CHAUVET Professional COLORado PXL Curve 12 Review: Zoom, Tilt, and Pixel Control

When CHAUVET Professional dropped the COLORado PXL Curve 12, it was a wishlist fixture for lighting designers everywhere. With 12 individually tilting and zooming RGBW heads, full pixel mapping, built-in effects, seamless edge-to-edge mounting, and an IP65 rating to take it all outdoors, the CHAUVET Professional PXL Curve 12 is built to be more than just another batten. With specs like that, the hype is real—and the expectations are set sky-high. But here's the catch: You can't just patch hype into your show file, so we had to see for ourselves.

is Fixture Makes Other Lights Look Lazy

Some fixtures just do the job. This one changes the game. The Chauvet Professional COLORado PXL Curve 12 is a one-meter RGBW batten that doesn’t sit in the background of your rig. It moves, it shapes, it transforms space

CHAUVET Professional COLORado PXL Curve 12

Twelve independentt heads give you tilt control across the entire bar. Each one moves with a 200-degree range, offering motion that feels less like repositioning and more like choreography. Combined with a dedicated 45W RGBW LED in every head, the COLORado PXL Curve 12 gives you granular control without locking you into a single look or function. It’s not just one light twelve times; it’s twelve programmable tools that happen to live in the same body.

Every head is equipped with its own optical system, allowing individual zoom from 5 to 36 degrees. So whether you're chasing tight aerial beams or wide, painterly washes, you don’t need to swap fixtures to get there. You can do it all in one line of Curve 12s — and you can do it per pixel.

COLORado PXL Curve 12 Built-In Macros and Effects

For a fixture this advanced, it’s remarkably accessible. The base profiles are thoughtfully built and come pre-loaded with effect macros that make building complex looks quick and intuitive. Instead of building from scratch every time, you’re starting with a toolbox already in your hands useful when you’re programming on tight timelines or adapting on the fly.

Seamless Mounting and Outdoor Performance

Of course, none of that matters if the gear can’t survive the show. The COLORado PXL Curve 12 doesn’t have that problem. Its IP65 rating means it’s made for rain, dust, dirt, and long days on site. Whether it’s on a festival rig, a rooftop stage, or rolling cross-country on tour, it’s built to stay online and in the air.

And it looks just as smart lined up in multiples. One of the most appreciated features from designers in the field is the seamless edge-to-edge mounting. There’s no visible break between fixtures, which keeps your pixel pitch consistent and your content flowing from bar to bar without interruption. That level of visual continuity becomes essential when your design relies on motion and media tracking. It’s the kind of detail you only notice when it’s wrong — and with the COLORado PXL Curve 12, it never is.

Case Study: PXL Curve 12 on a Major Broadcast Stage

We saw it in action earlier this year at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Designers Travis Hagenbach and Mike Berger filled the back wall with these fixtures. After seeing it at scale, we’d agree.

The PXL Curve is a true workhorse of a batten fixture, with individually controllable heads that give designers precise control over every pixel, not just the overall batten, for unmatched creative flexibility.” - Mike Berger, Lighting Designer

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We noticed how quick and quiet the tilt and zoom movements are. Even when running complex cues across all twelve heads, transitions stayed smooth and snappy—something that makes a real difference in cue-heavy shows or broadcast environments.

One of the standout features of the COLORado PXL Curve 12 is the ability to mix colors across foreground and background. This gives you full control over volumetric effects, letting you build layers of color that add depth and texture to your design. If you prefer to work in a more traditional color-mixing mode, the COLORado PXL Curve 12 also offers CMY options. This added flexibility lets you choose between RGBW or CMY color modes to suit the needs of your design.

Rent The CHAUVET Professional PXL Curve 12

If you're ready to get the PXL Curve 12 into your next design, Kinetic Lighting has you covered. Based in North America, Kinetic offers the COLORado PXL Curve 12 for rental with fast turnaround and top-tier support. Their team understands what these fixtures are built for and preps them like they're going out on tour — clean, tested, and ready to drop into your show file. Whether you're programming in advance or loading in tomorrow, Kinetic makes the rental process frictionless.

This Fixture Makes Other Lights Look Lazy

The CHAUVET Professional COLORado PXL Curve 12 isn’t just a well-spec’d fixture. It’s a creative asset. It gives designers the power to move light with nuance, layer color with depth, and build looks that feel as intentional as the music driving them. It’s fast when you need speed, subtle when you need control, and tough enough to show up night after night without falling apart in the field.