Auto function on Robe dj scan 250 xt?

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kevwilsondj

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Hi,

I have recently bought four second hand lights for my kids Christmas to turn their gym into a mini club for them.

The lights I bought were
- 2x acme/isolution 575 moving heads
- 2x robe dj scan 250 xt.

I have no issue with the moving heads. I can set these up with one as master and one as slave and work fine.

However, I am wondering if there is a way to include the robes in this dmx chain so that they work automatically along with the moving heads?

I don't have a controller for these? Is one required? Would this enable sound to light for all units so work in partnership with one another?
 
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You can put any fixture on a DMX Chain but unless there's something that can send the proper signals to these devices, then they won't work. The reason Master / Slave works for the same products is because they use the same exact settings per channel. These settings vary between products and between manufacturer. To get the best performance out of each fixture, you need to hook them to a controller and program them.
 
Thanks. So would a controller then have a function that allows them all to move automatically to sound? Can you recommend something cheap?

I can't even see how to put the robe lights into slave mode. Is there a chance it won't have this function?
 
As for operating modes of your fixtures, a review of the manual shows what to look for if Master / Slave modes are available. Looks like some early models didn't have this available - while later models did.

I'll be the first to tell you of the following business rules I've followed:

Rule 1: You Get What You Pay For
Rule 2: The Best Is Just Barely Good Enough
Rule 3: See Rule 1 and Rule 2

A controller simply plays out scenes that you've built - and those scenes could respond to music - but you have to build the scenes first. Unfortunately, like everything else, there is no quick or easy way to get good things or to make things look great - and 'cheap' would just take you to the bottom of the barrel. Both hardware and software controllers take time to learn and use - and you generally do get what you pay for. The cheap options are problematic.
 
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