LED bars guarantee a multi-colour spectacle and are amazingly flexible. DJs use them to furnish their DJ booth, while light techs are no doubt familiar with the Sunstrip, which originally came fitted with halogen bulbs and were used on the floor of the stage to illuminate musicians or catwalk models from below to compensate for the light coming from above, countering unwanted shadows. Nowadays, LED bars are mainly used as versatile light effects.
LED Bars: White or Multi-Colour LEDs
An LED bar is basically a long beam with a number of LEDs fitted in a row. If you go for what's known as a pixel bar, you're offered control over the light of each LED. Some bars produce only white light, while others can blend light beams to create any colour you can think of. With some models, multiple units can even be combined into a large matrix to create incredible video-like effects. Other examples of elongated LED lighting effects are the LED strip and the LED tube.
LED Bars and Other Light Effects
Our range includes a rich collection of light effects, including LED bars. These party bars are usually LED pars/spotlights mounted on a T-bar, which sets them apart from installable lights like traditional LED bars as well as from complete lighting kits and party sets that require setting up.
LED Bar Control
When it comes to controlling an LED bar, you're usually given two options: automatic mode in the form of built-in light shows and/or a sound-active mode, or DMX control. While the DMX protocol offers the most flexibility and more in-depth control over things like specific colours, channel functions, colour mixing options, and more, a remote control will almost always come included when you pick up a party set to give you control over the basic functions.
LED Bars: Halogen or LED
Since LED lights are cheaper, more energy-efficient and last longer, party bars and other light effects equipped with halogen bulbs are hard to find these days. That's also because reliability is an important factor. Halogen bulbs get extremely hot, which essentially makes them a fire-hazard. Not only that, they don't last nearly as long as LEDs and consume more power.
LED Bar at Home
Thanks in part to the LED revolution, there are now various LED bars you can get for your living room, bedroom or studio. Basic LED bars are inexpensive, easy to install and usually mounted to the ceiling. Tip: if you're going for a ceiling-mountable model, make sure to pick one that comes including a remote control. The same advice goes for LED strips.
