kazimier Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Hello I have been searching the forums and the internet to find a suitable solution and thought it would be best to just ask. I am looking for a USB to DMX interface - of this there are many and the ENTECC USB PRO interface seems like a well priced and well received solution. What I am stuck on is finding a software that will allow me to control it through a MIDI interface. I have looked at the Chameleon software but it only supports one type of Midi interface (The Behringer BCF2000). I am preparing for a show which uses a combination of multiple projectors and a range of lighting fixtures (mainly LED strips) it is important that the light changes that happen in the projections (running from Modul8 OSX) are mirrored in the lighting fixtures so that the whole show is visually synched up. What I would like to do is to map one midi interface like the Akai MPD24 to control both the visual content and the lighting. Has anyone had much luck with this? or any experience with regards to its feasibility?thank you for your time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage1 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 you can get midi to DMX convertors. A band I work with use this one for controlling their dimmers:http://www.premier-solutions.biz/NJD-Products/MDC-128.htm The same band have a video with timecode which times all the lights, midi instruments etc etc. If a setup like that would be helpful I can post the details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 A generic USB based MIDI controller like the Akai thing can be used to send MIDI commands "into" the PC, and most PC based lighting controllers should be able to be controlled directly using MIDI commands, though some can't as they require that MIDI comes via an external dedicated box. Definites on the list that can do this include PCStage (being a PCStage fanboi you'd expect me to say that!), ShowMagic and I think Light Factory accepts in-PC MIDI as well. Both PCStage and ShowMagic will do media playback directly (ShowMagic up to many channels thereof) and thus you may be able to pop your mac into the nearest bin You may need MIDI-ox to do your MIDI routing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazimier Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 thanks for your repliessavage1: if you could post some more details about their setup - I would really appreciate it. dbuckley: all those solutions do support MIDI but as far as I could tell all work on the PC, since my visual content is being triggered through a mac based software I am looking to find something that works with the OS X operating system.I have also come across this today: http://www.cinetix.de/interface/english/midmxbox.htmanyone tried one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 You could run VirtualPC on your Mac...? Sorry, didn't notice you wanted a Mac solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Brown Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Enttec's new controller package, DMXIS, might suit your needs. It runs on Mac & Windows, and works with any MIDI controller. This tutorial video shows how to hook DMXIS up to a MIDI controller. I wrote the DMXIS software, so if you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. Cheers,Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazimier Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 Hi Dave thanks for your reply - the software seems a perfect solution for what we need. Just ordered it - hopefully it will get here in time - the show is on the 26th but the software seems pretty easy to get to grips with and the integration with Logic was the real deal sealer for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiracerdude Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Can u guys recommend some good MIDI controllers for DMXIS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitlane Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Too late for the OP but Modul8 can interface with DMX (in or out I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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