Too much white in patterns. Will not dim when no color present.

Hi, this is mostly just an artifact of using a RGB based engine on fixtures that don't have RGB, the app isn't programmed to turn off dimmer channels in the event of no RGB color mixing.

LOL, Well that sucks....

Especially since I have numerous older ADJ scanners and heads I now can't use.

Well this is where selecting a color from the outside of the color picker will keep the non-RGB fixtures in a color to match the preset.

I realize the outer color ring can do that, but this seems to be such a simple item to dim or close the shutter when no color is present, This should be a setting or option to turn on in the software. Just my opinion, but it would allow previous ADJ customers the best of both worlds. But I could be wrong.

I believe there is a new version of the app coming soon ,that may address, this but i am not 100% on that as of now. you can try it now though as Light rider (not classic) in the app store.

I have tried Light Rider. I am not sure if it is classic or not but it does the same thing as MyDMX Go.

The "classic" version IS the same as MyDMX Go, the newer one is the one that's supposed to have some new features and a slight re-design.

Damned if I see it in the app store. All I see is light rider and mydmx go.

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/...control/id1606174650

EDIT: it seems the NEW version is iOS only right now.

Yep. I have the one your showing already installed for Android tablet.

I submitted a support ticket to ADJ today. Seems strange that not even the shutter would do this. I a curious what they will say...

Here is the response from ADJ support:

Unfortunately it will be a limitation based on a combination of the style of light being used and the software. Unfortunately it doesn’t have a black out option built in when changing the color wheel of the fixtures, it would only shift between the colors of the fixture set.

My response was:

So why have several options for shutter and blackout in the profile builder???

Will these options be usable in the future for lights with shutters?

ADJ support response:

They are used to help control the strobe functions of the lights, so they are being used but not as a standard shutter.

Just my opinion, I think there should be a disclaimer in the profile builder stating this. I would probably went with another vendor had I know this prior to purchasing two MyDMX Go units. One as production and one as a backup device.

At this point, my only option is designing some form of add on electronic DMX board in my lights to control the lights, or cover up the white by blocking the color wheel. Either is not appealing to me and I would loose some features by not having the color white available.

I am a little disappointed with ADJ since the vast majority of my lights are older ADJ style shutter lights. I guess they forgot about older customers...

If anyone has a better solution other than purchasing newer lights, please let me know. Thanks Shawn

Hi Shawn, I also work in ADJ support, and i've been talking to the guys you spoke too and we would like to try to clear this up as simply as we can.

This seems like an issue between what you THINK the APP can do VS. what it is actually PROGRAMMED to do.

MyDMX GO is designed to take any shutter channel, wither on a RGB or not fixture and set it to its OPEN state by default, same for any and all Dimmer channels for the app, This is why there is the submaster to control intensity on the fly if something is too bright.
The different shutter preset ability in the profile editor is for other programs, but the GO app does find and use the Strobe channel for the strobe button.

If you want less white on your fixtures with a color wheel then de-select the color slots around the outside of the RGB color picker, that will make the app use the closest possible color from the fixtures color wheel in the same Color Fx mode/setting.
If you want the lights to be OFF for a preset or two, go to the fixtures area and manually turn its dimmer channel off and then store the preset.
This is how the GO APP is designed to work.

I hope this makes sense.

P.S. a better controller for this type of control is the MyDMX 3 software for a computer that you can use on your GO hardware with a free 30-day trial, or the WMX1 is a nice stand alone controller that does not need a computer or tablet. Both of these controllers offer a more advanced feature set than the GO app.
Sincerely, James ADJ tech support/profile maker.

I appreciate the explanation of the app and will look into MyDMX 3. At a glance MyDMX 3 requires programming which is what I was trying to avoid. I have used the DMX Operator in the past and it drove me nuts programming it the first time. I have expanded my light show way beyond those days, but it was a great unit and never failed. At this point I will probably make the investment of the WMX1 controller. Thank you again for all the time spent by the support team.

Quick questions.... will the WMX1 controller run shutter lights???

Will MyDMX 3 run on an Android tablet or just a PC?

I'm glad you understand, and yes its a big step up from a DMX operator, but those are usually the harder things to program and tedious, software and the WMX1, are on the easier side of that due to software being a bit easier and faster to get around maybe.

The WMX1 is similar to the GO, BUT it expands the feature set into beam/shutter effects via the dimmer channel.
Watch my video overview explaining the basics of the WMX1.
https://youtu.be/uKceE1MeZ0M
I think it will help explain it better.

Do I need to purchase two mydmx 3 for both my production and backup interfaces or just one purchase?

You can just register the MyDMX Go product on store.dmxsoft.com and then purchase a mydmx 3 trial license and then upgrade the license as you need from there, you can start by just using on of the GO boxes, or do both at the same time, but as your testing it, i'd just do 1 to start..

I thought about what you said about colors and shutter wheels. I found a work around that I can use. I added a second beam to the moving head profile. Then I put a second color wheel on the dimmer channel. I added the color black to this channel with a value of zero. Then I set all the colors starting at 255 and working down 1 color per digit. When there is no light present the color black is selected and the dimmer channel is zero. All other colors are near 255 so the light comes on. This corrected all my issues on all my moving heads. Only issue is I have no master dimmer for the moving heads but I can work with that. Blackout still works.

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