Rockville ROCKFORCE 384 Channel DMX Lighting Controller, MIDI Control, 30 Scene Banks, 6 Chases, LED Display, for DJs and Stage Lighting

Highly recommend this item. Been using over a year with no issues

Spend the extra money if you need to run anything complicated.I bought this to run from an Ampero MIDI footswitch (our band runs our own sound & lights). I found out later that YOU CANNOT PROGRAM CHASE SPEED SEPARATE FROM SCENE SPEED. I was hoping to switch between scenes at a slow pace and trigger a chase scene at high speed - NOPE.I also had to research other brand reviews to find out how to create scenes using multiple lights with different fixture settings (NOT in their manual or videos).So far, two problems with the controller: the 1st fader is intermittent; it deleted two thirds of my scenes (followed manual to delete ONE scene & it deleted everything AFTER the scene I tried to delete). I lost hours of work.I haven’t decided if I’m going to return it, or hack a footswitch into the Tap/Sync button for on-the-fly Speed changes. I can deal with the other issues as long as it holds my programs.UPDATE: this controller had rack-mount ears, but will NOT fit a standard rack (ears stick out too far). Had to cut the excess off to fit our road rack.

Once you watch a few youtube videos on how to program works like a champ.

I use it for a 32 par20 light show after I figured out how to program my dimmer packs to take commands from the Rockville controller I love the end result the music Bank in the controller is amazing it has a random algorithm that makes it perform as if it's being controlled by a person I'm proud and very happy to own the Rockville rockforce 384 it's fade time in the controller works when the music Bank is running which is amazing thank you Rockville for making this wonderful product

This product simply put doesn't function in the way intended. I have been working with it now for a couple of hours, and frequently, when I save a scene, the first scene gets corrupted, with seemingly random values. When I auto run the scene program, the first scene gets corrupted. I also see some fixtures 'flicking' with unclear DMX signal on scene 1; I know sometimes a terminator may help in this situation, but my run is not even 100', and I run the same fixtures through Rekordbox DMX without any issues, so I'm guessing it's a controller issue. It's pretty cheap, so I guess you get what you pay for?

This is a really great console!!! Especially for $100 bucks. The 16 faders make it really convenient for operating moving head lights!!! All of the movers I have are from 13 to 16 channels ea. Not having to change banks to access all of the controls for a light (or group) makes it much easier and more fluid for live stage performances. Does not work well with a dimmer switch and conventional par lights.

The controller itself seems to work as described. That is if you can have a basic understanding on how these work. Videos are hard to come by and the light sent with it is cheap and had already stopped working after 4 days. I have actually called Rockville only for them to take a message and never call me back. I guess they already made their money off me. Probably will be send this back and going digital.

This is a low cost solution for controlling lights. I use this in my wife's youth musical theater for adding lighting affects to products she hosts in small school theaters with no lighting. This controller is easy to learn and easy to learn. You can have enough preprogrammed scenes for most productions and it is easy and quick enough to switch scenes. The only thing I do not like about this unit is just the cosmetics. While it functions and performs fine, the unit I received was warped and does not sit flat on a flat surface. The result is that it wobbles every time you use it. I should have probably returned it as I am sure they are not all like this but it is a very cheaply manufactured unit and the buttons and knobs are all cheap. Good when you are on a budget but for more serious work you probably need to spend some money on a higher quality unit.