The Boogie Man Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Hi Troops, Next door in sound we were talking about midi control of sound sources, drum machines, backing tracks etc.As I've now got a controller, Rocktron Midi Mate, which seems quite happy moving effects racks up and down, I want to start on the Lighting. Most of the desk questions ( suitability channel numbers etc ) have been covered in other topics, but it was mentioned that some desks aren't very "good"? with midi in. Does anyone have any pointers as to which desks to avoid given that midi in is to be the only control of the desk?cheersbaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Console Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Um, well I never got MIDI to do anything else but channel flash on my Strand MX. I know it should be possible to trigger the stacks in my Axiom amongst other things. At Uni, a Mac with ?SAM? MIDI automation software did something to a Wholehog 2, but other than that, I don't know, sorry! Edit: Yes it was SAM - http://www.cadac-sound.com/uploaded_Photos...ure%20Final.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benweblight Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Well, whats your budget? No good us talking about higher end desks when you are looking at the bottom of the market. You should be ok if you can select which cc to send on your controller? Then it's just a case of looking for the midi chart in the manual and seeing which controls the feature you want, I.E preset scenes/chase. It is true that some desks offer more features under midi control than others. For example, here is the midi chart for the Behringer LC2412. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Not a Frog! They have no usable MIDI. The pedal you have is an excellent choice, but then again, I'm a tad biased, 'cos I've got one too ;) I still think you are failing to grasp the notion that you really want a PC to pull all your strands together... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 The ETC SmartFade series have extremely good MIDI. You can download the SmartFade MIDI reference guide from here (PDF) to see if it will suit your application. SmartFade ML is similar, but has a few extra capabilities. The SmartFade manuals are available from the ETC website - here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 The Jester also has excellent MIDI capabilities allowing you to bring up Channels or Submasters depending on which mode the desk is running in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvi675 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 MagicQ also offers excellent support for fully customised MIDI control - if all you're after is the MIDI control (no faders, buttons, etc) then the free PC software and a MIDI interface - Robert is your mother's brother ;) Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 500's are good with midi too. In my opinion, most 'top spec' lighting desks are good with midi, after all, you get what you pay for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Boogie Man Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 Cheers Troops, will look into some of them.baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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