2011 Show is up and running

[kgustafson]

Here is the video:

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Enjoy!

The show is about 13 and a half minutes long and features five songs.

I only used about 6,000 lights.  6 Lynx Express Controllers, 1 LOR controller, 1 Rainbow Brain controller.  The 3 spots are rainbow spots.

The megatree is new (the design is from loopy christmas). I added 3 colors to it from last year and doubled the number of strands to 32 total.

I live in a townhome so I have very limited yard space.

Kurt

[RJ]

Great!

 I love the work you do with the three upstairs windows they give a great depth to the show with your seqencing.

RJ

[meman]

Great job! Nice clean layout and excellent color depths.

Thanks for sharing,
Mike E.

[trekster]

Good job!

Ron

[mmais68569]

Great show Kurt & thanks to your help this summer I to am running a combined show of Lynx, LOR & rainbow Brain.

                Merry Christmas

                   Mike

[jem5136]

I really like the show, very nice job!! I especially like that you can fit so much in a little area without it being crowed. Great work!

Jesse

[Gary]

How did you do those windows? It looks like flood lights lighting the rooms up from the inside? If they're bedrooms, I'd feel sorry for those who are trying to get some sleep! 

[Jasonlnlv]

Great job,

[Steve Gase]

Very nice!!

[kgustafson]

Gary,

The windows are wrapped with 280 lights each (70 lights per strand X 4 colors).  They are connected via little plastic connectors on double-stick tape on the edges of the window (and individually placed so the spacing and order is correct).  You can find the connectors from the christmaslightsetc site (something like $7 per 100).  As to sleeping, the show only goes until 930 pm and this is where our master bedroom is, so it only affects myself and my wife (not that either of us go to bed that early).  The whole set-up of the windows took two evenings to do three windows.

Kurt

[Gary]

Are the lights inside the house? It looks like they're behind a curtain or something because if the way it lights up.

[typoagain]

Very nice!

I like the windows. I might have to rethink how I have done mine!   

[kgustafson]

Gary,

Yes, those lights are inside the house.  The curtain is BEHIND the lights and what gives the nice glow affect (and making some think I have spot lights in my room! LOL)

Kurt

[Gary]

Do you have some controllers inside, or are you passing wires from the outside through the wall? If so, how did you do it?

[kgustafson]

Gary,

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) - I am connected wirelessly.  Details below:

I have one controller upstairs (Lynx Express with Wireless TX/RX attachment)

The computer and one DMX Controller and one TX/RX Wireless enclosure that is transmitting wirelessly.

The rest of the show is outside with two Lynx Express wireless  on the pole of the megatree.

The other controllers are:  Two Lynx Express with wireless on the left side of the stairs leading to the house (behind the right set of three mini trees), One LOR controller connected with a TX/RX Wireless Dongle and a LOR cross-connect cable on the right side of the stairs leading to the house (behind the spotlight and channel sign), one Lynx Express with wireless behind the right three mini trees, and one Rainbow Brain controller behind the right mini trees (connected with TX/RX wireless dongle.



Crude ASCII Layout:
Inside house:
                                         [Lynx EX 1 upstairs bedroom]
                                 
                                         [Computer with Dongle and RX/TX in downstairs kitchen running show]

Outside house (top view)

          [Rainbow Brain]                       [Electrical connections to house]  [Sound - External Speakers]                 [Lynx EX 5]   [Stairs to house]  [LOR]
      [Lynx EX 4 ]                                                                                                                                              [Lynx EX 6]   [                      ]
                            [Mini 3]                                                                                                    [Mini 4]                                    [                      ]
              [Mini 2]                                                                                                                               [Mini 5]                       [                      ]                                             
  [Mini 1]                                                                                                                                                        [Mini 6]          [                      ]  [Sign w/ Spot]


                                                                              [Lynx EX 3]   [Lynx EX 2]                                                                        Canes lining both sides of walk
                                                                                    (Megatree pole)
                                                                                       

Hope this helps!

Kurt