Dave S Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Heck...I almost have a seizure watching some of these displays..Has any body done a laid back display with less POP and more smooth flow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Batzdorf Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Possibly. But that's the WOW factor that drives most of us. There are a few out there that do a really awesome job of flowing across their property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Mitchell Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 It's all about the song and the skill of the sequencer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH7ueFvHeic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LORi P Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 This is one of my favorites. I made a 'pilgrimage' to Broken Arrow two years ago to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurbani Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 (edited) Here is a slow version of Silent Night that I have in my show. Maybe still too blinky for some. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABarE60RJCs Edited October 7, 2013 by eurbani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Thank you for the responses..Truely appreciated...And reaffirms my interest in LOR...And obviously any comments made are simply my own. But now I see that I can make a complex display that is soothing...But I also now appreciate even more the time,effort, and resources involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobschm Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I LOVE doing slow and beautiful. I have Andrea Boccelli singing White Christmas and Jackie Evancho doing Silent Night. Trouble is they are the least favorite selections among the people. Ignorant unwashed masses LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 I guess that,s why I included the "my opinion" disclaimer...I will take the plunge soon...In the mean time I am reading,reading,reading. My main concern is my neighbors...I sure don,t want to torture them !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrant Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I do several songs that are slow or let's say, slower tempo for a more gentle display. I do "Believe" as heard in the video posted above and adding "Silent Night" this year. My slowest song is "Over the Rainbow" directly from the movie, Wizard of Oz and sung by Judy Garland. That was a difficult one as there is practically no beat. But, its a slow and easy song to listen too and watch. As stated already too, its all in the mind of the person doing the sequencing. I have a full range of songs going all the way to the one most all do, Wizards in Winter, which is very fast...but the grandkids and neighborhood kids love it! I try to "sequence to effect", if that makes any sense. I'm trying to conveigh a feeling rather than just blinking lights to anything and everything. I'm still just a beginner although this will be my second year and I'm constantly going back and tweaking the sequences to improve them plus adding more. Learning new effects, adding newer devices such as CCP's and so on, all come into play as you progress but it all comes back to what you wish to see, on your house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackchecker Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I don't think we need to use slow song as much as some need to consider sequencing less blinky flashy! I think if you just converted some of these sequences so that the simple ON/OFF were now FADE UP or FADE DOWN, you would still keep the pop that people like to see but would make is look smoother and less anoying. The hole goal with going to computer controlled Christmas display is to CONTROL what the lights are doing, NOT immulate with a Mr. Christmas is doing after all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caniac Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 It's all about song selection, slower songs tend to lend themselves to long fades as stated above. Most pop tunes require a bit of a "pop". The great thing about this hobby is that it allows you to go whatever direction you choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I don't think we need to use slow song as much as some need to consider sequencing less blinky flashy! My nomination for post of the month! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougd Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I use slow songs to run off my audience. It will do it everytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Interesting topic for me...But I am beginning to understand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlowe Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I love classic Christmas music, but I think it's harder to sequence slower songs. In addition, I've done this two years, and anything slow causes drive-offs every time. While the music is fine, people are there to see a light display, and slower songs just don't maintain a high level of interest for long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shfr26 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 My nomination for post of the month!The words of a master sequencer, in my opinion. When I first started, it was all blinky,blinky. Now four years later, I see the flow thing and am slowing down the blinks and going to a pattern and more fades. While some songs need the fast blinky think, have a mix of both. Holy crap!! Did I just say George was a master??? I must now go back to slow fades and, nope, not going to say anything about my flow. Off to sequencing land! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdamico23 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I don't think we need to use slow song as much as some need to consider sequencing less blinky flashy! Guess I'm gonna look at my songs and see how 'blinky flashy' I am. Great comment though, puts things into perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeA Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 It's all about the song and the skill of the sequencer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH7ueFvHeicI agree. Some only know how to make their lights blink. Blinky, Blinky is not a sequienced show. It is annoying.. IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 OK !! Now is anyone willing to share their concept of smooth flow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusty72 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 My perfect idea of slow and smooth has still got to be George Simmons's 2012 Brian Damage/eclipse video....I know it's not Christmas but wow it's smooth...IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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