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What kind of software do I use?

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1 year 10 months ago #253 by Stefan Ottenhoff
Replied by Stefan Ottenhoff on topic What kind of software do I use?
Goodmorning,

thanx for the quick reply, Most of the part i understand. Only the music trigger part is a bit fuzzy

To get the most out of my system i will need shownet control on all of my divices.
So i order yesterday some extra gear and when it will arrive the new setup will be;

1x DS-1000mk3 (shownet)
2x CS-1000mk2
2x Shownet controller
1x Showcontroller basic
1x APC40

I will run it on windows 10
1x 14" laptop i5
1x 21' 2k touchscreen

Because i want a compact setup when i'm only doing lasers, i dont want to take my dmx desk.
So thats why i bought the APC40

With this setup i think i will be flexibel enough for most of my applications.
Because i'm a dmx minded tech guy. Im looking in the software for a dmx approach.
like beat triggerd chasers with multiply heads and fairly easy to create.

Some effect i'm searching for on "how to create"them are:

- scrolling text on 3 projectors, from projector 1 to 2 to 3.
- all 3 projectors beam each 6 beams, in totaly 18 beams. color or moving chaser on the 18 beams


some questions regarding the software
- what does "worlds" mean
- what can i do in "beam table"


And i want to make a joke regarding your name because thats sounds very english.But i will keep i nice and clean :) :)
I'm a 100% dutch guy. And no worries because my name sounds very german :)

grt
stefan

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1 year 10 months ago #252 by Showcontroller Support
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Hello,

because the Name sounds German i answer in German. Otherwise please use Translation.

Hallo,
du hast etliche Möglichkeiten.
Als Aufbau empfehle ich einen Center und 2 Satelitten. Da du nur einen Laser mit ShowNet Karte hast kannst du erst nur dessen ILDA Ausgang mit den anderen beiden via Daisy Chain durchverbinden. So machen natürlich alle 3 Laser das gleiche. Optimal wäre es wenn du noch eine zweite Ausgabekarte kaufst so das Center und Satelliten verschiedene Ausgaben machen können.

Zur Steuerung: Auch da ist alles möglich. Du kannst die ShowNet per DMX ansteuern und auf der Karte gespeicherte Animationen abrufen. Oder du nutzt eine Softwarelösung wie z.B. Showcontroller. Damit kannst du vorbereitete Musiksyncrone Shows abspielen oder mit dem Live Tool via PC Keyboard, Midi oder Artnet vorgefertigte Animationen abrufen. Bräuchtest dann noch einen Windows PC. Audio - Steuerung ist bei Lasern meiner Meinung nach nicht das Mittel der Wahl. Im Live Tool kannst du die Frames alle XX Takte via BPM wechseln lassen aber um so mehr man manuell macht um so schöner sieht es aus.

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1 year 10 months ago #251 by Stefan Ottenhoff
What kind of software do I use? was created by Stefan Ottenhoff
Hello en goodmorning,

I recently bought some laser gear from laserworld.
1x DS-1000mk3 (shownet)
2x CS-1000mk2

To get the most out this system I need some help/advice regarding software choice.

Questions I have are
- what would be a better choice of software/ controlling, pangolin, showcontroller or dmx?
- what kind of setup would you recommend 1x center, 2x satellite.
- is it possible to connect ILDA through the shownet interface of the DS-1000mk3?
- what kind of hardware would I need?
- is there a audio input?
- how easy is midi implantation?


What do i want to do with my lasers
- my main goal is to get familiar with laser, safety and of course laser shows
- I want to have a system that is flexibel if I want to expand in number of lasers
- it would be nice to setup the show fairly quickly
- audience /places of usage 50-350 people
- mostly beam shows on beat of DJ

My background
- average knowledge of dmx/Artnet
- no knowledge of ILDA
- I have a chamsys pc-wing
- I have a zerro88 Fat-frog
- I have a enttec usb-pro mk2

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