When getting started with finding lights for your Christmas display, you decide to add some DMX stage lights. As you may know, my professional background includes working with stage lights and with that, I can help you set up DMX lights inside of the lighting program xLights. DMX lights may have a few extra steps […]
If you’re getting started with your Christmas display for the season, do you really want to consider doing a Halloween light display? Should you keep it simple or go all out? In this post, we’re going to cover the pros and cons of setting up a Halloween display. As we’re making this video and post, […]
If you’re new to designing your own Christmas light display, you’ve probably heard the term line and coro props. But what are they exactly and where should you get them? In this post, we’re going to cover the basic types of props as well as couple of options for where you should purchase them for […]
Often in Christmas lighting, you may hear terms such as pixels or props. What are props and do you want to use them in your lighting? In this post, we’re going to cover what props are used for and the different types of props that can be used in your display. Pixels is another term […]
You’ve might have heard the project from xLights, xLights Around the World. This is a project that takes place every year. One to two songs will be selected and professional lighting experts will go through and design a lighting sequence to go with the music. Now, why would this matter to you? With this project, […]
In this post, we’re going to discuss the basic details of creating your Christmas lights, pressing play, and being able to get the show you’ve built to actually play on your lights. This process will apply whether you are using xLights or Vixen and the very specific details may vary depending on which controller you […]
Getting lighting gear together for a Christmas display at first can seem overwhelming and trying to figure out what you really need to make it all work. Once you understand the terminology and how everything works together it’s actually a fairly simple setup. In this post, we’re going to review the basics of what gear […]
When you are selecting your audio and begin to approach sequencing the lights it can all be overwhelming when you get started. In this tutorial, we’re going to walk through how to get started and tips on sequencing your lights to the music. This is a great introduction to how to look at music and […]
Working with a LOR controller is very common when working with Christmas lighting. A lot of people will either already own their own LOR controller or like me, just order a used one off of the interent. So, how do we connect the controller, lights, and lighting controller? In this tutorial, I am using xLights […]
When getting started with Christmas lighting, you probably have all the pixels, conduit, and so on but how do you attach Christmas Light Pixels to your house? To keep everyone happy you also want to consider making the setup and tear down as easy as possible without leaving any traces or marks on the house. […]
