Reddit reviews LaluceNatz Par Lights with RGB 18LEDs Wash Lighting by Remote and DMX Control for Wedding Church Stage Lighting

Hey there, hobbyist dj and professional LD here. I've got some things for you to consider:

• Sound activation relies on a(n almost universally) shitty built in microphone in your fixture. Additionally, the program is guaranteed to look cheesy, and won't match up with the music you're playing. So with that said, I would encourage linking your lights up to a software controller.
  
  
• You'll need a DMX interface. I believe Pioneer's interface is $399, and unlocks the DMX features in Rekordbox. There are a few others out there on the market, but you'll need a separate piece of software to transmit data over them.
  
  
• Since we're trying to get your lights to look good, you'll want to consider a hazer. Why? Because without it all you'll end up seeing is a circular disk on the back wall of your room. With haze, you'll actually be able to see the beams of light in the air. You don't need a nice one, and if you're running it in a small space really all you need is a cheapo $40 fog machine that you can fire off once or twice over the course of an hour. Bonus points if you vape, the haze generated by that is plenty for our purpose in a small-ish room.
  
  
• Lights come in a few basic varieties, as follows: Par Lights, which are typically RGB fixtures capable of creating a wide wash of color. Moving Heads, which are either a single beam or a par light, mounted to a set of motors able to alter the direction of the beam. Derbys, Moonflowers, Etc, are lights which have a number of openings in them and cast out a wide angle of scattered shapes. I'm not a huge fan of them, and don't ever use them in my work. That said, they work decent in small setups and are easy to use. Pixel Mapping Fixtures, which have a series of RGB lights that are each independently controllable. These can be linked together in an array to function as a low resolution video screen, but they have other benefits as well. Lasers, which project a single, narrow beam of light. Most of these require a license to operate, and vary in power. As a blanket rule though, you should never direct a laser towards someone's eyes. Lasers should always be aimed horizontally, over the heads of your audience. Strobes, which are dedicated fixtures for alternating light on and off rapidly. Most other fixtures have strobe capabilities, but I wanted to mention them for the sake of completion.
  
  So, what would I recommend? Consult this list provided by Pioneer before purchasing any fixture, because only the ones on this list will be supported by Rekordbox. I'd personally recommend a Chauvet Gigbar 2, which a few other commenters already mentioned. It comes with two derbies, two pars, a strobe, and a red/green laser. It's all controllable via dmx, and has a 3-pin dmx connector. Another option is two Chauvet Colorband Pixband pixel mapping bars, which come in a few variations. You can point them up a wall, or out into your "audience" depending on what seems most exciting to you. They can strobe, do color washes, and have individual colored pixels 'bounce' along the length of the bars. If you wanted some moving heads, I'd recommend either the ADJ Pocket Spots or the Chauvet Intimidator Spots. Note that you'll probably want at least two of these, and maybe two par lights to supplement them.
  
  Here's what my tentative 'shopping list' would be:
  
  
• 1 DMX Interface -- $399 -- DJ RB-DMX1
  
  
• 1 Fog Machine -- $28 -- 1byone Wired Halloween Fog machine with Remote
  
  -1 Ten Foot 3-pin Cable -- $8 -- Amazon Basics XLR Cable
  
  At this point it's up to your own preferences, but I've pieced together two potential setups you might choose.
  
  
• 1 All-in-one lighting bar -- $479 -- Chauvet DJ Gigbar 2
  
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• 2 Moving Heads -- $260 total -- Tomshine 80W Mini Gobo Moving Head
  
  
• 2 Derby Lights -- $170 total -- ADJ Mini Dekker
  
  
• 2 Par Lights -- $56 total -- LaluceNatz 18 LED RGB Par Lights
  
  
• Misc Short Cables -- $22 -- JLPOW 3 pin XLR
  
  If you're looking for ease of use, I'd go with the gigbar. If you want to be able to tailor your setup to your room better, I'd suggest mixing and matching with the end goal being something like what I laid out. The movers provide a strong beam source that can be interesting, and can be placed either on the floor or the ceiling. The derbies serve to cheaply (and easily!!) create some excitement; they're literally and figuratively very flashy. And the pars are there just to fill out the illumination-- you don't want to be left in the dark when your derbies are off and your movers are pointed away, do you? You could consider replacing the pars with a Pixband or two, or adding another two movers for a total of 4 if you have some extra funds. Note that you may want to mount a small pipe to your ceiling to hang the pars and derbies from when you set this up-- otherwise, $50 at home depot and you'll probably be able to build a stand of some sort that sits on the ground.
  
  This quickly turned into a much longer post that I intended, so I hope I managed to keep your attention! Let me know if you have any other questions, I'd be glad to help. Just know that I don't have any personal experience with Rekordbox, so I'm probably not the best person to ask for help on those matters.
  
  Best of Luck!

This is a super cheap RGB par on amazon. There’s a number of different sellers that sell the same product, so you may be able to find a cheaper one or a discount when buying multiple. They’re probably the cheapest rgb pars you can get.

If you want to be able to get the lights quickly, and have some assurance of being able to return the item, Amazon has some Chinese manufacturers on Prime.

http://www.amazon.com/Laluce-Lights-Lighting-Effect-Control/dp/B00WU5OM5M/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1463031920&sr=1-1&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A7103858011

http://www.amazon.com/Eyourlife-18x10w-180watt-Lighting-essential/dp/B00GMEU1PW/ref=sr_1_13?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1463031920&sr=1-13&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A7103858011

http://www.amazon.com/TSSS-Control-Channel-Lighting-Wedding/dp/B010W70VSG/ref=sr_1_21?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1463031920&sr=1-21&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A7103858011