Hi,

I am a total newbie to DMX controlled lighting. I have just purchased a Operator 192 and I have several old-school ADJ rollers (DMX) and a several other lights that are not-DMX controlled, but sound-activated.

While I am waiting on the DMX101 DVD that John Lopez so graciously offered to mail me, I have a question.

Do I need some sort of Dimmer Pack or something to turn on and off the non-dmx lights? Right now I have them going into a power-strip, and i turn on and off the power strip during a show. I saw on Ebay some of the Dimmer Packs have DMX inputs - does that control the Edison plugs - allowing me to control my turning on and off my non-DMX lights thru the Operator 192?

Thanks for any input on this,

Rizzer

hey rizzer! welcome to the forums. what you are gonna need is a switch pack. what a switch oack does is turn your non dmx lights off and on through your DMX op. how it works is u have ur non dmx fixtures plugged into any one of the edison plugs on the unit u then assign the starting address that u want to control your lights with on the unit and then on your board u move the fader in most cases 0-127 will be off and 128-255 will be on. i recommend the elation CYBER PACK For your needs. i hope this helps. if not let me know. peace! jingles.

Thanks Jingles!

That seems to be exactly what I need. This model, the Cyber Pack, uses a midi signal to instruct it.

This generates a few more questions

A) Will my DMX Operator 192 generate the midi siginal to instruct the Cyber Pack?

B) Could i use something like the http://cgi.ebay.com/Elation-DP-415-4-Channel-DMX-Dimmer...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
- which seems to be only DMX based (no midi)?

C) Could i use two Cyber Packs (or DP -415) in sequence, with one on each side of the stage (daisy-chain them)?

Thanks again for your help,
Rizzer

This message has been edited. Last edited by: jingles,

Sorry - my html seems to be a bit rusty - the link in tha above post is:


http://cgi.ebay.com/Elation-DP-415-4-Channel-DMX-Dimmer...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


it is for an Elation DP-415 4 Channel Dimmer

WOW! um midi ain't really my world man. lol sorry but for that question you will have to get a response from the real pros at elation. i just help out when i can. as far as the dmx op generating midi hmmm not really sure i know you can use midi with it and u can assign scenes and chases to midi notes so i think so but check your manual. peace! jingles.

actually here
a)once again i think so it should but wait for a more PRO response before you move ahead.
b)not sure.
c)yes you can daisy chain them.
hope this helps and sorry for any confusion. lol. peace! jingles.

Jingles,

I do know midi and work with a lot of midi-based instruments and software. i will have to play with everything once i get the DVD from john and understand the DMX side of things. I'll let you know what i find out.

Thanks again for your help!

Rizzer

cool keep me updated. jingles!

hi, John Lopez mentioned in Oct of last year (see first post in this thread) that he would send me out a few DVDs to help get me started using the Operator 192 I bought.

I never received them and am willing to purchase them if still available. My 192 is just collecting dust and i get sad every time I look at it...

emal me your info to jamesk AT elation lighting DOT com and i will get the DVD sent out to you asap. sncerely,