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    I am basicly looking for a DMX-control software that will run in sync with my tracks by receiveing midi clock plus additional tasks from my midi controllers. Does anyone here have experience with this and what was your solution?

    The "djs booths are getting crazy" thread reminded me on the fact that i wanted to be asking this ages ago as i was thinking about getting some lights (again) to work with my music perfectly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duttylectric View Post
    I am basicly looking for a DMX-control software that will run in sync with my tracks by receiveing midi clock plus additional tasks from my midi controllers. Does anyone here have experience with this and what was your solution?

    The "djs booths are getting crazy" thread reminded me on the fact that i wanted to be asking this ages ago as i was thinking about getting some lights (again) to work with my music perfectly.
    It's a filler article. The talked about the exact same thing a year ago, and how to do it. Do some article dumpster diving and you'll find it.

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    you mean djtt made an article on it? that would be great. what words do i need to search for - as i cannot find it yet.

    thank you n e ways.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duttylectric View Post
    you mean djtt made an article on it? that would be great. what words do i need to search for - as i cannot find it yet.

    thank you n e ways.
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    I just came up with something else, which would require a lot of modding, and some money. You could get a cheap midicontroller that can receive midi to control LEDs, then mod it like it was described in the DJTT article, so you have power outlets that you can turn on/off by sending midi.

    You could make one outlet blink with the Traktor command that makes an LED blink to the beat. You could have another one sync up to effects, or have one that flashes when you are cue juggling.

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    a lot of lights (heaps) have little mics in them and sync to the beat by themselves without any midi clock or dmx input
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    I use Chauvets Vue line, they are dmx capable but also can master/slave to eachother so you just run a dmx cable between all your fixtures and have one master which listens to the music and tells the other slave lights and itself what to actually do

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    Quote Originally Posted by fellis View Post
    a lot of lights (heaps) have little mics in them and sync to the beat by themselves without any midi clock or dmx input
    i know i had some before, but they didnt satisfy. first of all most of them dont recognize every kick (especially breakbeat/dnb) and i want to tell them when theyres a breakdown, buildup etc to make them really fit the tracks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wickedsight View Post
    I just came up with something else, which would require a lot of modding, and some money. You could get a cheap midicontroller that can receive midi to control LEDs, then mod it like it was described in the DJTT article, so you have power outlets that you can turn on/off by sending midi.

    You could make one outlet blink with the Traktor command that makes an LED blink to the beat. You could have another one sync up to effects, or have one that flashes when you are cue juggling.

    Endless possibilities
    your ideas are great. even though i'd rather do this software-wise. i know how to send midiclock etc all i need is a program that outputs dmx and receives midi. isn't there a person on these forums that already uses something like this?

    thanks alot for your input!
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