avcottle Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I'm after an easy and cheap solution to be able to control sounds effects and music tracks from DMX. I already have a USB to DMX ENTTEC unit. Is there anything available, either hardware or software based. I would like to use DMX channels to fire off sound effects or music during a show, so these can be programmed into the lighting desk with the lighting cues and make operation easy. Any ideas would be great! Many thanksAdrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_keys Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Is there anything available, either hardware or software based. I would like to use DMX channels to fire off sound effects or music during a show, so these can be programmed into the lighting desk with the lighting cues and make operation easy. Any ideas would be great! If you've got some minor programming skills, have a look at Open Lighting Architecture. It is a suite of applications that can be used to receive, merge and transmit DMX signals via Ethernet (ArtNet, ACN etc.) and also hardware interfaces. As part of the suite, there is an application (ola_trigger) that can be used to call commands in response to different DMX levels. You could use this to trigger a sound playing application. It's definitely not an all-in-one solution, but depending on your skill level and inventiveness, it can be used to achieve some pretty clever stuff. Apologies if this is a more technical solution than you're looking for - but it might be suitable for someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empyfree Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 What lighting software do you use? You can control Winamp using ChamSys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Pearce Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 ScreenMonkey can be controlled via ArtNet if you buy the pro license, which is good value for the power you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadhippy Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 http://cpc.farnell.com/1/1/63415-DMX-mp3-player-1-554-milford-instruments.html But honestly whats so dfficult about hitting play on a playback device Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avcottle Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Thank you all for your time. controlling WinAmp will be worth looking into and I'll also check out OLA too and see if I can get my head around it. The problem is we dont have anyone to cue sound and the lighting is a little crazy so I was looking for an all in one solution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigYinUK Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 A simple solution for you might be a Velleman DMX relay (or several) - one for each effect?. Might work depending on how complex it needs to be. http://www.velleman.eu/products/view/?country=fr&lang=en&id=367182 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossmck Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I've used QLab for this purpose a few times... although MSC might be more suited than DMX for control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingers Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 You could approach the problem the other way round. As I understand it, many lighting desks have midi control. Qlab will give you full midi options if you have an interface. Seems like the simpler option to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_P Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 SCS can trigger sound and video cues from DMX with a DMX to USB. It can also send MIDI so could be used to trigger the lighting desk instead. I think that you need the professional plus licence so I suppose it depends on your definition of cheep. Full disclosure - I haven't actually used in under DMX control but I have used it under MIDI control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Pearce Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 A cheap solution is a USB keyboard and qlab/multiplay. I've run many many shows with left hand on the sound go button and right on the LX go button. It takes concentration and discipline, but is quite doable, and quicker than programming the cross referenced cues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimWebber Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Or, just thinking off the top of my head, use multiplay and hack the USB keyboard decoder to fire the appropriate key with a relay contact and drive the relay from the velleman DMX relay mentioned earlier? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Another vote here for using MIDI show control (MSC). We've used SCS as the source and fired MIDI into the lighting desk to fire cures, and also used the lighting desk as the source and fired SCS cues that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatman Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 DMX controlled MP3 player. Milford Instruments also make one, but their website is rubbish so it's impossible to give a direct link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossmck Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Milford Instruments also make one, but their website is rubbish so it's impossible to give a direct link. This is the Milford one... http://www.milinst.co.uk/shop/DM/info/1_554 Good products, shockingly poor website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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