WA S H 1 0 2 : £ How we light our DJ setup is a very personal choice and rarely do I see two DJs with the same lighting arrangements. The current trend for minimalism looks set to continue, driven by customers’ desire to avoid ugly metal eyesores looming in the corner of their function rooms, however many DJs are also now seeking more innovative ways to help enhance the room and theme at their events. Personally, I am always enticed by small footprint lighting fixtures that pack a punch and I was very surprised at the size of the Gesture Wash 102 from MARQ Lighting.

In fact, its smart, full colour, glossy packaging seemed overly generous for such a dinky light! 7788 The fixture in question is a distinctive two-sided wash moving head lighting effect with a wide beam angle of 38.5-degrees (another similar fixture – the Gesture Beam 102 – is also available from Marq if you’d prefer a tighter beam angle). It features four 10W RGBW LEDs per side, which allows incredible and energetic lighting show effects to be generated with light projecting simultaneously from the front and back of the head.

The fixture’s build is solid, made from a thick quality plastic with a matt black finish. Its connectors sit firmly in the casing and there is no wobble at all on any of the moving parts. The power supply for up to 15 fixtures can be daisy-chained using the IEC input and output sockets, minimising the number of cables required and making for a quicker setup. It comes with a very sturdy quarter-turn hanging bracket and is suitable for vertical use both right-side-up and upside-down.

I also tested the unit mounted sideways, but the movement was unstable and sometimes erratic, therefore not recommended (to be fair to MARQ, the manual does state that it is not intended for use in this way). As with all such fixtures, the Gesture Wash 102 offers a variety of operating modes which are controlled by the four on-board function buttons (Menu, Up, Down and Enter) with setting options and values displayed on a 4-digit LED display. The menu also provides access to various options including limiting the full 540-degree pan and tilt angles down to 360 or 180-degrees.

There is also the option to invert pan or tilt, which can be used to create a striking mirrored lightshow effect or to synchronise the movements of multiple fixtures where some are mounted upright and others are hung upside-down. For DMX control, the unit supports four channel mode options – 3, 7, 15 and 22 – and the user guide provides clear descriptions of the function of each channel. The full 22-channel option allows for every function of the fixture to be controlled independently, offering a powerful set of programming options not typically found on a lighting effect of this size and at this price point.

Each side can be controlled independently – with dedicated channels provided for RGBW colour mixing as well as a master dimmer for each side – while colour macros and pre-set colour chases/ MARQ LIGHTTIHNEG A GRETS OTUF RAED VWEARSTHIS 1IN0G2 With your of your With Find out more and YO DJ Event Planner you’ll be able to manage business from anywhere, anytime. Keep track bookings, appointments, clients, employees, equipment and most importantly, your time! all your tools in one place, you can handle every aspect of your business and ggeett bbaacckk time for you! get a free trial at UK and US Based Support Team MARQ Lighting Gesture Wash fades and movement patterns can If you are looking be accessed remotely to aid quick dition to your programming.

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And, let’s be Slave mode for an honest, we all rely on the built-in shows sometimes to get us by when DMX isn’t an option. However, where the Gesture Wash 102 does excel is when multiple fixtures are connected together for Master/Slave operation. It offers a 4X Slave Mode that allows contrasting movements and colours across four separate fixtures (or even groups of fixtures) allowing for complex synchronised lightshows without the need for a DMX controller.

Out on the road I found this to be a particularly versatile fixture. By using the pre-programmed colour fades set at a slow change rate, coupled with slow panning and tilting movements, I was able to create subtle and elegant effects perfect for the early part of a celebration as a mood setter. Then, when more energy was required, I found the snap between colours to be sharp and the movement of the pan and tilt to be both fast and smooth, even when changing direction at speed.

This, complemented with an impressive strobe and pulse feature, allowed me to create a great set of club-like effects perfect for events with a younger clientele. 80 102 for a new adshow that requires no DMX prolighting rig, the gramming and very little set-up ticks all the time. to size, weight, With a pair, try I thoroughly enjoyed working with the top shelf the MARQ Lighting Gesture Wash set them on a 102 fixtures, they lifted the room with matching and injected some fun through movements – the a burst of colour and movement and on a with not much effort.

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