Why does a Dj use , Video 9, A smoke machine?

Alright folks, this is video number 9 in a selection I've entitled Why Does a DJ Use? And in this one we're looking at something like this. It's a smoke machine. Why does a DJ use a smoke machine? Now then, in a nightclub and in a mobile environment 99% of the time a DJ will use some lighting effects. You will have the actual lighting effect all across the wall, the floor and the ceiling. But that's about it. You won't have anything else because the light will just go straight through the air and hit the wall. Now then, why a DJ uses smoke or a smoke machine is what happens, the smoke machine will puff out basically smoke. Now what happens is the light then hits the smoke and the light reflects off the tiny, tiny smoke particles.

So what you end up with is almost arms of light coming from the actual lighting unit we have here. Now then, if I turn the smoke machine on, you'll get a general idea. That's what the light looks like with a tiny bit of smoke because this guy's been puffing out little bits. Now I'm going to put the smoke machine on and we'll take a look. Okay, there you go. There's the difference. Now we've got a fantastic effect. It's almost like a laser effect. So this is why a DJ uses a smoke machine. I hope that's been a help. Thanks for watching. Practice and enjoy.

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