ADJ WMX1, Standalone DMX Lighting Control System

The ADJ WMX1, Standalone DMX Lighting Control System is offering a unique new hands-on interface for creative lighting control, the ADJ WMX1 is a powerful and compact standalone DMX controller. Designed for creating high-impact lightshows on the fly without a computer, it features an intuitive workflow, powerful internal FX engine, and tactile controls that make it easy for anyone to take control of a DMX lighting rig comprised of multiple fixture types.

Setup of the WMX1 is quick and straightforward, with a menu interface on the 4.3” capacitive touch TFT screen allowing easy selection, addressing, and grouping of fixtures. 3,500+ fixture profiles are included on the controller itself, with more than 15,000 accessible through the supporting WTOOLS app. The WMX1 also features a Fixture Builder, for creating custom profiles or for use with old or obscure fixtures, as well as a Fixture Calibration tool, which allows limiting of the area covered by moving heads.

Once configured, the system allows independent control of up to eight groups of fixtures (four accessible via a Shift key), with 37 backlit silicone buttons and four rotary encoders allowing three different FX engines (Color, Move and Beam) to be easily triggered and customized independently for each group. The controller also features separate dedicated buttons for Strobe, Blinder, Speed, Blackout and Smoke.

The WMX1 features four DMX universes and four output sockets (two 5-pin and two 3-pin) with the ability to map any universe to any output, allowing the unit to also serve as a DMX splitter. Out of the box the system supports a single DMX universe (output via all four sockets), while three additional universes are available as upgrades through the WTOOLS app. It also features both an internal microphone and 3.5mm jack line input socket for automated BPM detection, as well as a button that allows the BPM to be ‘tapped in’ manually.

A Color Picker interface on the screen, which allows easy selection of just the right hue, can be used both for RGBW and RGBWA+UV LED fixtures. Other useful features include automatic matching of similar GOBOs across different fixture types, Fixture FLIP function (for reversing beam order), Fixture SPLIT function (for splitting up multi-FX bars) and Auto-recovery of the active project (no manual saving needed).

Despite its low weight (2.36lb / 1070g) and compact dimensions (7.68” x 8.66” x 2.44” / 195 x 220 x 62mm [LxWxH]), the WMX1 is extremely robust. Inside its tough ABS plastic shell, the unit features a powder-coated steel base plate and reinforced back plate. Its 220Mhz CPU with ARM core and 8MB RAM / 16MB flash memory allow for extremely complex effects to be layered and run independently across multiple groups all in real time. The WMX1, powered by Wolf mix, has received two 2022 innovation awards from PLASA and Pro Mobile Magazine.

Product Specifications:

Setup:

Standalone (no computer needed)

Compatible with any DMX device

Standard unit comes with 1 DMX universe but up to 3 additional universes are available as add-ons, which are sold via the WTOOLS app.

Up to 680 fixtures & beams

Up to 50 fixture types

Up to 5000 fixture features (color/gobo etc...)

8 fixture groups

6 projects

15000+ available fixtures (3500+ on the controller)

DMX address, fixture order & group setup

Use as a DMX splitter with DMX universe mapping

Palettes & FX:

Color FX module with 8 effect types & 16 definable colors

Move FX module with 8 effect types

Beam FX module with 8 effect types

6 Flash buttons for controlling Special FX, Strobe, Blinder, Speed, Blackout & Smoke

Static color palette with 10 user definable colors per group & gradient control

Static position palette with 5 user definable positions per group with fade & fanning

Gobo palette with 5 user definable gobos per group

20 namable live edit buttons with flash triggering mode and ‘Park’ function

100 namable presets for storing snapshots with hold and fade timings

Preset playback cue list- all presets or per page of 20 presets

Control & Sync:

Group and master dimming with encoder acceleration

Group FLASH, FULL and Blackout

16-bit Pan/Tilt control

Multi-beam LED bar control

FX music pulse sync from Microphone or Line-In

FX BPM sync with Ableton Link, OS2L or BPM TAP

Effect Speed, Phase, Order, Size, Fade, Fan & Flick

Live control of move FX registration point

Global FX speed and freeze control

Map DMX IN with group dimmer and patch to output channels*

WLINK - sync with another Wolf mix controller

Built-In Tools:

Fixture Builder

Fixture calibration tool, to limit the area of moving fixtures

X-Y touch-controlled positioning grid

RGBW touch controlled color picker

8-step real time sequencer for creating beam and move FX

Live view of DMX levels with default value override and DMX channel tester

Beam Editor to override Min and Max values used in generated FX

Display:

4.3” Color TFT with tinted glass

Capacitive touch

Encoders:

Full body alloy

Incremental push with acceleration

Button pads:

37 Silicone buttons with matt oil finishing

LED color backlit

Processing:

220Mhz CPU with ARM core

8MB RAM

16MB Flash

Audio:

Omnidirectional electret mic

3.5mm Jack Line-In

Analog adaptive peak detector

DMX:

2x 3pin DMX OUT XLR connectors

1x 5pin DMX OUT XLR connector

1x 5pin DMX IN/OUT XLR connector with WLINK

USB-B connector - 900ma required (USB3 rating)

High-speed USB communication

Housing:

ABS Plastic

Powder-coated steel base plate with 100mm VESA (M4 6mm max)

Powder-coated steel reinforced back plate

Optional Upgrades:

Easy View 3D Visualizer: $99

WLINK (+DMX IN): $49

Additional DMX universes (Up to 3 more can be purchased): $99ea.

Dimension & Weight:

Dimension: 195 x 220 x 62 mm / 7.68 x 8.66 x 2.44 in

Weight: 1070g / 2.36lb