Description
Lighting professionals looking for a professional DMX controller that works without a computer will be thrilled with the American DJ WMX1, a standalone DMX lighting control system that's designed with the performer in mind. The WMX1 helps you create high-impact light shows on the fly without a computer and features an intuitive workflow, a powerful internal effect engine, and tactile controls that make it easy for anyone to control a DMX lighting rig comprised of multiple fixture types.
The WMX1 features a 4.3" color touchscreen display, 37 backlit silicone buttons, 4 rotary controllers, and dedicated buttons for strobe, blinder, speed, blackout, and smoke. The interface provides easy selection, addressing, and grouping of fixtures with over 3500 onboard fixture profiles. Additionally, there are over 15,000 fixture profiles that are accessible through the supporting WTOOLS app. The WMX1 includes a fixture builder, for creating custom profiles or for use with old or obscure fixtures. It also includes a Fixture Calibration Tool, which allows limiting the area covered by moving heads.
Hands-On Standalone Control of DMX Lights
Comprehensive Control and Connections
- Sync FX with the music
- Analog audio peak detection circuit
- Built in microphone with auto gain
- 3.5mm jack socket
USB Type-B
- USB powered
- Connect with WTOOLS PC/Mac app for project backup, firmware update, BPM sync with Ableton Link and OS2L
4 Possible Universes—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.
- Two 3-pin and two 5-pin XLR sockets
- Assign any universe to any XLR
- Sync with another Wolfmix
- Link with faders using DMX IN
Powerful Effects Modules Bring Your Show to Life
- COLOR FX: Mix up to 16 colors into a Rainbow, Sparkle, or Light Fever effect. The WMX1 will apply the effects to the light’s color channels including: RGB, Amber, White, UV, or CMY. For lights without color mixing, the effects can be applied to a fixed color wheel.
- MOVE FX: Create moving patterns on scanners and moving heads. The Move FX module includes Pan, Tilt, Circle, and a sweeping Magic Carpet effect. Fan the light beams, and move the center point of a pattern to play up to the sky or down below on the stage.
- BEAM FX: Chases, waves, and heartbeat dimming effects can be created with the Beam FX module. Effects are applied to color channels, or for lights without color mixing, it is applied to the dimmer or shutter channels. Create custom patterns with the Step Sequencer.
High-Quality Components and Construction
- Dedicated CPU: Robust beam engine, coded low-level straight onto the silicon, unlocking the raw power of the WMX1's 220 million heartbeats per second.
- Flash Memory: 16MB of lighting fast readable NOR flash memory ensures the WMX1 never misses a beat, with changes written on-the-fly.
- Strong Construction: Powder-coated steel base with VESA mount, and reinforced steel back-plate armor the WMX1 for tough conditions.
- High End Finishing: A laser printed matt oil finish for durable, yet soft-to-touch silicon pads, backlit with color changing LEDs.
- Touch Screen: 4.3” capacitive touch display with tinted glass. Fine-tune your project with the color picker, pan/tilt grid and on-screen keyboard for naming presets.
- Push Encoders: 4 incremental push encoders with acceleration, for fine-tuning parameters whilst flying from 0-100% with a single twist.
Wolfmix Toolbox - WTOOLS App for Windows and Mac
- Cloud Project Backup: Backup your projects onto a computer. Backups are automatically synchronized via the cloud and can be downloaded onto any WMX1, anywhere.
- Beat Sync with DJ Software: Take the BPM calculated by your music production and DJ software using Ableton Link or OS2L. WTOOLS will read the beat and pass it to the WMX1.
- 15000+ Fixture Profiles: Never be stuck without a profile. Backup fixture profiles created on the WMX1, or load any profile from the Nicolaudie SSL2 fixture library.
- 3D Visualizer: Create a 3D representation of your stage, and render your project in real-time with Easy View 2 without any DMX input interface required (add-on purchase required).
Pair Up a Second Wolfmix Device or a DMX Controller with Optional WLINK
- Connect 2 Wolfmix controllers together with the 5-pin WLINK cable (available separately) and both will follow each other. This allows for up to 8 groups to be controlled side by side; or for dual control you can extend it with a standard 5-pin DMX cable. Sync a WMX1 behind the bar with another in the DJ booth, or a WMX1 onstage with another at the front of the house.
- Alternatively, the WLINK socket can be used to connect a DMX controller such as a traditional DMX faderboard, allowing DMX input channels to be mapped to group dimmers or directly to output channels. WLINK requires an add-on purchase available through the WTOOLS app.
Advance Features and Functions
- Rearrange fixture order to match your rig.
- Flip LED bars if they are rigged backwards.
- Fixture split function for independent control of multibar parts.
- Map any universe to any XLR to use as a DMX splitter.
- Sequence your own beam effects in real time.
- Fade between presets. Effects will play together during the fade.
- Amber, White, and UV channel control in effects.
- Auto play a cuelist of presets with fade and hold times.
- Mix and match BPM and audio sync with the different effects.
- Play effects forwards, backwards, and symmetrically.
- Create live edits to set custom channel values, such as for a mirror ball.
- See all DMX levels and update the default values for a specific channel.
- Give groups a custom name.
- Save projects directly on the controller.
- Set your moving light’s area with the Fixture Limits view.
- Create fixtures directly from the controller with the in-built Fixture Builder.
- Smoke button with timed released.
- Lock the controller with a password.
- Music sync with Ableton Link, OS2L, BPM TAP, Audio Line-In, Audio Mic.
- Starts up in under 2 seconds.
American DJ WMX1 Specs
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, and Group Setup Use as a DMX Splitter with DMX Universe Mapping |
FX | Color FX Module with 8 Effect Types and 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, and Smoke Static Color Palette with 10 User-Definable Colors Per Group and Gradient Control Static Position Palette with 5 User-Definable Positions Per Group with Fade and 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 | Group and Master Dimming with Encoder Acceleration Group Flash, Full and Blackout 16-Bit Pan/Tilt Control Multibeam 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, and 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 WOLFMIX Controller |
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 |
Advanced Features | Calibrate and RGB, White, Amber, UV Mixing with Automatic Fixed-Color Wheel Translation Automatic Match of Similar Gobos across Different Fixture Types Timed Release of Flash and Preset Buttons Fixture Flip Function, for Reversing Beam Order Fixture Split Function, for Splitting Up Multi-FX Bars Lock Full Controller or Lock Editing with A Password Project and Fixture Backup with WTOOLS App Offline 3D Visualization with Easy View and WTOOLS Over USB Auto-Recovery of Active Project (No Manual Saving Needed) Import Different Fixture Setups into the Same Project Starts in Under 2 Seconds. Starts Sending DMX in Under 1 Second Factory Firmware Startup Recovery Mode for Times of Crisis |
Display | 4.3" Color TFT with Tinted Glass Capacitive Touch |
Encoders | Alloy Incremental Push with Acceleration |
Pads | 37 Silicone Button Pads with Matte Oil Finishing LED Color Backlit |
Processing | 220 MHz CPU with ARM Core 8 MB RAM 16 MB Flash |
Audio | Omnidirectional Electret Mic 1/8" / 3.5mm Jack Line-In Analog Adaptive Peak Detector |
DMX | 2 x 3-Pin DMX Out XLR Connectors 1 x 5-Pin DMX Out XLR Connector 1 x 5-Pin DMX In/Out XLR Connector with WLINK |
Enclosure | ABS Plastic Powder-Coated Steel Base Plate with 3.9" / 100.0 mm VESA (M4 Max: 0.2" / 6.0 mm) Powder-Coated Steel Reinforced Back Plate |
Power | USB Powered: USB Type-B, 900 mA (USB Type-3 Rating) |
Dimensions | 7.7 x 8.7 x 2.4" / 19.5 x 22.0 x 6.2 cm |
Weight | 2.4 lb / 1.1 kg |
Package Weight | 3.4 lb |
Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 10.1 x 9.8 x 3.6" |
Delivery & Returns
At Gear Club Direct, we want you to be happy with your purchase. We understand that there are times when once a product is received, it may not be what you needed or wanted after all. So, we will gladly accept your qualifying return within 15 days of the delivery date. After 15 days of the delivery date, all sales are final.
The Return Process
Customers are required to obtain a Pre-Authorization to return any product. To submit a request for a return, simply log in to your account and request a return and one of our sales representatives will contact you within 24-48 business hours. If you do not have an account with us, please open a help ticket, providing as much detail as possible and whether you are requesting a refund or an exchange. READ MORE