ADJ Jolt 300

[true.murra]

Hey,

I’m using ADJ Jolt 300s (with Generic plugin) and I’m trying to get a clean setup for the following effects:

• Red flicker and dimmer
• White flicker and dimmer
• Red strobe
• White strobe

Can someone walk me through the best way to build this setup?

Specifically:

• Do I need separate Beam plugins/tracks for each effect, or can I do this from one?
• What parameters should I use (dim, red, shutter, etc.)?
• How should I set up attack/release or param dials for triggering these cleanly from MIDI notes?

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What’s working so far:

– can trigger red or white output on note hits by using Red or Dim in the Attack/Release section — both work as expected individually.
–When I have both Red and Dim assigned in the same plugin and triggered by the same note, both red and white flash at the same time — but I want to trigger just one color at a time, not both.|
Also why cant I light the whole thing up white, just the middle bar?
– I know the Jolt’s strobe effect only responds to DMX values 13–37, but I’m not sure how to set that range correctly in Beam.|

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The part I’m stuck on:

If I put both red and dim in the same plugin (one in each parameter slot), and trigger them on the same note, they both activate — so I get red and white at the same time. I want to trigger just one or the other, not both.

So my question is:

Do I need to use different MIDI notes for each parameter?

Or should I make separate Beam plugins/tracks to fully isolate them?

Just looking for the cleanest way to structure this so I can quickly trigger each effect individually in a live set without accidentally overlapping.

Thanks!

— True

[true.murra]

Ok Ive made some progress. Need help with the final steps.

Here’s what I have working so far:

• I can make a white light blink using a MIDI note.
• I can make red turn on/off using a macro, but not with a MIDI note .
• I can make a white strobe using a macro (mapped to Intensity + Shutter/Strobe Rate).
• I can get red strobe working but not sure how to set up the macro since shutterstrobe is already assigned

Here’s how I’ve set it up:

• I have an Instrument Rack with macros:
  • Macro 1 (“Strobe”) mapped to both Intensity and Shutter/Strobe Rate .
  • Macro 2 (“Red”) mapped to the red color channel (Param 1) .

What I need help with is:

• How can I make red blink in response to a MIDI note (just on/off red with velocity)?
• And how can I make a red strobe macro

Any insight on how to wire this up (especially dealing with macros and MIDI note control) would be super helpful. Thanks!

[Luka]

The current version of the ADJ Jolt 300 profile in Beam 2.0.5 treats the White channel as if it was part of a single RGBW fixture. However, much like Chauvet DJ Shocker Panel FX, this fixture also has two separately addressable segments - RGB (top and bottom) and White (middle).

Here is an updated version of the fixture profile, which maps RGB and White channels to separate cells, allowing you to address these segments individually:
ADJ Jolt 300.sbf (6.2 KB)

Besides that, it adds the 10-channel B mode, which is the one I would suggest using to achieve what you are trying to do, as it has separate Shutter/Strobe channels for RGB and White segments.

Assign tags to the fixture cells like so:

In addition to that, add the shutterstrobe | 63 - 96 range to the fixtures. This will ensure that the Open, Strobing Slow > Fast, Open part of the Shutter/Strobe channel range can be controlled using shutterstrobe modulation values in the range 0. - 1..

You can then use two of the Generic devices set up like this:

With this setup you have full control of the segments of the fixture, both through parameters and MIDI notes.