ahocknul04 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Is it possible to configer mac 250s to run on sound to light using the "test mode" or do they have to be configured via DMX to do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjones2000 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 As far as im aware, all 250's (ie 250, 250+, entour and krypton) can only be controlled over DMX and so do not have a sound-to-light function. Im pretty sure the test mode is just to demo all the features "randomly" rather than to music... If im wrong, someone will soon correct me! Hope this helps :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandMA_the_2nd Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 The original Mac250s and 250+ had a demo mode where you could specify maximum tilt and pan on the head directly and then leave it to itself but it wasn't sound to light - it just wobbled around and changed attributes - ah yes much like any sound to light disco light... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyboi30 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 just out of interest how much would 2 used mac 250/250+ cost to buy cheers luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljoshua Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Depending on condition, anywhere from £500 for broken units, upwards. This information is easily available online, Luke. You should put some effort in to do your own research before asking on here. Asking blindly on here just makes you look lazy. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyboi30 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Depending on condition, anywhere from £500 for broken units, upwards. This information is easily available online, Luke. You should put some effort in to do your own research before asking on here. Asking blindly on here just makes you look lazy. Josh thanks for the answer + I did try to look but couldnt find any as im only 14 and dont really know where to look to find use DMX light, sorry luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmaudio Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Saw 2 ex hire 250's (not +'s) on Ebay for 1100 for the pair. Fully working, and flightcased. Ebay is usually a good source of second hand equipment. Along with used lighting and some others. Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadhippy Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 How to find second hand kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyboi30 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Saw 2 ex hire 250's (not +'s) on Ebay for 1100 for the pair. Fully working, and flightcased. Ebay is usually a good source of second hand equipment. Along with used lighting and some others. Jamie thanks m8 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GridGirl Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Moderation: Luke, could I ask you to please not use text-speak on the forum? It really, really, really annoys a lot of forum members - and you're much more likely to get an answer if your question is written properly. Thanks, Anna (mods) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokm Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Ebay is usually a good source of second hand equipment. Along with used lighting and some others.Equally it can be completely rubbish. There's been many a time where I've seen people either list, or people bid, way over the odds for kit that could have been bought at a much more sensible price is they did some shopping around hire companies and other more specialist sources. Oddly enough, it seems to be mac250s that are the most common item that suffers from the above.. In case you haven't worked it out, the moral of the story is, shop around, call hire/production companies, equipment distributors, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Mac 250s and 250+ are pretty old stuff now, and were never the brightest things, as the Entours proved when they came onto the market and wiped them out. The trouble with things like Mac 250s, and the 600W wash lights is that they could have had very gentle occasional use, or beaten into the ground by the hire companies, then sold one, and now being sold by that person, fed up with them. Very difficult to buy second hand from a stranger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart91 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 How to find second hand kit And this very thread is now on the first page of search results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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