reviews

COLORdash Accent Quad This is not the next big 1700-watt moving light, it’s not even a moving fixture. But it is interesting, because it fills a previously difficult-to-fill role, a small-color changing fixture that has a reasonably tight beam. Accent / cove lights for architectural applications are available, Color Kinetics has several items in this category, but they generally don’t accept DMX and power directly into the fixture1, and generally come with wash optics. The COLORdash Accent light changes that, with a 15° beam angle, it’s perfect for adding a little punch of color that’s more than just a flat wash on a piece of scenery. Arrays of these would be a fun way to add some cool beam effects… Read More »Chauvet's COLORdash Accent Quad, TMB's Firefly

First things first, it’s pronounced “myth-os” (soft Y sound) not “meeth-os”. Where on earth did people get the hard Y sound from? We’ve finally seen what Clay-Paky’s new light from a few weeks ago is – it’s the called the Mythos, and it seems to be a direct answer to the popular Robe Pointe, with a few cool upgrades. I saw a demo of these units a few weeks ago and though I haven’t had an opportunity to use them on a gig yet, but here are my initial impressions. First, these units are bright. Really bright. They’re based on an Osram 470-watt lamp, the same as the SuperSharpy, (It’s Super, it’s Sharpy) and based on what I can see… Read More »Mythos