r/Laserist

Hello everyone,

im a big Laser enthusiast and very interested in the topic, but still a beginner. I have a question regarding Professional Crowd Scanning. I Love Harder Style music and Go to the biggest Festivals in the netherlands (Defqon, decibel, intents,..). This Festivals are organized by one of the biggest agencys for live Events (backbone international), who are also responsible for everything in the FOH. Still audiency Scanning with lasers occure quite frequently. I know there is some kind of safe audience Scanning with Low exposure time and less Power, but how Safe is it? Maybe they are also working with a realy closely programmed Dead Spot over the Crowd, im Not Sure.

Can anyone explain how this effect is made possible for the biggest Festivals, so they are Safe enough?

Thank you for every Input! As mentioned I am still learning and i want to "nerd" myseld more into the topic.

Hi fellow laserists, I've recently purchased and received my first laser unit.

I'd like to ask if there are any tips/suggestions for me so that I can enjoy this hobby to the fullest in a safe manner.

I've already undertaken laser safety training from Roberta (Thanks Brad for recommending). I will be using a black material (felt?) on the termination zone to prevent scattering. I will also be following advice from this thread to prolong scanner lifespan.

Am I missing anything?

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I think your all's mods may be power tripping. I won't mention the laser so the mods don't crash out on me.

Is there a way to do it without having a license or FB? I am not in the position to buy anything right now sadly, so I would like to know if there is any way to do this for free. Thanks!

Hi everyone, After many years on the sound side of the club/rave music scene I have been thrust into being in charge (for some weird reason) of visual effects as well. I recently went online and purchased a "cheap" laser to try and practice making programs with but from reading around on this sub I think I might've made the wrong choice.

I like the images/functions that are already installed on it and I want to be able to program a "routine" or "show" using those effects, can this be done with DMX or do I need to get a ILDA laser?

In the future I want to make some more professional and polished ILDA routines but as I'm just learning DMX (and we already have sound switch) I'm trying to take baby steps and learn while making the most of the equipment that we already have. Our equipment is a Hodge podge of some boxes of old laser and lighting equipment from the previous owners and cheap equipment that we amassed over time. In the past the auto/sound reactive function was good enough for us but now that we are a bit more established I want to get a much more polished and professional visual display to elevate the experience.

Thanks in advance for the help, I'm really excited to start learning more about the visuals side of production.

The equipment I have for practicing at home:

laser: https://a.co/d/0iwtSD1r

controller: https://a.co/d/07G9YLLP

dj controller with sound switch: https://a.co/d/0eFKpe6L

Hello my friends

I am a hobbyist and am very interested in learning more. I started using BEYOND last week. I was told to also look into ShowKontrol, Liberation, Syncronorm Depence, MapMapper, and TouchDesigner. I want to practice and learn but everything is so expensive and I don't know what I need to learn first.

I am currently buying pangolin BEYOND monthly at a discounted rate (using promo code danyn) and wanted to ask if anyone here has promo or discount codes for ShowKontrol, Liberation, Syncronorm Depence, MadMapper, or TouchDesigner?

I am still learning and my budget is not high so please help me save money

I cannot use educational discounts because I graduated many years ago.

I have created several different timelines to different songs but cannot find a way to trigger them from a live DJ like they do in festivals. I have beyond, ableton live and showcockpit as a trigger. I am currently using loopmidi as a virtual midi signal and trying to run the song through Virtual Dj. I suspect I need a paid version of the the dj software but but showcockpit is picking up the signal but no trigger is being sent. can anyone lead me to a better format for accomplishing this goal? if so what software/hardware is needed and is there any tutorials on said software?

What's everyone's thoughts on rain covers on lasers not really rated for outdoor use? Do they work? What are their weaknesses?

For some context I'm looking at getting myself some new lasers and am deciding what to get for outdoor use. Any insight would be great!

Hi There
I have a project where I need to trace a pre-recorded video. I have beyond advanced at home to pre-program.

Just wanted to ask about the best workflow for this?

Thank you!

Basically I want to find someone to do lasers at my wedding In Tampa.

What does this process look like?

I'm thinking about getting a laser cube to be ran with Touch Designer, before pulling the trigger id like to know people's experiences