Coloring solution of open-type night clubs. Selection of light equipment for discos and clubs

Basically focused on the younger generation, which in our time does not save on vacation and entertainment. But young visitors are very demanding of rest sites. Therefore, discovering its institution, it is necessary, first of all, choose equipment for nightclubs with a unique design.

Be sure to develop interesting design, under which the furniture will be selected. Then pick up the lighting equipment for the disco, without which no dance floor will cost.

Basic articles costs

Night clubs are conventionally distributed on 3 types:

wide format: Suitable all visitors without restrictions;
democratic: Combining a noisy disco with a seating area, suitable for visitors of different age-old categories;
elite: focus on young, rich visitors.

Depending on the direction you need to develop the interior, pick up furniture and other club equipment. Direction will also depend on the price range of equipment.

You can divide the institution for the zones and orientation of equipment:

bar, restaurant, resting place;
sound and light zone;
wardrobe, Hall;
toilet rooms;
security zone: air conditioning, ventilation, video surveillance, fire alarm;
office room.

Each zones must match the overall design and style of establishment, as well as provide comfort to visitors. Therefore should not save at these points.

Especially paying high attention to the ventilation system, it should be powerful to ensure the uninterrupted stream of fresh air.

Choice of equipment for bar and restaurant

Nightclub is an institution for a fun pastime throughout the night. Rarely, what visitors will run here for a couple of hours. Therefore, the whole furniture should be seamless with a long rest.

First of all, a convenient and original bar is needed. Bar rack is one of the business cards of the institution. Visitors will be crowded near her, the connoisseurs of good style will be drawn to her, because its appearance is better to entrust the designers. Plus, if the room is quite large, the bar must match it.

Bar chairs are always standing near the bar. The bar is equipped with all sorts of comfortable shelves for drinks and dishes.

The cost of designer bar chairs:

Name	Factory	Weight, kg	Cost, rub.
Wing.	Vondom	7.7	28 600
Jut.	Vondom	5.8	21 500
Moma.	Vondom	8	25 400
Flod.	MOBLES 114.	5.8	28 900
TEA.	Sancal	9	51 700

Cash machine

This is a very important bar. To maintain a business of this kind, it is necessary. The cost of the cash register is about 100,000 rubles.

Tables and chairs

The rest of the furniture is accommodated in the hall. It includes tables, chairs, sofas, possibly armchairs (a specific set depends on the interior design). But all the furniture should be comfortable and approaching the style of the institution, because the design of the nightclub is displayed on attendance.

One of distinctive features Nightclub is the presence of a dance floor. Disco takes most of the room, because pick up a small furniture. It is usually placed around the dance floor, but you can additionally highlight the room.

So that there were no random injuries (alcoholic beverages come in the room), choose furniture without sharp corners.

The design of the interior with furniture will have to spend at least 1,400,000 rubles.

Light music equipment

Equipment for discos and clubs includes such important items as music and light. All the establishments of this type have muted light to create a more intimate setting, but at the same time it should sufficiently illuminate the furniture, especially the tables.

Designer lighting for nightclubs:

Mark.	Gabarites, mm.	Weight, kg	Cost, rub.
Wall Luna (Faro, Spain)	190x90x48.	0.88	6 900
Squad (Faro, Spain)	70x70x130.	0.5	7 600
Double (Alma Light, Spain)	height 1800.	0.6	10 200
GROE Sconce (Faro, Spain)	155x155x60	1	10 400
Vases (Vondom, Spain)	diameter 600.	6.6	12 300
DEAR EDI S (B.Lux, Spain)	height 90.	1	29 100
Chandelier Drop (Alma Light, Spain)	height 1500.	7.5	59 600
Lampara Blanca (Vondom, Spain)	450x500x2200	61	151 300

In addition to the main lighting in the club, the light is set for discos. His application area is a dance floor. Various lighting effects correspond to sounding music and contribute to the institution of the public.

Light equipment for nightclubs:

light effects:, lamp, central, architectural illumination, ultraviolet spotlight, mirror ball;
intelligent light: moving heads, scanners;
chargers:, lamp, anti-aircraft;
light control devices:, dimmer blocks, control signal distribution devices, light consoles;
lED design;
racks and fasteners under the appliances.

This equipment is selected only by professionals that take into account the size of the room, the parameters of the technique. Nightclubs equipment needed much more powerful than barramen and restaurants.

The acoustic system for the medium-size room will cost 600,000 rubles, and the system for organizing light installations is about 300,000 rubles.

Star Max 500 disco laser

Hall and dressing room

Hall is the first thing to see visitors, coming to your club. Therefore, to work out its interior is also necessary. Here will be taken for the entrance and it is here that it is better to place a dressing room.

The wardrobe must be roomy, with many hangers and numbers. Do not forget to place mirrors, better in full height. Mirrors can be an element of decor throughout the building.

Among other things, for the convenience of visitors in the lobby and especially near the wardrobe, place benches or otfiki so that you can sit down or put things on them.

Hall furniture:

Furniture	Dimensions, see	Cost, rub.
Mirror Benson.	78x80	24 900
Stones table	87x83x25	29 300
Table Jut.	60x60x20.	22 800
Table Pal.	53x60x40	27 300
Armchair Agatha.	40x52x60	26 700
Armchair Roulette	50x70.	74 600
Chair Doux	80x89x92.	79 800
Pouff Pullow.	67x67x36.	30 600
Puf Pau (double)	150x42x55	65 300
Pouf Pau (triple)	200x42x55	77 600
Sofa Tetris-2	80x130x85	74 900
Sofa Biophilia	190x66x76.	134 900

The life of modern youth is inextricably linked with visiting nightclubs. Wide demand gives rise to many proposals. Today in megalopolis, there are plenty of all kinds of institutions offering a cultural and entertainment and dance program. But for some reason, some clubs enjoy incredible popularity, while others - just dream of the influx of customers. Of course, many different factors affect popularity, but among them not the last place is occupied by the interior of the club.

Surely each of us had to visit nightlife, which mounted with multi-colored lighting and loud music. And if the second factor is perceived by each particular person individually, the color and light design is decisive to attract customers.

The fact is that each color definitely affects the human psyche. Studying interiors, designers take into account this featureAnd boldly use it. Choosing the upholstery of furniture, decoration Materials To cover the walls and gender, you need to know what kind of influence is this or another.

However, choosing a color for designing a nightclub, it is important to remember that young people are visitors to this institution. Usually, these are active representatives of young people. They are inherent in traction to the whole bright, original and colorful.

But, you should not paint the walls of the institution in picturesque colors. According to psychologists, bright color gamma causes aggression among active people. Therefore, the best solution will be the choice white color. And so that the interior is not like a hospital ward, use multicolored lighting In the photo, which attracts visitors to clubs.

Choose interior style

Special style of registration of the nightclub - not only business card establishments, but also confirmation of the availability of the owner. Designers recommend pre-examine similar projects, and then create individual style establishments.

Design Stylistics should be traced in choosing soft furniture, Its color and texture. The designer direction determines the type of material from which the furniture and decoration of the room is created. Among the widespread styles that are often used to create a nightclub can be allocated:

· High tech.

· Art Deco.

· Individual design style.

Space layout

Any club or disco consist of several zones:

· Zone at the entrance. It should be wide enough to avoid creating a queue and visitors.

· Wardrobe. This zone is necessary, especially in the autumn-winter period.

· The dance floor illuminated by bright lamps is the main element in the arrangement of the nightclub in the photo.

· Visitor recreation area. This part uses stylish, necessarily comfortable furniture.

· Bathrooms.

· Bar zone. This element can be basic in creating interior design. Often the design of the club depends on the design and location of the bar counter. The location of the bar must be comfortable for all visitors to the institution.

· Mandatory in the club must be a scene that is used to perform the lead and stars of show business.

It is extremely important that each of the zones is logically proceeded in the next. Only in this case the club's design will be solid. Often, combine or opposite - divided the room helps a variety of decorative partitions, light design, color, alignment of furniture items.

Light equipment for discos provides a certain kind of atmosphere, which is one of the factors of the success of the institution. The choice of equipment is quite wide and it is possible to pick up the desired techniqueHowever, to attract visitors, it is still necessary to manage it correctly.

Features of disco lighting

All that is good for highlighting theatrical presentation is optionally suitable for club space. If in the first case the main task Consisting of proper lighting Persons of the actors (especially during the dialogues), movements in dance, scenery, then in the nightclubs are used for the most part equipment creating light effects. Key features of the discount space: the dynamism of illumination, brightness, muffling.

Club and theatrical lighting can be created by the following categories:

point illumination;
blurred light;
light effects.

The separation of equipment occurs also on the basis of differences in standards. So, almost all light technology represents two groups: lamps that support DMX standard and not supporting it. If we consider in more detail, the DMX is a specific method of transmitting a digital type from the controller to light technology. Thanks to this standard, the process of organizing communication between the management and executing equipment is simplified.

Types of lighting equipment

The most popular type of backlight is various lighting effects. Related equipment:

Gobo projectors. The name defines the principle of operation of such devices. This is an abbreviated designation from GOES Before Optics. Light is skipped through carved holes of various forms, projecting multiple curly images on a large area of \u200b\u200bsurfaces (floor, walls). Such projectors create dynamics on the dance floor of the clubs due to the rotation of the optics. Another target direction is the creation of projections of logos at presentations of commercial enterprises.
Beam-effects. In this case, the device consists of a central light source equipped with large quantity Lenz. different colors. To obtain the desired effect, this design is embedded in a spherical or hemispherical case. And the rotation provides the motor. Such lighting devices allow you to organize dynamic lighting.
Central devices for creating symmetric effects. They are made in the form of a lamp surrounded by mirrors. This technique was created for use in the central point of space, it is often involved in the organization of discos lighting systems. Theatrical lighting can also be based on the use of similar devices, but at least. The central devices are also infrequently involved and to create light effects in restaurants. Two types of similar devices are found: simplified management (by synchronizing with music), as well as more complex executions with the possibility of programming the movement of mirrors and other actions.
Scanners. These are devices that create a dynamic backlight in the form of a clearly defined beam due to the use of mirrors in the design. One of the main characteristics of such devices is colored patterns displayed on surfaces. The movement of the scanners is possible in two planes: horizontal and vertical, for which there are two motors and two mirrors. Moving rays occurs due to turn surroundificationsWhat is characterized as a disadvantage of such equipment due to the boundedness of the illuminated space. The main advantage of scanners is a practically instantaneous reaction when moving. We use them when organizing lighting clubs.
Colorgers are light sources, instantly changing the color of the beam, which they themselves produce. The design provides dampers that allow you to create the effect of "strobe". The scope of such devices is very wide. These are the staged programs, interior lighting, backlighting scene, bars and restaurants, as well as disco spaces.
Rotating heads are spotlights, which, according to the principle of operation, are similar to scanners, but are characterized by unlimited possibilities when lighting, as the ray dynamics is provided by the moving case of such a device. Used this species Sources of light are everywhere: when organizing the lighting of discos, staged shows, as the backlight of the scene of theaters and concert halls.
Stroboscope. These devices recreate light pulses that are repeated rather fast pace.
Laser installations. Such devices exist in several versions: producing straight rays and creating volumetric images when hovering on the surface. Usually used on club dance floor.
Sources ultraviolet radiationThrough which the white glow effect is created when the main light source is turned off.
Lighting dotted lights. These include the devices of the tracking light. They are used to highlight a small area of \u200b\u200bthe scene, where the object is located, as well as for tracking it when driving. This is theatrical spotlight, as well as equipment for lighting club space.
Par spotlights. They provide filling light and more often apply when organizing the scene lighting. Theatrical spotlight today in many cases replace this type of light source. These devices are equipped with an aluminum housing and are characterized by a static light stream.

If earlier there was a clear separation of devices for disco and theatrical lighting, today the equipment has become universal and many of the existing devices today can be used both on stage and at night clubs sites.

Basic selection criteria

To properly select light equipment, you need to consider the type of object, where it will be operated, as well as the main focus of events that are conducted there (performances, discos, stage shows, etc.).

Various types of lighting

Plays the role and size of the site and its features (wiring, connectivity). Also drawn attention to the characteristics of the device itself. They must correspond above the named object parameters for which they are selected.

If we consider the central lighting devices, then key parameters When choosing are: the number of rays, the surface of the surface coating, which is determined primarily by the height of the apparatus. In addition, taken into account additional features Equipment, such as color change, pattern, synchronization with music. It is also important to determine the preferred control method: via console or DMX controllers.

Scanners are selected, based on the power, as well as the type of light source and the number of stencils for projecting patterns on the surface. But the rotating heads that can be used in clubs, and as theatrical spotlights, are selected based on optics used in the design, the total number of colors. More expensive equipment present additional features.

Rules and locations

In clubs, there is usually a separation of space on the zones: a dance floor, a bar stand, a place of work DJ, a recreation area. Moreover, in most cases, the separation is performed by lighting, additional structures (the elevation of the dance floor or scene), designer techniques.

Standard accommodation complex

The main plot in any club is a dance floor. The main type of lighting in this case is flooded, without light spots. This can be achieved, evenly by setting the lighting devices around the perimeter of the dance floor.

The place of work DJ is gradually moving into the discharge of the show program, so in more and more often the equipment creates special effects in the equipment of this site. A popular solution is to use that synchronize with music. The lighting of the bar counter and in general, the bartender work zone is organized in such a way as to achieve softness. This allows you to create a relaxed atmosphere.

But it is also important to ensure a sufficient level of visibility on this site that supports normal working conditions. In the area of \u200b\u200brelaxation and in other areas of space, a twilight is created.

To get a special atmosphere of club space, it is necessary to use a variety of equipment, and not only to organize the right light, but also sound. In order to enhance perception, special effects are often used (for example, smoke). Usually several light sources are used: theatrical spotlight (it is PAR) to illuminate the scene, rotating heads installed on the floor or ceiling, lasers, colors, strobe and others.

More relaxed atmosphere create spotlightsWhat is commonly used when organizing the lighting areas of recreation. They can be fixed on the ceiling, creating a wave or curvilinear pattern. For the backlight of the bar zone, projection and decorative lamps. Method of fastening any: Actually on the bar stand, behind the bartender, under the ceiling.

Often required to emphasize through lighting style direction Parties. To this end, the most suitable light effects are usually applied. For example, "Disco" style requires the use of laser equipment, as well as ultraviolet luminaires. This will create the so-called acid light.

As a result, using the lighting system, it is very easy to combine or, on the contrary, divide the club space into several zones. But that all the equipment used is working correctly, creating the desired atmosphere, it is necessary for competent control.

The company InstallProject provides services for equipping audio-video equipment and light of nightclubs and discos:

Development of projects of light special effects,
. Organization of unique interior lighting,
. Acoustic calculation and optimization of space,
. Installation of video surveillance, satellite TV, projection systems,
. Organization of the control light climate-electronics by the type "Smart House".

The most important thing in the conduct of discos is to create an atmosphere of the holiday! The main role in this process is played by special professional equipment for nightclubs and discos. Equipment for disco and nightclubsNaturally, should be sealing about the goals that you pursue, organizing a particular disco.

Any disco is preceded by a large preparatory work. Must be thought out whole line Very important trifles. After all, your club should become a permanent and favorite place for your audience, which will not only regularly visit your club, but, chance, advise him to your friends.

So, about what little things there is a speech:

Firstly, night club It may be designed for a young, progressive generation, or on visitors "For 30", which recently, everything is more willing to visit Discoteki-80 style parties. Obviously, in the first case - for progressive youth - equipment for nightclubs and discos will be significantly different from the equipment for discos and nightclubs for an older generation.

Do not forget about the musical policy of your club. If you plan live concerts in it, note that equipment for electronic discos in your case will not fit. And, accordingly, on the contrary.

Moreover, selection of equipment for discos The nature of the premises of your institution also affects. We are talking about club sizes, about his architectural features etc.

In general, if you intend to turn your institution into one of the best, when choosing equipment for nightclubs, you must take into account all the smallest details. You must create a special unique light-sound environment in your club.

And if you want to get rid of yourself from such a headache, like storage of equipment (in the absence of your warehouse), our specialists are ready to take the solution of all these issues on themselves. Excellent experience and professionalism of our employees will allow you to be confident as the work performed any complexity on the highest level, in compliance with all agreed terms and with the provision of all guarantees. The discos in the unusual festive atmosphere of your club with our professional equipment for nightclubs - will be the most bright and memorable events in the life of your visitors!

Light-sound installations

Get used to good quickly.
So quickly that no one will remember the distant times of underground listening to the lined plates.
When we barely disassembled words in the song through hurricane noises of noise.
Today, the sophisticated listener is quite serious
as soon as noticeable to the naked ear distortion in the favorite song.
Why there - the rustle in the pause between the compositions has long been considered unforgivable.
And therefore we choose from a large number only the club, that restaurant and that cinema, which has a good reproducing equipment.
After all, the quality of installation today can be considered as hardly the main component of the fitness center, an art gallery or a fashionable store.

Room

Installer specialists prefer that all the work on the planning of sound and light installations be made at the stage of approval of the construction plan for the target premises.
Only in this case it is possible to provide in advance those circumstances, "thanks" which subsequently discovered unpleasant phenomena like sounding \\ thermal pits or corners that cannot be lit.
Multiple room parameters are important for sounds and illuminators:
size \\ perimeter, ceilings height, location of tables, bar racks, scenes.
It is also important, there is a restaurant or club on the first floor of a residential building or disposed of homes. there is regulations on the permissible level of noise.
Important is the stylistic direction of music that will sound.
With the help of various devices (measuring microphone), experts measure the acoustic characteristics of the hall.
There are such specialists who may well do without a microphone.
The acoustics affect not only the size of the room, but also those materials that were used for interior decoration Hall.
Soft seats, curtains, carpets absorb the sound, and drywall, large mirrors, laminate, marble, on the contrary, reflect it.
Plasterboard structures, vibrating unpleasant media adds.
And excessive absorption (muffled camera), and repeated sound reflection - negative factors for visiting the room, therefore their neutralization becomes the main task of specialists.
In the presence of a large number of reflective surfaces, the sound, according to the expression of specialists, "walks", the words of illegible, come down in porridge.
Illuminators are based mainly from the predominant finish tone - dark or light, the height of the ceilings and the style of the institution.

Ceiling height

As a rule, the ceilings in clubs are not higher than 4 meters.
A scene raised over the total floor line, further reduces this distance.
All this affects the parameters of farms and suspended structuresHolding equipment.
And most importantly, this affects the cost of the acquired equipment.
Lighting devices that can "break through" 4 meters, about 30 percent cheaper than more powerful, the rays of which are capable of overcome the height of 8 meters.
If your institution is quite light, then more powerful devices will be required regardless of the ceiling height.

Music and color

For registration club or restaurant, the prevailing musical direction is important.
The songs of popular performers require bright juicy colors.
Red, yellow, orange must be present in abundance.
Rainbow, joyful color schemes as it is impossible to suit the club or cafe of this kind (pop).
Youth clubs, where visitors listen to Rave or Trans, it is preferable to illuminate with cold blue and blue flowers or thin "fuzzles" white rays.
Colors electric voltage - here the best decision For youth institutions with trendy music.

Show and light

To make the right placement of light, you need to know in advance whether there will be any show on stage and is it necessary for the scene in these cases a separate backlight.
The level of events carried out is directly related to the cost of the equipment for the scene.
For example, if the scene is basically used for musicians like "... white Swan On the pond .. ", then the scene is enough to send 4 PAR-56 searchlights with control from the" Lite Puter "or" Art Master "panel.
If you plan to carry out theatrical show with the performance of popular groups, it will be necessary to highlight the scene not only by parbsters, but by cannons of the tracking light, strobe, scanners and ulurafiolet.
Striptease also requires a narrow-controlled local fill. For this, the tracking guns, static directed spotlights, ultraviolet and lasers are used.
For variety, a wide front of the fill with background light is needed, alignment of accents by narrow-directional lamps, plus the dynamic light from the scanners and all the same stroboscopes.
The backdrop of the scene should not be empty and is usually drawn up by the style of establishment.
There are two design options that are usually combined.
This design with light or painting (image).
On the rear pdlane, the artists or DJ can be a drawing in graffiti style, posters or a video projection.
Light versions are very many. To begin with, constructions from farms for suspension of lighting equipment should be built.
You can install simple spotlights with a narrow or middle beam on the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe scene, connect them to the DMH console and write a show in the form of flashes to the music.
You can complicate the effect and install scanning light devices. This scene will be more dynamic and spectacular.
There are LED lighting devices.
Running line or LED full-color screen, create a dynamic lighting picture.
Light modules on rotating LEDs give not only the illusion of rotation, but also the movement itself.
Using these devices, you can build a giant signal level indicator. The pleasure is not cheap, but it is worth it.
Obviously - all the shows of the program and the design of the room are aimed at providing maximum impact on visits.
Therefore, the light should be not only on the scene.
Powerful, dynamic rays of scanners, thin and bright lasers rays, video projection equipment will help create an unforgettable impression.

Light and decoration

To properly choose the lighting intensity, you need to proceed from the total tone of the finish. To illuminate the Light Club, in no case cannot install devices low power. The bright club must be covered at least three times more powerful than the dark. Dark decoration in this sense allows a lot to save on lighting. The presence of a large number of reflective surfaces (mirrors, huge windows) also needs to be considered.

Soundproofing

The nightclub must take only a non-residential premises. Location in the first or social floor A residential building for the club is contraindicated, because it will not be able to make complete sound insulation anyway. If the cinema or restaurant works up to 24 hours, the location on the first or in the basement of the residential building is permissible. But sound insulation is necessary not only as protection against music those who are not located to listen to her (passers-by, residents of neighboring houses, visitors of the neighboring restaurant), but also to make the sound in the club more accurate and better, softer and distinct. Sound insulation are used soundproofing panels from different materials Under the general name "Ecophon". Insoying are engaged in special firms that do not disclose the secret compositions of their panels. Different panels look different (can be painted - about 10 colors, plates) and in different degrees provide sound protection, absorbing various frequencies. The easiest and fairly effective way is the decoration of the room with heavy tissues. The fabric can be disguised into the tone of the wall or can itself be an element of the decor.

Sound distribution

In stores, small cafes, sports halls establish the so-called background sound. The background sound is distributed evenly throughout the area due to a large number of small speakers installed mostly under the ceiling (the acoustics of the ceiling type). Installation of wall speakers is possible (their dimensions range in the range of 10 - 40 cm). These dynamics are usually masked: stained in the tone of the wall or ceiling, installed in special niches, in the extreme case are placed in dark corners of the room. The speakers can be embedded in a false platform, while they are almost not visible. These dynamics are small in power (from 3 to 100 W) and size (from 4 to 8 inches). The restaurant for creating a good high-quality background sound is needed with a capacity of 6 - 10 W. They can be plastic or metal. In sports halls, a distributed sound system is used. This allows you to get the same sound pressure all over the room. Workplace instructor equipped with a radio microphone and remote control. Light decoration It consists of dynamic lighting devices (colored spots and patterns move to the music) and instruments of the fuel light. The clubs usually provide for the possibility of both the performances of living musicians and discos. This requires a capacity system of about 7 - 8 kW consisting of broadband acoustic systems (AC), low-frequency speakers, crossover (divides the synal on separate frequency ranges), processing unit (equalizers, compressors), DJ equipment (console, sd, vinyl), feedback and switching suppressor (chains, suspensions, connectors, wires) . For discos, concert sites use equipment with a capacity of 1 to 40 kW. In general, the same equipment applies for discos as for live sound. As the sizes of concert sites are usually not small, it is for them who are preparing specialists detailed plan, sound and lighting project. It is important here all: and the power of the equipment, and the size, and the form of the hall, and the number of speakers on the walls (the sound applies to the delay). Even the length of the cable affects the sound quality.

Duration of lamps and equipment

One of of the most important parameters To select one or another instrument of one class - the number of hours of uninterrupted work. It depends on the degree of operation: how many hours of daily (or every day) will work light or music installation. If the number of working hours is about 12 per day (and every day), select the technique with increased reliability, high resource.
The equipment of this level is quite expensive and has the right to zhzn in the case of rigid conditions of operation and unavailability of warranty matrian.
You can save by bought inexpensive equipment, periodically carry out the preventiveness inspection and cleaning.
It is permissible to buy inexpensive technique for a year and with time as wear (and earnings) change it on more expensive models.
The main thing is not to be mistaken towards the excess of the expensive brands of the equipment, they also have the habit of breaking.
Heavy operating conditions (heat, dust, moisture, incompetence of personnel) do their job.
About the lamps a special conversation. While there is one Iron rule, the lamps that shine very brightly live for a short time and vice versa.
And if you need a decent work resource of lamps and a large brightness, choose instruments on gas-discharge lamps.
They have a resource from 500 to 5000 hours, in contrast to halogen lamps of the resource of 50-1500 hours.
5000 hours can be enough for a year and a half.
For the service life (especially halogen lamps) strongly affects the supply voltage.
According to the data from manufacturers, the voltage exceeds 5% reduces the service life of two and low supply voltage by 5% can give the length of the life expectancy of the lamp almost twice.
This statement is not so obvious in the case of gas-discharge lamps.
Their life is more affected by compliance with the rules of operation.
Most gas-discharge lamps cannot be turned off immediately after switching on, the switching on / off should be about 15 minutes.
It is written in almost all instructions for devices with discharge lamps.
Another observation. Buying inexpensive domestic lamps you get instant savings, but do not forget that "our" lamps live about 3-4 times less than their imported fellows.
For comparison, the DRIS-1200 lamp and its relative HMI-1200.
On Drish announced service life of 750 hours. On the HMI-1200 the same.
Drish costs about 70 dollars. HMI is about 180 dollars.
The actual life of the DRIS-1200 (until the moment of severely falling brightness) is approximately 300 hours.
The real service life of the HMI-1200 is approximately 1000 hours.
In addition, the light temperature of these lamps is also different (not in favor of Dream).
Therefore, you can only buy dryshe or Chinese origin lamps only at the opening time (in the event of a deficiency of funds).
This is the illusion of savings.
You can be a patriot as much as you like, but our lamps do not reach world standards.

Light and sound control.

Under the slogan "Computerization of the whole country", the management of a complex system of lighting and sound-reproducing devices is sometimes trusted with a computer. And the computer manages, and very successful. However, like any technique, the computer from time to time allows failures, simply speaking, "freezes." Reprogram a large number of Complex equipment for short term It is almost impossible, so the full breakdown of your restaurant or club today is fully guaranteed. Therefore, the "human factor" in the management case turns out to be more than useful.
Now there are many visa users who disassembled in the intricacies of club life and for them (good for everyone and always) are made tetralized, staged program shows.
You can do without a clear scenario and work as an impromptu, but it requires high qualifications of a welcoming and DJ.
In any case, a living, constant work with music and light produces a much better impression than work on the "Automatic".
For a good light operator, you need to "worry" each sample in music and, according to the dynamics and theme, check the effects.
Need to make accents on some fragments in musical composition And to answer the light to changes in the rhythm and tone of music.
It is easier in the presence of control panels with maximum and direct access to all functioning functions.
By analogy with photographic, the more professional, the more in it manual settings And less automation.
Therefore, it is properly used to use a separate remote control for intelligent lighting devices (scanners, etc.), a separate console for stroboscopes, a separate console for smoke generators and a separate remote control for spotlights.
This will certainly increase costs, but will give freedom for creativity.
The same applies to musical DJ equipment. Professional SD and the remote choice if you are going to bet on the show, and not just in the kitchen and drinks.
It is clear that in the case of a restaurant, a cafe or a modest club, it may be superfluous (from the point of view of the host of the institution), but there is no limit to perfection, and a small club can be dynamic and "alive."
Now about the work of the DJ and the sound processor.
This DJ is always pleased with visitors. He, ideally, should be a bit of a showman, a little musician, a little psychologists with a good taste. DJ sees the hall and makes conclusions, like people music or not (and even before the music play), he finally works with a microphone, creates the necessary pauses in an endless series of songs.
It is impossible to trust the bartender, and so often do in restaurants, choosing music, because he has its own duties.
Return to the Laptop. Everything is not so bad there and with a certain skill, you can quickly pull out a couple of scanners from the program and manage them manually.
In computer consoles, not limited to the size of the program.
In the computer remote, more opportunities to create complex ray movements.
Computer consoles are definitely good, but require even higher skill skills.
The ideal version of the computer (software) console is the symbiosis of the program and the "iron" console with a special keyboard.
Light and sound control is a topic for a separate article.

Project and calculation

There is special computer program Dialux for carrying out the lighting of internal lighting. The program allows you to make a calculation based on various parameters: the level of illumination, ceiling height, floor reflection coefficients, walls and ceiling, size and shape of the room. To calculate the reflection coefficients, the program allows you to choose the color and materials from which the finish is made. In appearance, power, type of lamps, light distribution can be selected suitable lamps and their location. Further furniture is introduced into the scene, and the final calculation is performed, according to the results of which you can make an approximate estimate. The computer calculates average illumination, specific load (W / sq. M), number lighting devices, their types and power, equipment specification, placement of lamps on the plan with an indication of the type of instruments, description of the geometry of the room, the reflection coefficients and so on.

Analog and digital systems

Despite the widespread offensive of the latest technologies, specialists do not recommend installing digital sound sources in public institutions. Approximately the same in technical characteristics amplifiers on lamps and chips differ in the quality of sound, and this difference is not in favor of the latest digital technologies. Live shades, the softness of the sound is possible only on the analog apparatus. It is for this specialists so appreciate the old vinyl recordson which there is no "dead" pauses between songs. By the way, and modern DJ, playing vinyl, "stand" about two times more expensive than those who use digital sources.

Installation

Installation of light and sound equipment should be produced at the draft finish. Specialists complain that most often customers come to choose the installation when all the main finishing work already completed. But after all, no one will like the wiring, prototing sockets, extension cords, fittings. However, at the cementing level also, nothing can be solved. It is best to immediately envisage that this restaurant will have music so that you should not immediately drop monolithic ceilings. Actually, installation with all wiring is about 10 -15 percent of the cost of technology. It is believed that this is very small. In the West, the same work is much more expensive - about 50 percent. Installation of sound and lighting equipment in the club, restaurant, cafe can take at least one week. For large concert sites, this term is equal to one month.

Light and sound

The ratio of light and sound costs looks approximately as follows: two-thirds price is on the light, one third is on the sound. The light is always more expensive, and it is harder to install it. However, options are possible if the sound equipment turns out to be more important for this institution than the lighting. For example, this refers to fashionable music clubs in which concert equipment for groups and DJ is about 50 percent of the total cost. It also happens that it does not require a large set of lighting equipment, it is only necessary to highlight something pair of spotlights. In this case, naturally, the value ratio will be reverse.

Cost

Specialists are confident that the high cost of equipment does not guarantee the profitability of the club, restaurant or fitness center. It is important that the care of the study of internal equipment is important, it is for this that it is necessary to pay more attention when choosing equipment. After all, you can create a very popular cafe at minimal cost, and you can invest a huge amount into the equipment, but the club will not like the public to which it is designed.

Lighting of public institutions

The lighting should not be just beautiful, not just to match the particular interior, it should perform strictly defined tasks.
1. Light in the store, bar, cafe, beauty salon must attract potential visitors. Making the interior of the store is more noticeable, the light invites passersby to go.
2. A definitely lit bar or club emphasizes its own personality. The originally lit store is automatically done recognizable, the trademark is emphasized.
3. The lighting should be convenient for visitors, help them navigate in space. For example, in a cafe should be immediately clear which tables are in front of what are more privatany, where the bar or ticket rack.
4. The light must benefit the offered goods in the store or boutique, drinks in the bar, call on to the bar or sit down at the table (exposure light function).
5. Day and evening lighting in a cafe and especially in the club should be different, focusing the attention of visitors on various subjects (during the day it is the tables you can dine, in the evening - scene and dance floor).

Laser show

The unusual brightness and purity of laser radiation attracts the viewer's attention even in a well-lit room. And in the semi, in smoke the bulk figures created by the laser beam move the audience to other worlds.
Laser show is a presentation, " actor"Which is bright and unusual animation created by the scanning of the laser beam on a flat surface (work on the screen), in the smoked air in the form of moving volumetric figures, rays and planes (work on the volume) or on the bulk screen. The visual range is combined with sound accompaniment in Unified composition. Laser shows are actively used on discos, in nightclubs, in concert halls. None of the existing technical means Advertising, except for powerful laser systems, cannot create dynamic images of high brightness and clarity on large surfaces, for example, on the walls multi-storey houses or on the stadium field.
Relatively simple disco lasers are from 600 to 3500 USD.

Completion and estimated costs.

Standard light set (for a small club area of \u200b\u200babout 100 square meters. M)
1. Scanners - at least four
2. Rotating heads - at least four
3. Common DMH console for programming these devices
4. Common light effects (the movement of light in tact music without programming capacity) - four or six
5. Remote (or two) to control light effects - only about 16 buttons
6. Streloboscopes - one powerful, or 4 medium, or 8 - 12 weak
7. Smoke generator.
8. Ultraviolet linear lamps
9. Highlighting of the stage show - 4 - 6 colors or spotlights with four fixed colors.
10. The gun of the tracking light.
11. Luminaires for general, decorative effect

Standard sound set (for a small club area of \u200b\u200babout 100 square meters. M)
1. The columns of medium and high frequencies - at least four
2. Subbas (Diameter Dynamics 15 - 18 inches)
3. Amplifiers.
4. Equalizer.
5. Mixer for DJ.
6. Sound Source - Professional Double CD Player Disc
7. CD changer.
8. Minidisk player
9. Vinyl recorder player.
10. Radio microphone.
11. Equipment for musicians: Impact installation, combo for guitars, monitors, racks, microphones
12. Monitor for DJ.

Total worth from 7 to 120 thousand W.