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Re: How do you select & Group of fixtures?
First off, as if you don't hear it enough, I'm new to the software and just moderately familiar with DMX and programming lights. Jingles, I have two 6 channel dimmer packs that I would like to group fixtures together. Do I just need to change where they are plugged into the dimmer pack and make it easy? Also, I have 8 LED PAR 64's and I would like to group them all together as well as other different groupings. I have 4 Intimidators and colorado 3's that I would like to groups in various...
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Re: Show designer 3
You should have no problem transferring to the new console and not have to rewire and readdress your fixtures. The extra universes are in case you need them, meaning more then 512 channels of lighting, or can make your life easier at times. For example, if you have lights at one side of the room and lights on the total opposite, instead of looping them all together, run one DMX line to one side and another to the opposite side to save on cable and stop possible issues that may arise. As for...
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Re: Compulive works, but no output from Dongle, Please help!
You know, I looked all over the place in the new user manual and could not find a disclosure. Past user manuals had this, and It should be in the current user manual. Please read carefully the following preventive measures carefully: 1. Place a DMX insulator between interface and DMX fixtures (e.g. DMX branch 4, Opto Branch 4) in order to protect them both from any interference and from overvoltage. 2. We advise you to have an available spare RS485 driver IC. This is an 8 pin electronic IC...
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Re: DMX Operator MIDI channel
There are 16 MIDI Channels. In order for MIDI devices to be receive and/or send MIDI information properly, the device must have a MIDI "ID", or MIDI Channel, from 1 to 16. The reason is so you can "daisy chain' several MIDI devices and make sure each device is receving the proper MIDI information. Hope this helps.
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Re: T16F controller - Control each channel individually?
And I should add... could the problem be that I do not have a DMX terminator in the DMX Out of the T16F? Here's the setup I have... Chauvet DMX-40B Controller > DMX Cable > DMX in of T16F with 4 par cans attached (1 in each plug)
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Re: DMX Operator Pro and MIDI
it sounds like you need to step up to ShowDesigner 1 or 2. These use the maximum amount of midi notes. Magic 260 is really just a prelude to the Sd1 and SD2. Best regards,
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Re: DMX Operator Pro and MIDI
Thanks John. I wish I could step up to the showdesigner, but at that point, I would just get the 1024FC and have the timeline ability. Basically, I am only running 8 channels of pars, 4 scanners, and 4-6 LED PARS's so both the software and the showdesigner 1 are way overkill for as little as I have. Plus, fundage is pretty low. So I guess we are back to the 3 questions: Can you select par scenes/chases independent to moving light scene/chases? Can they be selected this way with MIDI as well?
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Re: DMX Operator Pro and MIDI
I've been asked to jump since I did a LOT of testing with MyDMX and MIDI and had documentable and repeatable results. Issue 1: Does MyDMX respond to MIDI triggers? Yes, it does. This has been resolved and in the latest version, you can use MIDI triggering, so we can just move forward from that. Issue 2: How easy is it to trigger MyDMX? Well, it really depends. Overall, the answer is yes, since most people are going to use MIDI NOTE ON commands for triggering scenes. Once a triggers are...
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Re: Scene Fade Suddenly Not Working
Hi Matchless.. I see a few things going on here. 1. check your page settings again. you say that fade option is checked on every scene. However this option is not found in Page settings. In Page settings you will find channels. Every channel has a Fade option. This fade option needs to be checked. What type of fixtures are you using? 2. Patches in Compu Live 3D window are different than Patches on Compu Live program window. If you have more than one page, then you will have conflicting...
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Re: Scene Fade Suddenly Not Working
John, 1. Ok, I checked the Page Settings like you said and all of the "channels" do have the FADE function enabled. They're grayed out, but they ARE checked. I'm using DLED36's (8), AMDJ P64LEDPros (8), and DS250's (4). 2. You say, "If you have more than one page, then you will have conflicting issues". I do have more than one page...one page for each type of fixture. Is this a problem? If so, how can I possibly add fixtures without adding pages? 3. I'm fine with saving it in the default...
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Re: Scene Fade Suddenly Not Working
ill leave john to answer number one, but number 2 and 3 and 4 are mine. 2) he means more than one page for the same set of fixtures. like if you have 6 ds 250's had you set up a fixture page for each head that you have that will cause problems. so he meant multiple pages of the same fixture. 3) i have always stored SES and show files in the main sl2006 folder. its just easier to find. 4) send me one of your stage files and ill see whats up. james K at elation lighting DOT COM also how much...
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Re: Scene Fade Suddenly Not Working
1. if the check box is grayed out its because you need to see individual channels. you will see a + symbol near fixture name. click it and it expands all channels. The important channels for moving heads that need the FADE option checked are pan tilt dimming focus Iris and zoom. LED's need Red Green and Blue and dimming checked. 2. when I say more than one page, I refer to having multiple DESIGN SPOT 250 pages or DLED 36 pages with the same DMX address. Do you have any pages with overlapping...
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Re: Scene Fade Suddenly Not Working
1. I drilled down to the individual channels. The appropriate channels that you mentioned still have "Enable FADE function" checked, but they are still grayed out. 2. No overlapping channels from page to page. 3. OK 4. I know! I sent them to Jingles and asked to forward to you...didn't get your email. Thanks, Brian
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Re: Stage Setter *
Set the first DP 415 to channel 1 (dip switch 1 up) and the second to channel 5 (dip switches 1 and 3 up). That should take care of it. Then faders 1-4 will operate DP #1 and %-8 will operate DP #2
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Re: Scene Fade Suddenly Not Working
Matchless, All is working good. I loaded your programming file.. it looks good. all working great and looking as it should. Nice work. I loaded Delux EVS and all the fixture positions loaded just as you set them on stage. Also.. looking very good. 1. I see your missing fades from scenes 1-25. scenes 31-54 have fades and they all work good then scenes 61-125 no fades again. Are you asking why are some scenes missing fades? Right click on the word "Master" right on the control window and you...
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Re: Scene Fade Suddenly Not Working
1. Fades are missing from scenes 1-25 on purpose. Scenes 31-54 are exact copies of 1-25, but with fades. I'm pretty sure I got the fades back...no problems there. 2. I see what your saying...those people are memory hogs! What's weird is after you pointed that out, I deleted all 6 people AND all unnecessary objects. Now the file is larger: 11MB!! I cannot figure this out. Try it on your end...try deleting the people and save the file as a different name. What is your file size after doing...
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Re: newbie question
I really need some help from someone Maybe one of you knows someone who would be willing to help me by drawing out a wiring diagrams of the dmx cale and how to set channels in the show designer 3. We have to mount 10 more lights this weekend and have 3 saturdays left till our first Sunday service and I need help This is what I have Show designer 3 12 -Elation Cyber Pak 4 channel dimmer 32- American par cans 16- Altman Ellipsoidals 6 -chauvet Colorado 3’s led cyc light 8 -chauvet L.E.D. par...
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Re: Scene Fade Suddenly Not Working
Jingles/John, After re-creating my stage, I'm still having the same problem. I'll open one show, then open another, and every time I save each one (even if NOTHING appears to change), it adds another 1 or 2 MB to the file size. I really would like to know what is going on here. Thanks, Brian
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Re: Scene Fade Suddenly Not Working
I was checking out both your .evs files.. I see they are almost exactly the same. Can you send me your file while its in the 1 - 2 mb range.. We will do some testing here and see what happens.
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Re: Colors locked out (solved)
You should be able to find the grouping window behind the page window. Its called the Fixture window.. or Tab. Either way it has a few options to look at.. 1. LIVE 2. SAVE 3. SELECT If you selected say the color red. And you unselected fixtures using one of these settings... then you created a group function that make the color work on some or none of the fixtures. You need to go to each color, then while that color is selected go to this Fixture window and check these 3 features and make...
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Re: Programming Existing Scene Colors w/in a New Scene (CL06)
Jingles, Yes that is effectively what I'm asking. I can use the color manager, but I hope you can understand how much longer that will take: 1 scene = 20 steps x 16 PAR cans per step x 2 colors per step x 3 DMX values per color. 1 scene could take upwards of an hour when I'm talking about a lot of steps and lot of different colors. If what I'm asking is not possible though, I suppose that is what I'll have to do. You know how when you create a Cycle, you can just select the Scenes that make...
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Re: DMX Operator Pro and MIDI
I use the DMX Operator Pro with Midi trigger. It works great. I am actually trying to run a local band R n R show using a Guitar Pedal, but don't know if they actual have programmable Midi send notes to foot buttons (like a Midi keyboard.). Anyone know? NOTE NUMBER FUNCTION 23-34 FIXTURE PAGE 1-12 35-50 PAR PAGE 1-16 51-58 MOVING LIGHT SCENE 1-8 59-66 MOVING LIGHT CHASE 1-8 67-72 PAR SCENE 1-6 73-78 PAR CHASE 1-6 79 PAR STANDBY 80 PAR FADE + SPEED 81 FIXTURE BLACKOUT 82 FIXTURE AUDIO 83 PAR...
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Re: Scene Setter and Optima OPDM-20
hi Shealy, No.. the scene setter doesn't allow you to patch faders to channels. Its a straight 24 controller. 1 = 1, 2 = 2
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Re: Design Spot 250 For SPOT LIGHT
Yea thanks a lot for the reply jingles and yes i have notice the "followspot tab" but i couldn't figure out wat the hell was going on in there I am very new to This i m still trying to learn how to create scenes. as a mobile dj i really needed to know how to do the spot light also i dont know if it would be too much to ask but if u can do a video on it that would be awesome thanks agian and i am about to go try out wat u just suggested thanks First thing first.. This is what i did i clicked...
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Re: Newbie Question
Hola Petter, Our Elar fixtures are either 24 volts. You can use any power supply that will give you 24 volts. what you need to be sure of is the wattage. This varies on the qty of fixtures you will use. The ELAR DRIVER 3 is not available. we have the ELAR DRIVER 1. The ELAR DRIVER 1 give you 3 channels of DMX. So you can connect all 6 ELAR 4z04 to 1 ELAR DRIVER 1 and they will all change together. Or if you want to control each one seperatly, you will need 6 ELAR DRIVER 1. The ELAR DRIVER 8...
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Re: Stage Setter *
Wow! - This is a great forum and Thank you Rick03038 this answers a question i asked in another area of this forum (under dmx controllers - general programming - it was me a newbie at this will try this solution at practice tomorrow - thanx again!!
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Re: Opto Branch
I realize this is an old thread, but in talking with a pro lighting guy from Nashville last night, I've come to believe that both "tap" and "Elation_Pro" are incorrect about the Opto-Branch 4. 1. You CAN use the DMX Thru port to continue on to other DMX receivers, but standard DMX rules apply (no more than 32 devices on the line, terminate the last fixture on the link, etc). The splitter is just seen as a receiver on the line; nothing more or less. However, if something takes this line down,...
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Re: COMPULIVE: Quirks or bugs, and some recommended Enhancements.
Just adding my 2 cents here. 128mb of RAM is what the program wants, without Easy Show. The laptop I am typing this on right now has 4096mb (4 gigs) of RAM, and is currently using 34% of that, 1393mb of RAM. That is just Quickbooks, Anti-Virus Corporate (not bloated), Outlook minimized, and 2 windows of Firefox. That is more RAM then the computer you are using has total, and these are fairly simple, basic programs. If I clean boot windows and only have my anti-virus running, nothing else, I...
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Re: Newbie w/ Scene Setter 24
Mattrix, You'll need to create your own programs to limit the number of channels/lights being used. Here's how to program a chase. 1) Change the mode to "1-24 single" 2) Enter record mode (press and hold record button and tap buttons 1,6,6,8) 3) Create the first step of your chase using sliders 1-12. Press the record button and the display should then read step 001. Create as many steps as you need to complete your desired pattern. The controller will continue to display the number of steps...
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Re: Help with getting current software???
jon i would like to see what is all going on on your desktop when you try this. So i would like for you to do two things for me. go to www.crossloop.com and start up a free membership and get your account going. no worries though it is and always will be 100% free. and then cal me at 1-715-302-5671 that is my direct cell and i will be able to see using crossloop what all is going on on your desktop and how you are trying to install or download the software. ok? Btw i am in central time in...
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Re: Newbie w/ Scene Setter 24
Mattrix, The T16F works a little different from the Dp-Dmx4B, so you'll need to assign each pack it's own address. The T16F uses 5 channels of DMX and is automaticaly assigned to channel 1 when placed in slave mode. Raising slider 1 to value 255 will allow you to have control of the 4 channels on the pack using sliders 2-5. The Dp-Dmx4B will need to start at channel 6 (dip switch 1,2 and 3 to the on position). You can assign the same address to the third dimmer pack and control them together...
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Re: Help with getting current software???
Jon, 1. Just to clarify.. when the USB is connected to power supply it works fine. then when run on USB it flickers? 2. I still think you are trying to run the exe file from the zip folder. Have you extracted the folder to your desktop before running the .exe file inside that folder?
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Re: Understanding the DMX Operator
You are correct. EXCEPT on the dmx op it is 16 channels. so scanner one addressed to 1 scanner two addressed to 17 and scanner 3 addressed to 33. basically each fixture button holds and controls 16 channels all the way up to 12 fixtures. so if you hit fixture button number one you will have control of those first 16 channels. fixture button 2 the next 16 channels and so on and so forth. make sense? Read this PDF if you haven't yet. http://www.elationlighting.com/pdffiles/dmx-101-handbook.pdf...
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Re: Understanding the DMX Operator
Thanks James, I think I get it. I'm not sure where I got the 32 from ... looking at the online manual for that I can clearly see it's 16 ... which is plenty. So to build on your explanation, if I turn on fixture button 1 and 2, then fader 1 is acting as a fader for channel 1 and 17 at the same time, correct? Is it safe to assume that fader one is actually designed to continually send out data on channels 1, 17, 33, 49, 65, 81, 97, 113, 129, 145, 161 and 177 and then the scanner buttons just...
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Re: Understanding the DMX Operator
I'm jumping into this a bit later than I normally would, but I don't normally read this forum, despite the fact that I should. I have the DMX Operator. So, I know how it work quite well. I can't say I know it 100% inside and out, but I can get around it quite easily. I need to refer to the manual for programming it because I can't recall those steps. Other than that, the DMX Operator is my buddy. It is my reliable fall back for MyDMX. Issue 1: The scanner buttons. Each scanner buttonis...
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Re: Newbie w/ Scene Setter 24
Sergio, Thank you, that works great, with one notable exception. Channel 6 does nothing except when I flash channel 10, which turns on both channel 10 AND channel 6??? Everything else is cool. Cheers,
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Re: Newbie Question!
Hi Jingles and Serra-thanks so much for your prompt responses! I really appreciate your experience and advice. My band will be playing smaller clubs and parties. My budget will be a couple thousand clams, so I really like your recommendations. I won't be ready for 575W fixtures for awhile, and I'll certainly check out your recommendations for the led pars. What software do you use to control your lights? I'm using the op 192 now, but foresee switching to computer in the future. As mentioned...
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Re: DP-415?
check to make sure the Dimmer pack are setting with first one's address:1 and second one address:5 also make sure you have the DMX polarity set right. and If I remmeber right the eurolight board are 5pin dmx (at least most of them are). that is going to require a 5pin to 3pin adapter (I am guessing you already have it). make sure the pin on the adapter are connecting the proper data pins to the right ones need on the pins for the dimmer pack (the dimmer and the board probably say which pin...
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Re: DP-415?
packs are set to 1 and 5. I have the 5-3 adapter. everything appears to be connected correctly. Still, no lights.
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Re: DP-415?
Flash buttons do nothing either. The CHANNEL OUTPUT LED's (1-4) that indicate relevant channel output acivity do NOT come on. But the DMX indicator light IS on. Any other suggestions before I toss this gear into the scrap bin?
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Re: DP-415?
I have read that the chanels are not nesseiarly direct on this board they can be remapped. so maybe you need to setter fader 1-4 as dmx ch 1-4 not sure
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Re: operator 192
Well, Correct me if I am wrong but that board is mainly for intels. you don't need to setup a fixture profile for dimmer packs they simply dimmer (0-255) the dip switch need to be setup for channel for ex if you want dimmer pack one to be channels 1-4 set it as ch 1. if you want dimmer pack 2 to be 5-8 set it as 5. also there is probably a way to make it run on 1ch 2ch or 3ch. if you want ch1-4 turn all dip switch to off. Also note this is not a DMX dimmer pack. it is an NSI Miroplex one...
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Re: Operator 192 programing
no not really those are general instructions. basically each fixture button controls a set of 16 dmx channels. so if your color fusions are say 6 channels each. And you have the first one addressed to 1 and the second one addressed to 7. then that means that if u have your fixture one button on (Green LED on) if you move faders 1-6 it will adjust the channels for your first light. now if u hit the channel bank button u will have access to the rest of your channels used on your second...
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Re: Operator 192 programing
On your second fixture you need to have dipswitches 1 and 5 UP or on. That will give u access to the fixture from the 2nd fixture button. ok? Let me know if you still need help. Sincerely,
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Re: Using Cycles for Song Cues
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Matchless1: John, When I say "Chase Cycle", what I mean is I have created a Cycle that contains a series of Scenes or steps (i.e. Red Scene, Blue Scene, Green Scene. etc.) in a certain order. Each step is defined as "GO" (instead of a prescribed time) within the cycle to activate it . As you know, the PAGE DOWN button acts as the "GO" command when working with Cycles. So knowing that, you helped me a while back to link the PAGE DOWN command to a MIDI note/signal...
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Re: Using Cycles for Song Cues
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Elation_Pro: OK.. So you have 1 cycle. This cycle seems to have all of your scenes for all of your songs in the order you want them to play. (For the sake of understanding.. lets not use the word "chase".) Smiler This means that you have all 10 of your songs in one cycle? (No) What i'm figuring your trying to do is have 1 cycle per song, where you can activate that cycle for that song (Yes) , but you want them all to be in 1 big cycle? (No) Am I on the right...
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Re: Using Cycles for Song Cues
Let me try a different approach: Song 1 = Cycle 1 Song 2 = Cycle 2 Song 3 = Cycle 3 etc.. This makes more sense. This is how it should be. Let's call these Cycles listed above "Song Cycles". My "Song Cycles" will contain Scenes, Switches, and Cycles. When I start to hear Song 1 being played by the band, I want to simply click the button, "Song 1" with my mouse. This should initiate the first step of the "Song 1" Cycle. Then, I want to be able to manually control the steps through the "Song...
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Re: Using Cycles for Song Cues
So the magic here is the ability to trigger the Red, Green, Blue steps via MIDI? Yes, but the Song Cycles must be controlled manually. So is it possible to assign MIDI to some cycles, but not others? Are your Song Cycles in the same page of your light? If so try and create a blank page. Name this page Song Cycles. Here you will store all your cycle for your songs only. I did this. On the light page you will have your "RGB Repeat" Trigger cycle and all your scenes. When you say "light page",...
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Re: Using Cycles for Song Cues
Ok, so using separate Pages for each song, seems to be working quite nicely. This is definitely the way to go, instead of using Cycles. There are still 2 things I'm having a little trouble with: 1. I can copy Scenes and Switches from the Master page to each Song page by using the "Duplicate" function. This greatly reduces the time it takes to build each song. What's strange though is that when using this command ("Duplicate") for Cycles, it creates the duplicate in the Master page, even when...