Virtual Light Show on PC
Posted: 11 September 2022, 12:46Hi all.
I’ve probably titled this topic badly, as I’m unsure of exactly what to call it.
Anyway, my situation and question is this......
I play in a band with backing tracks. I currently send midi triggers from the tracks to my effects board so I’m well versed in midi commands. As a band we don’t own our own lights, and use either one of two different sound guys who supply lights. We want to automate the lights to our tracks. Both sound/lights guys have USB to DMX converters, so this won’t be a difficult task, although one guy uses ShowXpress with the Chauvet converter, and the other uses Showbuddy with the Enttec converter. Again, no big deal as I can write for either and assign them to different channels.
So here’s the dilemma and question...
It’s not practical for either them or me to spend hours together writing and testing everything. Is it possible for me to create virtual light shows on either of those platforms and test them on my PC at home without the external hardware or real lights plugged in?
Cheers in advance!
I’ve probably titled this topic badly, as I’m unsure of exactly what to call it.
Anyway, my situation and question is this......
I play in a band with backing tracks. I currently send midi triggers from the tracks to my effects board so I’m well versed in midi commands. As a band we don’t own our own lights, and use either one of two different sound guys who supply lights. We want to automate the lights to our tracks. Both sound/lights guys have USB to DMX converters, so this won’t be a difficult task, although one guy uses ShowXpress with the Chauvet converter, and the other uses Showbuddy with the Enttec converter. Again, no big deal as I can write for either and assign them to different channels.
So here’s the dilemma and question...
It’s not practical for either them or me to spend hours together writing and testing everything. Is it possible for me to create virtual light shows on either of those platforms and test them on my PC at home without the external hardware or real lights plugged in?
Cheers in advance!
. You can patch in all your fixtures and build your stage in the a virtual 3d environment. From there you can program individual cues, record them into a Sequential List, and send midi commands to scroll through your sequential list. You can also send other midi commands to trigger cues recorded as individual bumps (like strobe hits, or flashes in time with a rhythm).