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Intermediate Last updated: May 31, 2024

26 Chauvet SlimPAR 56 Par Light

The Chauvet SlimPAR 56 Par fixtures are widely available, easy-to-use, mid-level RGB LED par fixtures.

Figure 1 – Chauvet SlimPAR 56 Par

 

The fixtures have a 3-channel and 7-channel DMX personality.  Finale 3D supports the 7-channel variation.

 

Table 1 – DMX personality choices

DMX personality (“DMX Channel Mode”) Supported in Finale 3D
3CH NO
7CH YES

 

Instructions

To design a show for Chauvet SlimPAR fixtures, please follow the steps in DMX basic instructions and Light fixtures basic instructions.  If you don’t already have a compatible firing system or controller capable exporting a DMX script, please refer to Supported firing systems and controllers (DMX) for the list of available hardware options.

 

Choosing the DMX channel ranges for fixtures

Each fixture requires multiple channels, so if you are putting multiple fixtures in the same DMX Universe, you need to set the Start Address on the fixture in the real world and the corresponding DMX Channel Base on the fixture in Finale 3D to a range of channels that doesn’t overlap with others.  A DMX universe has channels 1-512.  If you want to pack as many fixtures into the 512 channels of a DMX universe as you can, back-to-back ranges are the most efficient.  Table 2 shows an example for 7-channel fixtures.  Some DMX firing systems and controllers only support 50 or 100 channels, so you may not have all 512 channels to work with.

 

Table 2 – Example channel ranges for 7-channel fixtures in a DMX universe

Fixture DMX Channel Base Channels Used
1 1 1-7
2 8 8-14
3 15 15-21
4 22 22-28
5 29 29-35
6 36 36-42
7 43 43-49
8 50 50-56
9 57 57-63
10 64 64-70
73 505 505-511

 

Technical details

The following tables show the technical specifications of the fixtures, as tested by the Finale support team.

 

Table 3 – DMX channels for 7CH personality

DMX Channel Meaning
Channel 1 (DMX Channel Base + 0) Red
Channel 2 (DMX Channel Base + 1) Green
Channel 3 (DMX Channel Base + 2) Blue
Channel 4 (DMX Channel Base + 3) Set to zero
Channel 5 (DMX Channel Base + 4) Strobe (0-15 = no strobe; 16-255 = slow to fast)
Channel 6 (DMX Channel Base + 5) Set to zero
Channel 7 (DMX Channel Base + 6) Dimmer

 

 

Table 4 – Example files and downloads

Download link Explanation
SlimPAR_56_UM_Rev1.pdf Chauvet SlimPAR 56 Par User Manual