixtures.

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@tinderbox218]

Oh interesting! I was wondering about this 👍

[@fabiorossi5407]

Thanks Steve !

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate you watching!

[@raymundcarl]

I learned a lot from you

[@LearnLizard]

I appreciate you watching!

[@oneman49instruments]

Interesting one! Thanks

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate you watching!

[@sonidosoundwaves]

Thank you so much for this tutorial, the best tutorial so far from hundreds here on KZbin, well detailed!!! I purchased the Chauvet dmx 70 last night so l will follow your steps to programing it... Are you a dj?

[@LearnLizard]

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.

[@AM-ob5ki]

thank you Steve!!!

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate you watching!

[@thehierophant8135]

Ive been working with a crew that sets up lights and speakers for preformances on and off for about 2 years now, and it took so long to learn even the most basic of skills from them . Some employers just want to hoard their knowledge and keep you as useless to the company as possible. Its quite strange to experience to be honest. This explained enough so that i can hopefully progress at work as well( becuse i still do find it fun, and i have much free time, and flexible hours , so its not the worst thing in the world)

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@ltezza13]

Thank you very much for the tutorial Mr. Steve. I have an LM70S that I use to do voice and guitar shows, but it doesn't turn on the light fan, only the one underneath, would you know if that's the case? Hugs from Brazil!

[@swivel84]

cool! im looking to do this for a small stage!

[@LearnLizard]

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...

[@lukast3163]

LearnLizard also I’m getting some moving head gobos. if you have any please can you do a tutorial or something on them? Thanks

[@LearnLizard]

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 :)

[@Rosa21tomas]

Thanks great video I have 8 mini rgbw running whit same controller looks great

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@crystalcleardisco1728]

Thanks Steve. Subbed

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for watching

[@gabinoedsonluxzapeta64]

That's very cool. 👍

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for watching!

[@debbiesaurusrex]

It look like it can show many other colours too! Can be use for a small venue

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@josephbusuttil3030]

Love these Vids, keep up the good work ... clear & concise Is there a time limit on any SCENE you program ?

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@dillonr7372]

thanks for making videos again, especially these moving heads ones! Can u think about making videos on the Chauvet stage designer 50??

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@michaelkim2256]

I saw it well, and I would appreciate it if you could configure the DMX lighting to be used in a small place.

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@djmaxxsaint]

Excellent.

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate you watching!

[@diamondimagephoto2330]

Thanks a bunch

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for watching!

[@FreakinNeliz]

Thanks for explaining it so clearly! I've got a bit of an odd question though. I'm thinking of designing a sunreflector, also called a heliostat, and though of a moving head as a base / motor for the mirror. Would it be possible to program a moving head in a way so that it makes only one half rotation in a full day?

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@sheragimzand]

Thank you Steve for sharing and spreading the knowledge 🙏 2 questions FIRST- How many fixtures can be add to each chanel, is there any limitations? Second- How can mirror two fixtures. Means if the first one moving to center from left the 4 one moving to the center from the right.

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@edwinubod0405]

I was buy 2 and so far, I'm learning how to control manually because i don't have dmx controller yet

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@glockninee]

Excellent tutorial though thanks

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate you watching

[@dunamisjaystudios]

THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE LECTURE, PLS CAN I USE D DMX FOR BOTH BEAM LIGHT AND PAR LIGHT AT THE SAME TIME CONNECTED TOGETHER

[@LearnLizard]

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.

[@clarkpink1955]

Great steve

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for watching this one!

[@KaJePlays]

Thanks for the great video! I just got some moving head lights, (Rockville rock on 7) and you broke this down greatly? You mentioned it is possible to have the lights on separate channels and control/program each individually, but you didn’t recommend it. Do you have a video explaining how to do that, or are you able to explain why I shouldn’t. I wanted to program some of the lights with scenes, but use the other as a controllable spot light. But if it’s easier I can just get a separate spot light

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@jasonlajuene2036]

Thank you kind Sir..

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for watching!

[@dmitry-3048]

Thank you

[@LearnLizard]

You're welcome-- and thanks for watching!

[@timothyschrader2380]

Thanks for the Video... Is there a setting that changes it if the lights are on the floor instead of being hanging upside down??

[@LearnLizard]

There is a setting that inverts the menu display so it reads correctly when thy are right side up or upside down. Other than that they behave the same in either position. Appreciate you watching.

[@nicholasrenzi4]

Hey Steve, Great video! I have some moving head lights whose internal programs are better than anything I could do custom. Can the Chauvet Obey 40 just turn them on and off and let them do their thing, or would I have to use relay pack? Thanks so much!

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- Well it depends more on your lights than the controller. Some of my lights let you select auto, sound active, or "show" functions via a DMX channel which you can definitely do with the Obey 40. If you have to select them via menu controls (rather than DMX) then a DMX controller wouldn't help. Hope that makes sense and good luck with your shows!

[@amryoussof6651]

Thanks

[@LearnLizard]

Appreciate you watching!

[@stanswiniarski3277]

Thanks for all your videos, they really helped me get started with lighting my duo. I wanted to mention that I bought 4 of those moving heads you recommended, and one of them is defective. If I try to blend red into white I only get white then all red, nothing in the middle. I've been going back and forth with Tomtop support, they are not willing to replace it so far. Frustrating! So, beware!

[@LearnLizard]

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.

[@stanswiniarski3277]

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

[@jamesharris9772]

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

[@scratchgonzo]

I know absolutely nothing about dmx so this was quite helpful, once you've programmed your scenes and activated a chase can you have that move in time with the music? I'm wanting to get some lights like this for a mobile dj setup. Thankyou

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@Brak0777]

Thank you!!!!!!

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for watching!

[@hhaappyymmaacc]

Great video, thanks so much! Question about the controller: does each scene store settings for all eight fixtures? If I were to set eight lights to eight different positions/colors/intensities etc, would recalling each scene push the settings for that scene to each of the fixtures?

[@LearnLizard]

Yes - all the parameters for each fixture are stored to memory for every scene. And you can save 240 different scenes on the Obey 40!

[@hhaappyymmaacc]

@@LearnLizard Awesome, thanks so much!

[@benpaterson9530]

Hiya, loved this video. What frame are you mounting the lights to?

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- I have them mounted to a truss very similar to this: www.amazon.com/Audio-Light-Lighting-Portable-Section/dp/B00SS5QRQU You can my whole setup more clearly in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIW4kGWMnrmLebM Thanks for watching!

[@juanguerra9731]

Awesome

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks!

[@dannybaloi]

You should make a patreon too! maybe if you get some money from there you can get a few new lights and show us some more stuff.

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@socarra]

Great!!!

[@LearnLizard]

Thank you!

[@evamichaels5725]

Thanks so much for the videos ❤️ I really like your music. Is that a real Nord?

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@evamichaels5725]

@@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.

[@kellyspence1972]

Love your videos. Quick question: I am running two LEDs and one Flood all going to a chavet board. AFter every 20 minutes, my lights keep turning off. I have to hit my slider to turn it back on. I put a terminator at the end of my chain, but again-- like clockwork, every 20 minutes or so the lights keep cutting off. What would cause this? DO I need a DMX amplifier?

[@LearnLizard]

Hmm- I'm not sure whats going on. It doesn't sound like a termination issue to me. Do you get the same result using just one light? Have you tried doing a reset command on the controller? My guess is that there is something strange programmed in the controller, (or possibly a fuse is tripping) I hope you get it figured out!

[@stephenm28]

Hi, I’m new to dmx & I’ve got a coupe of pairs of moving heads like yours. I want mine to face the dance floor & not turn around blinding me. Is it a matter of simply having to program each scene & using the sliders to keep the pan & tilt facing forward?

[@LearnLizard]

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.

[@samdepril8037]

Hi, I was wondering if there is an option to active the soundactive-mode on the dmx controller so that you can easily switch between the manual and the soundmode, thanks a lot!

[@LearnLizard]

Yes- When you set them to 14 Channel mode, on Channel 13, if you send a value between 128-191, you can access Sound Active Mode 1 and 192-255 accesses Sound Active Mode 2. Hope that helps!

[@bradcrosier1332]

These videos are fantastic! Thank you so much for taking the time to put them together. I just discovered you this evening - I’d been daunted from getting into any of this because it seemed to complicated. You do a great job of break it down into simple, manageable bites. One question - once you’ve programmed a something (be it a scene, chase, bank), are the individual channel (probably the wrong term) no longer active? As in, if I slide them back to 0, will everything still behave as programmed? I’m assuming yes, but if you addressed that (thus far in the three videos I’ve watched so far) I missed it. Thanks again!

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@adamssirenadventures6574]

Hi I'm getting DMX for Christmas hopefully because I'm had a gobo moving head so I'm control it what ever I want.

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@adamssirenadventures6574]

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.

[@adamssirenadventures6574]

LearnLizard have you ever heard of realizzer?

[@andatibi]

hi can u tell me how to setup with dmx laser and moving head lights together tnx

[@ytjakeplayz4984]

Hey Lizard, What are the cheapest lights I could get because I’m a little kid that wants to do lighting when I’m older I wanna get practising now

[@LearnLizard]

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 :)

[@Antweezy]

When you put the controller in music mode, will all the lights move and react the same because they are connected? Would this work with wireless dmx signal as well (donor dmx)?

[@LearnLizard]

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.)

[@ryanpell_]

Steve! Please can you tell me where you get your truss from or if there are any cheap ones that you recommend?

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- The truss is a Pro Audio DJ Portable Truss like this one: www.amazon.com/Audio-Light-Lighting-Portable-Section/dp/B00SS5QRQU and the stands are On-Stage Crank-Up stands similar to this: www.amazon.com/Stage-LS7805QIK-Power-Crank-Up-Lighting/dp/B078YMMJG7/ref=sr_1_12?keywords=crank+up+light+stand&qid=1580580197&s=musical-instruments&sr=1-12 So far I've been happy with the whole setup. Appreciate you watching!

[@davidrojas3753]

Can you make half of them do the same thing but opposite from the other two

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@skyriderfl2435]

Hello sir I have the same lights you have there. Can you also run the par lights as well together

[@LearnLizard]

Yes you can- here's a video where I show them running with my PAR 64's: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIW4kGWMnrmLebM Thanks for watching!

[@rickybrenay6249]

Great video Thank you! Do you know if thats the only speed the lights move at? They seem a really slow. thanks.

[@LearnLizard]

Thanks for the kind words- You can completely control the Pan/Tilt Speed on Channel 5 (values 0-255) Appreciate you watching!

[@rickybrenay6249]

@@LearnLizard thank you!

[@ronaldguy5474]

Where is the link for these lights? Great video.

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@blakes100shorts3]

This helped a lot. But I have two questions. 1: how do I control the lights individually while in a daisy chain. 2: how do I change it from 9 channel range to 12 channel range.

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@koontzman123]

Would you recommend the Cauvet Obey 40 over the Rockville ROCKFORCE 384 Channel Light/Fog DMX Lighting Controller + MIDI Control? The Rockville is about 50% more money.

[@LearnLizard]

Chauvet makes quality products and my Obey 40 has worked well for me for many many years. That said, the Rockforce 384 looks really cool and appears to have a few more functions that might make it easier to program- tough call :)

[@bernaskojohnarthur3660]

Hello, can you show us how to programme this moving head together with dmx static head lights with one controller, Please 🙏

[@LearnLizard]

Yes I can! This videos show the same moving heads with static PAR 64's being controlled with an iPad: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp_ch3uFapWAnJI and this video shows 2 of the moving heads with a spider beam light being programmed by a hardware controller: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4rImGSqbd2GldE Thanks for watching.

[@Jacob-on5zh]

I have a few questions if you could help me out: 1. Do you have to plug the light into an outlet or can you just used the DMX cable that's linked to the control board? 2. If you do need to plug it in to an outlet, do you have to plug multiple lights into an outlet if they're connected by DMX daisy chains or just the 1st one and the power will carry through?

[@LearnLizard]

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

[@SAIKIUTO]

i have 4 halo - which DMX controller should i get/for my fun church activity. thank you

[@LearnLizard]

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!

[@cperkin2]

Can the lights be to run opposite of each of each other without programming each light or set of lights individually? Is that how master/slave works? I have an Obey 40 that I am just starting to learn. Thinking of one (or two) light (s) on each side of the drummer and at the end of a song having each side point in towards the drummer and flash, then I could manually slow down the flash and go to black, during the song I would like each side to move in opposite directions.

[@LearnLizard]

Yes- you can do that. In the menu there are options for both Tilt and Pan Reverse. When they are put in that mode, they will respond in the opposite direction to the lights that are set as normal. Sounds like your band will have a cool light show!

[@josephdpa]

So I have the lights hooked up to my dmx controller. Same equipment as in the video. However, the lights will not turn on with the fader. 4 lights. The pan works on fader 1, tilt on 2. The r g b will not turn on with any of the other faders. Am I missing something?

[@LearnLizard]

Hi- try turning up red all the way on channel 4 (so you can see the results of the brightness control) and then go to channel 3 which controls brightness and strobing- if you send a value of 134 you are at maximum brightness. Now R.G & B should work on channels 4,5, and 6. I really hope that helps and thanks for watching.

[@annelisevanderberg8513]

Hi I need to know if this light can stand still to one side with the light on, not moving when you clap your hands or hearing music. Basically I need this light to be fixed to one side so that I can just change the colours accordingly

[@LearnLizard]

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)

[@DJDynablend]

Will it remember your scenes when the power is pulled out??

[@LearnLizard]

Yes- it keeps the scenes in memory

[@wrathicon7570]

Hello, can I slave them together without the controller and the #1 light will act as the master? All will follow? Thank you.

[@LearnLizard]

Yes- If you set the first one to "master" and the others to "slave" mode, and then daisy chain them together they will run in unison. Thanks for watching!