This month’s Buyer’s Guide focuses on LED Hybrid Strobe luminaires. All the submitted products use a variety of LED sources, which means less power draw and no thermal issues. These concert lighting staples have a lot more uses than rapidly strobing white light. Creatively they can be used to tone trusses, wash the audience in color, and even as eye-candy scenic elements. Here’s a range of LED Hybrid Strobes you can compare for your creative needs.
ADJ Lighting: Jolt Bar FX
- Light Source: 448 0.3W RGB + 112 5W Cool White LEDs
- Number of Cells: 560
- Flashes per Second: 25
- White or Color Mixing: Both
- Beam Spread: 116°
- Lumen Output (max.): 13,185
- Motorized Pan & Tilt: N/A
- Built-in Strobe Macros: Yes
- Control Protocols: DMX
- Max. DMX Channels: 126
- Total Wattage: 430W
- IP Rating: IP20
- Dimensions: 39.4” x 4.2” x 4.8”
- Weight: 16.5 lbs.
- Accessories: N/A
Blizzard: Cyc Out™
- Light Source: 256 3W RGBW LEDs
- Number of Cells: 2
- Flashes per Second: 25 FPS (Max.)
- White or Color Mixing: Color Mixing
- Beam Spread: 60°
- Lumen Output (max.): 2,076 Lux @ 2m | 376 Lux @ 5m
- Motorized Pan & Tilt: N/A
- Built-in Strobe Macros: Yes
- Control Protocols: DMX
- Max. DMX Channels: 28
- Total Wattage: 663W
- IP Rating: IP20
- Dimensions: 17.8” x 6” x 10”
- Weight: 16.3 lbs.
- Accessories: Included 2-Leaf Barndoor
- More Details: Cyc Out™ is an RGBW LED strobe/cyc fixture with 256 3W LEDs, dual zone control, adjustable strobe rate/duration, 60° beam, barndoors, 3/5-pin DMX, and powerCON connectivity. Cyc Out does have automatic overheat protection.
CHAUVET Professional: Color STRIKE M
- Light Source: RGB Cool White LED
- Number of Cells: 28 White, 14 RGB
- Flashes per Second: 0 – 30Hz
- White or Color Mixing: Both
- Beam Spread: 146° x 122°
- Lumen Output (max.): 71,620
- Motorized Pan & Tilt: Yes, Tilt
- Built-in Strobe Macros: Yes
- Control Protocols: DMX, RDM, sACN, Art-Net
- Max. DMX Channels: 97
- Total Wattage: 720W
- IP Rating: IP65
- Dimensions: 16.02” x 6.90” x 12.30”
- Weight: 26.6 lbs.
- More Details: From white light to color-saturated scenic effects, Color STRIKE M is an IP65 rated strobe/wash with motorized tilt delivering pixel-mapped performances.
Elation Professional: Proteus Rayzor Blade S
- Light Source: 60W Osram RGBW LEDs
- Number of Cells: 6
- Flashes per Second: 0.289 – 16.67
- White or Color Mixing: Color Mixing
- Beam Spread: Zoom Range 6° – 45°
- Lumen Output (max.): 6,000
- Motorized Pan & Tilt: 192° Tilt Rotation
- Built-in Strobe Macros: Yes
- Control Protocols: DMX, RDM, Art-Net, sACN
- Max. DMX Channels: 106
- Total Wattage: 700W
- IP Rating: IP65
- Dimensions: 13.2” x 19.8” x 7.6”
- Weight: 39.4 lbs.
- Accessories: N/A
- More Details: Multi-functional linear tilt FX fixture with dual 64 1W Strobe Pixel Line and 24 2W SparkLED™ Effect with Pixel Control. Color Temperature Presets, independently controlled RGBW LEDs.
GLP: XDC1
- Light Source: Strobe: White LED; Wash: 40W RGBL LEDs
- Number of Cells: Strobe: 120; Wash: 18
- Flashes per Second: Strobe to Continuous Open
- White or Color Mixing: Color Mixing
- Beam Spread: Strobe: 140°/45° (Field), Wash: 10° (Beam)
- Lumen Output (max.): Wash: 18,700; Strobe: 66,400; Wash & Strobe: 85,100
- Motorized Pan & Tilt: N/A
- Built-in Strobe Macros: Yes
- Control Protocols: DMX, RDM, Art-Net, sACN, GLP iQ.Mesh, Lumenradio CRMX @ FPO (optional)
- Max. DMX Channels: 7
- Total Wattage: 1,100W
- IP Rating: IP65
- Dimensions: 14.21” x 15.75” x 8.12”
- Weight: 49.6 lbs.
- Accessories: Optional stand, filter frame, and various filters
- More Details: The GLP XDC1 IP Hybrid merges a high-performance strobe with a wash light, offering color quality-all packaged in a weatherproof IP65 housing.
Martin: VDO Atomic Bold
- Light Source: RGBW LED
- Number of Cells: 1 main output and 72 Aura pixels
- Flashes per Second:
0.289 – 16.67 Hz - White or Color Mixing: Color Mixing
- Beam Spread: 12°
- Lumen Output (max.): 13,000
- Motorized Pan & Tilt: N/A
- Built-in Strobe Macros: Yes
- Control Protocols: DMX, RDM, Art-Net, RDM over Art-Net, sACN, and P3
- Max. DMX Channels: 243
- Total Wattage: 400W
- IP Rating: IP65
- Dimensions: 11.5” x 11.3” x 6.3”
- Weight: 16.9 lbs.
- Accessories: Smart interlocking mechanics to build battens, arrays, and creative shapes. Can also combine with smaller VDO Atomic Dot in a mixed array.
- More Details: A high lumen output, full color beam combined with a pixel controllable RGB Aura backlight enables unique effects. Both layers can be controlled individually via P3, DMX, Art-Net, sACN or a mix.
SGM Light: Q-8
- Light Source: RGBW + CW LEDs
- Number of Cells: 8
- Flashes per Second: 1 Hz to 30Hz
- White or Color Mixing: Color Mixing
- Beam Spread: Main Panel 110°; Strobe Lines 75°
- Lumen Output (max.): >53,000
- Motorized Pan & Tilt: N/A, Fixed
- Built-in Strobe Macros: Yes
- Control Protocols: DMX, RDM
- Max. DMX Channels: 52
- Total Wattage: 630W
- IP Rating: IP66
- Dimensions: 12.6” x 20.5” x 6.5”
- Weight: 29.8 lbs.
- Accessories: Omega brackets Filter frame, barn doors, Snap Bag, Snap Grid
Vari-Lite: SL Nitro 510C
- Light Source: RGBW LEDs
- Number of Cells: 6
- Flashes per Second: 30
- White or Color Mixing: Color Mixing
- Beam Spread: 120°
- Lumen Output (max.): 60,000
- Motorized Pan & Tilt: N/A
- Built-in Strobe Macros: Yes
- Control Protocols: DMX, RDM
- Max. DMX Channels: 109
- Total Wattage: 360W
- IP Rating: IP20
- Dimensions: 10.0” x 15.0” x 4.0”
- Weight: 18 lbs.
- Accessories: N/A
- More Details: The SL NITRO 510C is an RGBW strobe that delivers bursts of light and dynamic effects, with maximum output for both traditional white effects and with even distribution across 120°.
Next Month: Moving Head Profile Luminaires
In September we will be looking at the latest and greatest Moving Head Profile luminaires. Profiles typically have framing shutters, prisms, and frosts.
Every month the PLSN Buyer’s Guide is the best place to check out the available options in a category type and do some feature comparisons.
