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  • Page 1 WOLFMIX Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 2 ©2021 ADJ Products, LLC all rights reserved. Information, specifications, diagrams, images, and instructions herein are subject to change without notice. ADJ Products, LLC logo and identifying product names and numbers herein are trademarks of ADJ Products, LLC. Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of copyrightable materials and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter granted.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    C O N T E N T S General Information Limited Warranty (US) Safety Guidelines First Wolfmix Bootup Connect the power Register the power Load the demo project Adding your lights Add lights to your project My light is not available in the library... Edit DMX address &...
  • Page 4 Flash Effects Flash Effects Release Mode Disabling the Flash FX screens Preset What am I supposed to do with a Preset? Preset list playback Preset flash Managing projects Wolfmix Projects Project parts Project backup DMX Values What is this screen for? Locking your Wolfmix Lock All - Lock Edit I’ve forgotten my password...

  • Page 5: General Information

    G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N INTRODUCTION Please read and understand all instructions in this reference manual carefully and thoroughly before attempting to operate these products. These instructions contain important safety and use information. This document describes each function available on Wolfmix.

  • Page 6: Limited Warranty (Us)

    All shipping charges must be pre-paid. If the requested repairs or service (including parts replacement) are within the terms of this warranty, ADJ Products, LLC will pay return shipping charges only to a designated point within the United States. If the entire instrument is sent, it must be shipped in its original package. No accessories should be shipped with the product.

  • Page 7: Safety Guidelines

    This device is a sophisticated piece of electronic equipment. To guarantee a smooth operation, it is important to follow all instructions and guidelines in this manual. ADJ Products, LLC is not responsible for injury and/or damages resulting from the misuse of this device due to the disregard of the information printed in this manual.

  • Page 8: First Wolfmix Bootup

    Register with the keycode The first time you start the Wolfmix, you’ll see a registration code on the screen. Go to www.adj.com, enter this code, and then enter the given Activation Key. This ensures you have a genuine Wolfmix and...

  • Page 9: Adding Your Lights

    2 A D D I N G Y O U R L I G H T S Add lights to your project Open Fixture Setup by tapping the button to the top right of the home screen • Tap the add fixture button (that’s the icon with the +) •...

  • Page 10: Led Bars And Multi-Fx Bars

    These days there are myriad light fixtures containing multiple light sources in one fixture. If you don’t have them in your setup - ADJ has you covered. Examples include LED bars and multi-FX bars. Wolfmix contains a couple of neat features to help you get these working properly.

  • Page 11: Building Your Own Fixture

    4 B U I L D I N G Y O U R O W N F I X T U R E A fixture profile tells Wolfmix how the connected light works. It contains information on the capabilities of each channel. Take a look at your fixture’s user manual and you should find a table of DMX channels and values.

  • Page 12: Limiting The Moving Head Area

    5 L I M I T I N G T H E M O V I N G H E A D A R E A What’s this all about? In a typical lighting setup, Moving Heads will often be rigged behind and above the performer or DJ. Unlike Scanners which have limited movement, Moving Heads will pan 360 degrees or more.
  • Page 13 Once the tilt is sorted, repeat for the pan. Touching the screen will move all fixtures together, allowing for the limits to be tested. The goal is to have all your lights moving together.

  • Page 14: The Home Screen

    6 T H E H O M E S C R E E N What can I do on the home screen? The HOME screen is your live performance mixer. Each column is used to control a Group of lights. Use the encoder to change the dimming level of the Group.

  • Page 15: How Should I Use The Groups

    How should I use the groups? Groups have been designed to be arranged by Fixture Type. For example, you could add your Moving Heads in Group A, Scanners in Group B, LED Pars in Group C... You can also combine different Fixture Types within a Group.

  • Page 16: What Else Can I Do On The Home Screen

    What else can I do on the home screen? Holding the SHIFT button offers some special features: • SHIFT + TURN ENCODER: Controls the Master Dimmer. • SHIFT + PUSH ENCODER: locks the group so that its current state won’t be changed when recalling a preset or hitting a FLASH button.

  • Page 17: Fx Racks

    7 F X R A C K S What are the FX racks? The Wolfmix has 3 FX racks. Each rack is capable of generating 1 effect: • COLOR FX: generates color changing effects such as a rainbow effect • MOVE FX: generates effects on Heads and Scanners, such as a circle effect •...

  • Page 18: Editing Colors

    Editing Colors When the COLOR FX screen is visible, a palette of 16 colors is shown on the Matrix. Hit these colors to add them to your effect. The colors can be edited by shift + hitting the button. Note that the color palette is saved globally, so any updates to a color button will be applied to all effects and presets.

  • Page 19: The Sequencer

    The sequencer The MOVE FX and BEAM FX racks include a tool which allows you to sequence position and beam values. These values are calculated automatically depending which matrix buttons are active. To edit a sequence, select one of the sequence effects and then tap EDIT. Each sequence contains 8 steps.

  • Page 20: Synchronising With Music

    8 S Y N C H R O N I S I N G W I T H M U S I C Why sync my light show with music? Having lighting effects in time with the music can transform a show into a spectacle! The Wolfmix offers several methods to sync lights and music.

  • Page 21: Ableton Link & Os2L

    Ableton Link & OS2L Ableton Link is used to synchronize the BPM between multiple applications. It’s included with most DJ software packages and is very accurate as it takes the BPM calculated by the DJ software. OS2L is a similar system created by the team behind Virtual DJ. To use Ableton Link or OS2L, connect your Wolfmix to a PC or Mac via USB 3, open WTOOLS, then click the Ableton Link or OS2L button.

  • Page 22: Static Screens

    9 S TAT I C S C R E E N S Wolfmix has 4 screens for managing fixed, or Static levels. These screens allow you to set favorite positions, colors, gobos, and other levels. The values on these screens are saved globally, therefore any edits are applied to all presets.

  • Page 23: Position

    Position Set your 10 preferred positions on the position screen. Move the encoder to set a FADE time between the positions. Hitting the encoder allows you to toggle between positions 1-5 and 6-10. Shift + hit one of the position buttons to edit. Tap on the touch screen to change the position or set using the first 2 encoders.

  • Page 24: Gobo

    Gobo Select your preferred 10 gobos on each fixture group. Wolfmix looks at each fixture in the group and tries to match up similar gobos, but if you’re looking to choose a different gobo, shift + hit one of the gobo buttons.

  • Page 25: Creating Live Edits

    1 0 C R E AT I N G L I V E E D I T S Why do I care about this? Wolfmix has 4 screens for managing fixed, or Static levels. These screens allow you to set favorite positions, colors, gobos, and other levels.

  • Page 26: Flash And Lock

    If a fixture has been edited, a white dot will appear in the corner of the fixture’s button. Hit the first encoder to reset the selected fixtures. Turning the encoder allows you to reset ALL fixtures. Flash and Lock Tapping the FLASH button on the top bar will set the Live Edit as a FLASH button. The button will turn white and will activate on press and stop on release.

  • Page 27: Flash Effects

    11 F L A S H E F F E C T S Flash Effects Flash effects are layered over the top of everything else. These can be used when playing live and are easily triggered on any screen by hitting one of the big buttons to the right. •...

  • Page 28: Preset

    1 2 P R E S E T What am I supposed to do with a Preset? Presets are used to save the current values of all your effects, along with the status of Static palettes and Flash buttons. Wolfmix comes with tons of Presets preloaded, but you can easily overwrite these by shift + hitting a Preset button.

  • Page 29: Managing Projects

    1 3 M A N A G I N G P R O J E C T S Wolfmix Projects A Wolfmix Project contains all your fixtures, presets and palettes. The Project screen can be located by tapping the Setup button to the upper right of the HOME screen, and then tapping Projects. Up to 6 different Projects can be saved on the Wolfmix.

  • Page 30: Project Backup

    Project backup Projects can be backed up with the WTOOLS app for PC and Mac. When a Project is backed up, it’s automatically synchronized with your LS Cloud account. This allows you to share Projects with other users and load onto other Wolfmix controllers.

  • Page 31: Dmx Values

    1 4 D M X VA L U E S What is this screen for? The DMX Values screen can be accessed by tapping the Setup button on the HOME screen. Here’s a list of what you can do: • See the level of every DMX channel •...

  • Page 32: Locking Your Wolfmix

    1 5 L O C K I N G Y O U R W O L F M I X Lock All - Lock Edit Wolfmix can be locked with a password to prevent accidental or unauthorized access or editing. To lock the Wolfmix, tap the Setup button on the HOME screen and then tap one of the two Lock buttons.

  • Page 33: Assigning Dmx Universes

    1 6 A S S I G N I N G D M X U N I V E R S E S Adding more universes Wolfmix ships with 2 DMX universes. Universe 1 is assigned to XLR A and B, and Universe 2 is assigned to XLR C and D.

  • Page 34: Linking 2 Wolfmix Units

    1 7 L I N K I N G 2 W O L F M I X U N I T S Benefits of 2 Wolfmix units The first benefit is that you get hands-on control of all 8 Wolfmix groups. If you have a lot of different fixtures, it can be useful to split these into 8 groups and have direct access to each group on the HOME screen, or select colors on the COLOR screen.

  • Page 35: Sync 2 Wolfmix Units With Wlink

    Sync 2 Wolfmix’s with WLINK To set up WLINK, you first need the WLINK add-on. Connect the Wolf to a PC or Mac via USB 3, and open the WTOOLS app. Once the WLINK add-on has been enabled, connect a 5pin Male - Male XLR cable to the WLINK socket of each Wolfmix.

  • Page 36: 18 Linking With Dmx Faders

    18 LINKING WITH DMX FADERS Wouldn’t it be cool if the Wolfmix had faders? It’s not easy with encoders in a live performance environment to slowly, and manually, adjust a lights dimmer, so we did the next best thing - allow for a DMX controller to be connected via the WLINK socket. Setting up WLINK To set up WLINK, you first need the WLINK add-on.

  • Page 37: Mapping A Dmx Input Channel To A Group Dim

    Once the WLINK add-on has been enabled, connect a cable from your DMX fader board to the 5 pin WLINK socket. Depending on the cable, you may need a Male-Male XLR adapter. Finally, head over to the Settings screen, scroll to WLINK input mode and select DMX IN. Mapping a DMX input channel to a group dimmer By default, channels 1-8 are mapped to group dimmers A-H, and channel 9 is mapped to the Master dimmer.

  • Page 38: Mapping A Dmx Input Channel To An Output

    Mapping a DMX input channel to an output channel DMX IN faders can also be mapped directly to DMX output channels. This is useful if you have a large set of faders you want to use for manual control (e.g. dimming some traditional PARs). You could also turn the Wolfmix into a DMX merger should you wish to control certain sets of lights from another DMX controller.

  • Page 39: 19 Easy View 3D Visualization

    DMX output from Wolfmix in real-time with a simple USB connection. The Easy View 2 software is available to download from www.adj.com for free, however to send DMX data from Wolfmix to Easy View 2, the 3D Link add-on is required. This can be purchased through the...

  • Page 40: Adding Light Fixtures To Easy View

    Adding light fixtures to Easy View Enter ‘Build View’ to create your 3D stage. Click ‘Add Fixture’ to choose one or more lighting fixtures to add. Be sure the DMX start address matches the address set on Wolfmix. Easy View is compatible with any SSL2 fixture profile.

  • Page 41: Other Settings

    Other settings Visual settings such as Ambient lighting, Beam Intensity, and Fog Density can be adjusted to the top right. Easy View requires a powerful graphics card for smooth playback. If the FPS drops too low, try setting the Fog level to 0, remove Anti-Aliasing, Shadows, and reduce the render quality in the Settings window.

  • Page 42: Useful Information

    2 0 U S E F U L I N F O R M AT I O N Startup key-combinations Several special startup modes are available by powering the controller whilst holding the following key combinations: • WOLF + STROBE : performs a test sequence including touch screen, buttons, encoders, microphone and DMX connectors.

  • Page 43: Specifications

    S P E C I F I C AT I O N S Setup • Timed release of flash and preset buttons • Standalone (no computer needed) • Fixture FLIP function, for reversing beam order • Compatible with any DMX device •...
  • Page 44 FCC STATEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE WARNINGS &...

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