Revo XPress and Quad Gem DMX Master & Slave

I had always believed as a general rule m/s can only be done with multiples of the same fixture. Unless stated otherwise by the manufacture. I'll try to confirm or deny this.
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Sorry I should clarify. I have two of each. I am trying to slave the XPress pair on one channel off of the splitter and the Quad Gem DMX pair off of another. Again, all in sound active mode with only one light (master) responding to the music, and the second (slave) doing what the master is doing.

ok so then two sets of two should be cable from master to slave. no cable in between the different fixture types. make sense. I think you maybe don't even need the splitter. Hope this helps.
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That is what I now have set up with the Chauvet splitter. From the controller to the splitter then to seperate runs to each Master, from there to the slave of the pairs. When I connect up the slave, I would think the slave light would come on... hmmm just thought of something.Be back in a few.

Ok, so here is what I thought of: The Master Slave lights did not come on... until I disconeccted the controller input from the master. Soooo? The two units appeared to be in sync however just random movements, not going to the music.

Have you ever used a master/slave system before? Here is how it should go.
master unit set to master with a XLR going OUT of the master to the Input on the slave fixtures. Same goes for your next set of M/S. Do not have any cables connected between the fixture types. Even the splitter could effect this. Also the splitter is a DMX signal I really don't believe you need it for master/slave.
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Can you please confirm how you have all of this set up step by step? Are you using a DMX controller? Thanks.
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I use a DMX operator Pro to control all of my lights and packs. The output from the controller now goes to my splitter. I say "now" because that is what my rep said I needed to be able to have a Revo XPress in Sound Active mode and have the other be its slave. From there off to the appropriate lights and light pairs.

Update. I just read a post by Chris Pickett and in it he states "and in this mode, each responds to sound active mode independently"

I guess I am trying to make something happen that simply does not exist. I think I need to let my sales rep know.... So, does anyone want to buy a DMX splitter?

you can't have a fixture in master/slave mode and be using a DMX controller. it doesn't work that way. Has to be one or the other. If your putting the fixtures in sound active mode then they will all respond independently and not in any sort of master/slave program. Make sense?
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Yeah, after reading Pickett's posting it does. But my sales rep said they would do just that. Oh well. He made his money.