DMX Light Control Using Logic Midi?

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DMX Light Control Using Logic Midi?

I have been searching all over the internet for more info on this but it's been quite a search, so now I am down to asking.

I am planning on running a click track for my band with our backing tracks on it. I already have the clicks and backing tracks laid out and put together, but now I want to run lights off of it too so that lights can run on time with the music the band is playing and be programmed.

Is there anyway that using the midi control in Apple Logic that I can control and program the lights? I'm guessing using and Lanbox ( http://www.lanbox.com/products/LCXDataSheet.html) and connecting it to the usb port on my Macbook, and connecting the lights to the DMX port?

Does anybody have any idea on how to make this work? And how could I set up the Midi to work with different DMX Channels? As well as light velocities/colors?

If anybody has any idea how I can make this work, please reply!

Thanks,

Kyle

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.8), 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Posted on Dec 6, 2010 10:05 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 7, 2010 6:13 AM in response to kyletrt

Hi
Yes you should be able to control your lights from logic.If your lighting board(controller) has midi input.then you need to use a usb-midi interface to connect it to your computer.Once you've found the midi commands to control vairious lighting functions(ie go que 1 or flash bump button 6 etc)then put these commands into a logic midi track at the approiate position when the lights need to change.
If your lighting board doesn't have a midi input and only got a DMX 512 input then life gets a bit more complicated.you will need a usb to DMX interface,now I've never used these so i don't know wether you can rout midi to a DMX converter program.

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Answer 2

taylo105

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Dec 21, 2010 1:26 PM in response to kyletrt

Yes it is totally do able. I have this current system running for my band. We currently are using protools but are in the process of switching to Logic to look at extra capabilities.

We have the Midi signal from our I/O going into a DMX controller (Elation model) from here the DMX signal is sent to a relay pack which all of our lights are turned into. (2 sets of flood lights and 1 set of strobes).

Inside of Protools (or Logic) you will find which midi note corrosponds to each channel to turn the lights on or off. From that you can program your entire light show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHcbwHQ4_bE&feature=related

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Answer 3

drail

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Jan 12, 2011 10:02 AM in response to taylo105

Hey taylo105. What I/O are you using, you pretty have saved me a huge headache as I have been trying to figure that out. I was going to buy a DMX usb-dmx cable and software, but my problem was i wasn't sure if you could like "rewire" the program in the logic.

What I/O and Lighting board are you using? I was planning on maybe using my macbook pro / logic and I have a elation stage setter 8. I know when I plug a midi keyboard i can control the lights...keyboard directly into the light board, but can't seem to do it out of my Mbox midi outs to the controller.

Any suggestions?

if you could email me at novadrummer317@gmail.com that would be awesome

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