Description
i/4 Constellation Performance Illumination Unit arrives primed to fire up to 4 Lamp Heads according to signals sent to 6 CV & Audio inputs.
Each Lamp Head may be controlled by its own signal or simply use a single signal in Channel 1 to fire all 4 in unison.
Two more inputs effect all four Lamp Heads at once: Frequency & Sequence.
Higher voltage (or amplitude) signal @ Frequency input (aka FRQ) = faster frequency, lower = slower. Slowest setting borders on cortex ticklin’ strobe (photosensitivity & photophobia WARNING / CAUTION). Top speed appears more or less as “solid light” to naked eye. Light displayed at specific frequencies creates interesting BEAT frequency / moiré artifacts via video reproduction. Sweep a voltage sent to the input—or send Audio Signals—& the frequency sweeps accordingly. This creates a nice visual FX detail coupled with the brightness outputs: as the light fades the frequency slows in unison. The effect may be decoupled via Bypass Toggle so frequency is set manually instead by Frequency Knob. 
Higher voltage, leading edge—or Audio Amplitude-Peak— @ Sequence input (aka SEQ) = next Lamp Head activated in order from 1-4. Toggle activates Sequence Mode while Preamp Knob sets sensitivity. A clock signal @ SEQ fires the lights in simple “chase” sequence whereas complex audio signal fires Lamp Heads in a compelling scattershot manner moving at a speed where visual perception is challenged altogether. A disorienting visual effect in real time (AGAIN, photosensitivity & photophobia WARNING / CAUTION): when pointed in 4 directions outward makes the room appear to spin, inward casts 4 distinct shadows on your subject at will with CV / Clock Signal, or apply Audio & the effect is completely out of control.
Inputs are designed by default to MULT = Channel 1 Input is sent to ALL inputs unless the other inputs are utilized. This makes initial setup quick & powerful yet the Illumination Unit is fully capable of more complicated patches with more precise control of each parameter & channel individually when extended explorations are so equipped.
Lamp Heads are high-intensity units—USE CAUTION / EYE PROTECTION—housed in heavy-duty metal housings. Both Tilt & Pan are adjustable: Tilt with included tool, Pan with a 13mm wrench (not included). All come mounted to top-quality Pony-brand clamps for quick deployment & ship plug & play with power cords.
- Discrete (or combined) 4 Channel Operation
- 6 CV / Audio Inputs
- Audio / CV or Knob Controlled Frequency
- CV / Audio-Controlled Sequence / “Chase” Mode
- 4 Channel & Sequence Sensitivity Knobs
- Built-In Indicator Lamps
RequiresEnables Sunglasses to be Worn Indoors / After Dark
Rack-wranglers may lasso room spinning, brain-bending shadow FX with a single patch cord & rough ridin’ table-bangers need only to “send” it from the mix for rhinestone-goggled-rodeos. Sold as a bundle—Lume Unit + 4 Lamp Heads—or sold separately, grab some shade 10 welding glasses & choose your fighter.
Bundle ships with:
- i/4 CV / Audio Signal Illumination Unit
- 4 Lamp Heads w/ Adjustable Tilt & Pan
- Tilt Adjustment Tool
- 4 Long—but extendable—Patch-Cords
- 5000mA Worldwide Power Supply
- Printed Instructions
- Warranty Card
- Marque Decal
Parts & Accessories
All Trogotronic instruments come complete with pretty much everything needed to “plug & play”. Still, herein are replacement parts should ever something go missing.
