Lighting & FX

Lighting control used to be done through fader desks or manual sliders, and whilst we still sell a selection of physical DMX controllers with sliders there is much more emphasis on control from software. Lighting Desks can have software built in and utilise a touch screen for programming; other advanced desks have the ability for wireless control from a tablet or phone.

DMX control can also be done from iPad or Tablet loaded with software and then wirelessly transmitted to the lighting fixture.

Home lighting is becoming increasingly popular and so we have increased our portfolio of lighting that can be used in a kitchen, living room or bedroom.

Products like mirror balls work well in a house setting and are relatively easy to install whilst providing a widespread lighting effect. LED Tape can be used to uplight walls or ceilings in any colour and can be colour mixed for a disco effect.

Festoon lighting is widely used in outdoor areas to create a unique lighting effect. Festoons are strings of light bulbs connected together, often seen at festivals or in town centres for both lighting and aesthetic purposes. Festoons are often sold without the bulbs so you can choose your own style, for example retro or filament. Festoons can be strung for hundreds of metres and connected to a single power source making them an ideal light solution for pathways at weddings, festivals and other outdoor events.

We stock accessories including festoon poles, dimmers and a multitude of different bulb styles.

Our vast range of FX machines include fog machines which create large clouds of smoke, bubble machines which can throw bubbles metres in the air and confetti cannons which create a blast of colour, to name just a few.

FX machines can be used to create atmosphere, for example using a smoke machine at a Halloween party can create a smoky and eerie effect.

FX machines are generally sold in terms of size and power - we sell small smoke machines ideal for use for a house party, and large powerful machines designed for use in large theatres. They can often be controlled by wireless remote, DMX control or manual push buttons on the machine.

Different fluids can also help create atmosphere - dense fluids create thicker clouds of fog or UV bubble fluid can create bubbles that glow in the dark.

DJ’s use LED FX lighting to fill a dancefloor with coloured beams and shapes. LED FX lighting comes in a vast number of different housings and styles, they often have coloured LED beams with multiple lenses.

Some rotate like the ADJ Starburst which throws out an array of beams, or a static light like the Chauvet Obsession HP uses a mirror inside the housing to change the angle of the light.

LED FX Lighting often is powered by various different coloured LEDs so will colour mix from an RGBW LED to produce hundreds of different colours.

Professional DJ lighting is controlled by DMX protocol. By using DMX, you can link multiple lights together in a chain and control them from a single console. Some have wireless DMX built in which means no cables are needed.

DJ Lighting also might be controlled by a handheld wireless remote or from the inbuilt programs; programs will cycle through effects automatically or master/slave units to synchronise together.