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Experience the VIEW with Vue 6.1’s LED beam effects

There’s no one DJ company that has as much experience, renown or class as Chauvet on the worldwide stage when it comes to the special effects a working DJ can include into his gig. Usually, there are few DJ equipment reviews about special effects DJ products on the web, but the ones that are, you’ll find Chauvet takes a large part of them. And when you can’t find a DJ product review of Chauvet, you could assume that the respective DJ product is so good that everybody thought no DJ product review could ever do right by it. In any case, Chauvet has some really wonderful DJ products, and the Vue 6.1 is one of the best. Just have a look at my DJ equipment review of their Fatbeam technology which works wonders in the clubs with real live laser…

The entire Vue series from Chauvet has groundbreaking written all over it, in that they’re bringing the great quality lighting effects to the world of even mobile DJs. DJ lighting is usually stationary, and once you installed it in a club, it generally stays there for a while, provided you were smart enough to get a controller so you could turn it off remotely. However, the Vue 6.1 is truly mobile DJ worthy, as very few, if any DJ lighting products are as portable.

Another thing common to the entire Vue series is the fact that they’re all DMX controllable so the working DJ can usually make the best use of his lighting right from his DJ booth or from behind the turntables. The beam effects created by the Vue series are based on ingeniously fitted LED inside the enclosure of the DJ product, making for the stuff dreams are made of to come from the Vue 6.1.

The Vue 6.1 heightens the control DJs have over their effects, as it offers both automated and sound activated programs to run through the DMX controller interface. If you’re a working DJ with a little experience in special lighting effects, you know how important these capabilities are and how many problems they solve for you. If you’re not, than I assure you it’s going to be great finding out just how much the Vue 6.1 can help your gigs.

The LED based rotating moonflower of the Vue 6.1 has the specific advantage over its brothers in the Vue series that it provides separate individual control for the red, green and/or blue LEDs from each of the three clusters of LEDs. This not only helps the Vue 6.1 cover the entire dance floor (with the help of a wide coverage angle as well) but makes for some interesting effects put at the disposal of the DJ right there, while mixing.The Vue 6.1 (link to PDF spreadsheet) is also automatized up to a point, as it has an internal sensor built in to help keep the power voltage at the required level. This, with the help of an autoswitching feature adjust the power voltage to the proper value all throughout your gig, so the Vue 6.1 acts not only as a power saver, but also as a self protection device (at the very least against power spikes).

Here are other main characteristics and technical specifications that working DJs will be interested in the Vue 6.1 LED based rotating moonflower:

• the coverage angle is of 110 degrees, helping the Vue 6.1 make itself noticed all around the dance floor
• the light source comes from a total of 252 LEDs with about 100 000 hours of lifespan, separated in three categories
• 108 red LEDs
• 72 green LEDs
• and another 72 blue LEDs
• as for the power, the Vue 6.1 works between 100 and 240 V, at 50 to 60 Hz, and the beauty of it…it autoswitches

Sizewise, the Vue 6.1 is one of the most portable DJ lighting DJ products at this quality you’ll find all across the market. The entire Vue 6.1 only weights around 7.1 lbs (that’s 3.2 kgs), making it easy to carry around, even in your hands. The dimensions are very nice and equal, at 13 inches or 330 mm on all sides. The Vue 6.1 can be adjusted while working through the hanging bracket fitted with sliding side rails, that lets the working DJ fix the height and angle of the Vue 6.1. All in all, a great buy that’s sure to breathe new life into your parties.

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