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Options For DJ Lighting

Lighting is something you really cannot have too much of in a room. You can turn the lights off if you think it is too much, and just use lamps, or vice versa. However, you should have it if it is needed, and you will be glad that you do. Especially when you know all about dj lighting.

To cover some basic lighting components, we'll cover some of the common types of lighting used in dance floor and DJ lighting arrangements.

Moonflowers are lights that bounce and refract light to create stimulating and magical environments of color. The traditional disco ball is the most well known and popular example of moonflower DJ lighting. The main reason that disco balls and other types of moonflower lighting is so popular is that it takes one single stream of light and turns it into myriad bouncing lights, which is extremely cost-effective, for one thing.

Lighting setups including various types of moonflower lights can produce stimulating, multi-layered effects while saving money compared to other high-performance DJ lighting systems.

Beamers are lights are project solid beams of light across a dance floor. Texture and depth are added to the light with the addition of fill lights. Smart or 'intelligent' beamers can move in time with the music or to some other type of preset pattern.

Beamers are generally best used in combination with stage lights as the intensity of beamer lights is that they fade significantly the further one gets from the light source.

Strobe lights are another mainstay of DJ lighting basics. Strobe lights flash intermittently in order to provide a freeze frame or slow motion effect that adds drama to the experience, dance floor or stage.

Lasers are another type of lighting that has gained in popularity in recent years. This is a precise type of lighting that is generally used in conjunction with other more broad lighting....

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