American DJ Fusion FX Bar 2 LED Effect Bar With 3 Effects In One Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm an Event DJ of 7-8 years. I play weddings, parties of all kinds, and prior to my acquiring my Fusions, my set of lights included exclusively Chauvet products.
I've taken my pair of Fusions to about 10 events since I purchased them, and I've been very happy with their performance to date. My guests have made several positive comments about my Fusions as well.
Pros: All-in-One device and light weight makes for excellent portability; Wash lights are bright and the moons are very well defined; DMX configuration to my controller was a cakewalk; device performance during my gigs have been exceptional; Devices are relatively small and inobtrusive in comparison to a pair of t-bars/light trees and a mess of strange-looking boxes hanging from t-bars (makes for an overall cleaner look).
Cons: All-in-One device aspect makes for a bad thing if something in the device fails; LEDs in the moons could be brighter; Device is ~1" too long for my equipment case (picture an airline carry-on bag - hard case, foam internals). Yeah, I know the case issue is somewhat dumb (buy a bigger case, ya' idiot). I couldn't come up with any other Cons, and this one kinda irked me when I found this bit out, hence its inclusion. :)
All said, this is a very dynamic and "does everything" device. I've been looking forward to something like this for a very long time. Load-Ins and Outs are SO much easier, and setting the devices up @ my events takes all of five minutes.
The moons' projections are very sharp, and the variable rotation speeds are fluid and an awesome feature. I just wish the LEDs were a bit brighter. :)
This is my first ADJ purchase (I was previously a complete Chauvet zealot), but the features incorporated into this device make this my new favorite toy. :)
One last tidbit: Anyone remember "Crichton" (sounds like "KRY-ten") from the old "Buck Rogers" TV series? These fixtures kinda look like his head...heh.
Thanks for the outstanding fixture, ADJ!
Thanks for reading & Rock On, Folks.

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American DJ Mega Pixel LED 1 Meter Color Mixing Strip Review

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(More customer reviews)This is the American DJ Megapixel LED light. This light exceeded my expectations by far. It is very bright and colorful. You can plug it in and let it run as long as you want since there is no duty cycle. You can select the program to run or just a single color. It has 24 DMX channels with dimming, but I don't use DMX. I also bought the handheld wired remote American DJ UC3 to control the functions. The remote is great, it allows you to select each program or single color, make it strobe anytime you want and turn it off.
I have two of these so I can put one on each speaker stand vertically, and link them together with a XLR cable so they will light up in sync. You plug them in to the electric, connect the remote to the first one, connect them together with a XLR cable. Now they will light up in sync which is very cool since they are spread apart on each speaker stand. You do not have to use the remote with these lights but it really works great! When you connect them with a XLR cable it automatically sets the second one to "slave" and it reacts the same as the first one. The first one picks up the audio so they beat with the music, the second one is just the slave.
Chauvet makes one called the Chauvet Colorbar. It has less DMX channels, no DMX dimming function and offers a footpedal remote. They are both nice lights but I am very happy with the American DJ version. You get a lot of color and cool lighting for the money. You could mount one on top of your light tree and it would work great for lighting the dancefloor. You can even stack two together if you want it even brighter. This is the coolest light I have seen in a long time.

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