Dancing DJ and Light Boogie sc
Dancing DJ and Light Boogie are aware of each other and can cooperate in ways
that will both enhance and make your parties more failsafe. Most modern
computers can run both Dancing DJ and Light Boogie simultaneously.
The advantages of using both programs simultaneously is that your lights can
respond to the music and the music can direct the lights. Scheduling and
event control can be controlled with exacting precision. All this is possible
using a single computer simultaneously controlling the music, the video and
the lighting. Doable but not recommended.
Our recommendation is to use two networked computers. One computer for each program.
We also recommend that each computer have two video displays. Not that
difficult as most notebook
computers come with dual video capability and it's a simple matter to plug
in a second monitor, TV or projector, For efficient operations we like to see
three displays. One display devoted to the the dancers and event, a second
display for music control and the third display for lighting control. This
keeps all the control and information windows visible and easily accessible.
The advantage of two video displays on each computer is that we can quickly
and easily adjust the operations between the two computers.
Dancing DJ and Light Boogie cooperate to oversee and deliver the
music, a video stream and a DMX lighting control stream. This translates into
three physical cables. A cable for music, a cable for video/images and a
cable for lighting. Cable, cable extensions and switches are standard and
commonly available. With a little care any of these signals can be switched
without interrupting the event. Two computers operating concurrently gives us
a high assurance we can keep everything performing non-stop.
For dance parties Dancing DJ will generally play the music from a
playlist that includes the music as well as the music and associated images.
Light Boogie sc will monitor Dancing DJ and will
respond to the music as directed to set the proper mood or effect. At other
times Light Boogie sc will take the lead. It might start an
event or the music at a certain time, change cues based on elapsed time from
a start point or elapsed time in the music. For a stage show Light Boogie sc would usually trigger well defined cues at very precise moments in the
production.
Control communications between cooperating computers can be established with
any networked computer. A common simple network can be established with a
single cross-over cable but it might be wireless or wired. Usually the
computer running Dancing DJ allows a watch computer running the
Light Boogie sc to monitor it.
