A host of functions for a reasonable price – the Stairville Wild Wash 648 LED RGB DMX spotlight will flood the stage with light, create stroboscopic lightning effects, and can even be used as an audience blinder. For all lighting engineers who are happy using three-pin (as opposed to five-pin) connections with their DMX control panels, and who can go without power twist connectors and toggle switches, this package is considerably more affordable than the pro model – the Stairville Wild Wash Pro 648 LED RGB DMX – and yet is still equipped with the full colour spectrum of a high-powered RGB panel. The casing, too, is evidence of this spotlight's versatility, as it can either be mounted hanging or used as an up-light on floor level; it offers a full range of features with a high level of light output, more than enough for smaller locations.
The maximum power consumption of the Stairville Wild Wash 648 LED RGB is 130W, and it is fitted with 648 SMD RGB LEDs, which are capable of producing any conceivable mixture of red, green, and blue. An eye bolt for attaching a safety cable is integrated into the metal casing so that the unit can be safely hung from a ceiling mount, and power is supplied via the IEC socket. The spotlight is operated using a DMX controller (available separately), which is connected to the three-pin inputs and outputs, or by using the menu buttons under the display. At the touch of a button, users can activate fade programs with adjustable fade speed, auto programmes with variable effect speed, colour macros, music coordination, or strobe flashes.
Users such as small club owners will be able to employ the Stairville Wild Wash 648 LED RGB DMX as a colour effects package that can do more than just strobe in different patterns and rhythms. Pre-programmed blended colours like turquoise, hot pink, amber, or lavender will bathe any indoor location in a unique atmosphere at the touch of a button. DJs and entertainers looking to enhance a small-sized dancefloor with colourful accents can in turn use the sound-to-light mode to turn music into light in time with every beat. For multifunctional spaces, the LED panel can be used as a blinder, a flood, and a stroboscope – all at once. For theatrical performances, musicals, and the like, the unit is best managed via DMX, which allows all its features to be modulated precisely by hand, as well as making it easy to seamlessly combine effects like chasers and gently transitioning fades with other spotlights.
Since it was introduced in 1994, Thomann's in-house brand Stairville has been a permanent fixture in the store's product range. The brand primarily focuses on the field of stage lighting in general, and its products include spotlights, moving lights, and theatre lighting as well as smoke machines, electronic control systems, and every other accessory you can think of. Thomann constantly has around 1,600 Stairville products on offer, and the figures speak for themselves: Statistically, one in every fifteen Thomann customers owns at least one Stairville product. Incidentally, the name "Stairville" is also a catchy English translation of "Treppendorf", the town that Thomann calls home.
When a lighting engineer sets up the Stairville Wild Wash 648 LED RGB DMX to operate via DMX on six channels, the spotlight's full range of functions come into play. To start with, there is a main dimmer and a fader to blend all the individual tones and colours; the other controllers minutely calibrate all the impulse, strobe, and chaser functions. In order to achieve this level of functionality, a DMX control panel such as the Stairville DDC-12 DMX Controller needs to be attached to the spotlight using a DMX-compatible cable like the 10m 3-pin Stairville PDC3CC DMX cable. If further LED panels are then connected to the DMX output of the primary unit, they can also be managed synchronously via the six original channels: And because the control panel then has six unused faders, they can be used to operate further spotlights.