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I. Fader Rack and Output Monitor

        

NOTE - Light Boogie is being rolled out in mid October. It is currently available for testing.

Simple fader racks are the basic workhorses of lighting control. This rack is as easy to use as it looks. Adjust the top bank (Bank A) and the result will be displayed in the ouput monitor window. The lower bank (Bank B) can be independently adjusted and quickly swapped active. This rack allows full control of all DMX channels by scrolliing across 32 horizontal banks to span the entire 512 DMX channel array. Both banks are easily loaded with existing cues.

Banks are instantly swapped by pressing either 'Bubble Up' (B to A) or 'Bubble Down' (A to B). This feature facilitates easy saving, setting or swapping of fader settings at any position in the 512 element channel array.

This simple rack is not only easy to use but quite powerful. Exact DMX levels are easy to set and the display levels are easily toggled between % and DMX values. Bump buttons for each fader also toggle between full on and full off settings. Custom Bank A header color and text settings are easily saved and loaded from simple text xml files.

II. Cuelists



Cues allow for quick and accurate settings of many or all channels. Cuelists are usually formed by saving a cue from existing fader settings. While cuelists are not necessary for all operations they are indispensible for complex and quick recall of settings. Remember your computer mouse can only do one thing at a time while it might be necessary to set multiple channels simultaneously.

Cuelists store any number of cues containing values for any or all of the 512 DMX channels and may contain both fade and hold times for timed events. Cuelists are easily modified, sorted and resaved on the fly and are hot-swappable. Cuelists can also be easily modified with any text or xml editor.

III. Command Console

 Preset Chase                      Mic Chase                           SubMaster               Trigger

                 


The Command Console can be thought of as a supercharger for the Fader Rack. It greatly extends its power, speed and flexibility with many features for stage, show or other complex DMX control situations. The Command Console handles many tasks that are too time consuming, too exacting or too complex to be done manually. Tasks and options are organized as tab pages: 
 

• Submaster
• Chase
• Cues
• Patch
• Options
• Log

Submasters
Tab Submaster contains 8 Submasters, each easily labeled and described and each easily loadable to any cue in a  cuelist. In addition, there are 5 Preset Cues also easily labeled and described and swappable to any cue in your cuelist.

Chase
There are four kinds of chases. 1) Microphone, 2) Cue, 3) Preset and 4) Watch. 1)The Microphone chase listens to the external environment using the microphone from your computer and processes the sound using an internal 16 bank equalizer. 2) Cue chases are easily constructed from any cues on your current cuelist and are easy to design and modify. 3) Preset cues include options like Random, Walking 1-0's, Stagger, wave, etc. Preset options allow customization for floor and ceiling values as well as tempo and rate of change options where appropriate. Chases can be limited to certain channels and floor and ceiling levels and other conditions applied. 4) Watch chases are available but not documented in this release. Basically they allow other remote networked computers to request control of your local computer (e.g. Stagger chase @ 120 bpm) for unattended or distributed computer operations.

Cues
Tab Cues is designed to load and run entire cuelists or a section of a cuelist. Cues can be set to run either in manual mode or auto mode. In auto mode cues are advanced after the hold time expires. Every cue in a cuelist has a number and a name and a dmx level for any or all 512 channels and can optionally specify a fade (fade-in) and a hold time. Cues are easily renumbered and sorted. Cuelists are simple XML files editable with any text editor.

Patch
Tab Patch has both channel Patch and channel Disable abilities. It allows patching of any and all DMX channels to any other channel (channel 0 excepted). It also allows the disabling of any or all channels. Both patch and disable settings are easily adjusted on the fly, hot-swappable and easily modified with any text or xml editor.

Options
Tab Options allows saving of start-up options and also includes configuration options for both external Microphone and Watch (Remote Computer) operations. The Microphone Option allows you to select your microphone input if multiple input sources exist.

Tab Watch or remote computer allows you to select from other networked computers that you might chose to control your chase sequences. With the Watch option enabled it is possible for a remote computer to start, stop chases as well as set the tempo. Cooperative programs such as Dancing DJ allows full automated operations where your chases will follow the music mood and beat.  While this feature is fully implemented it is not yet documented in this release so you would need to contact us for more information.

Installation Tips

Light Boogie uses an open standard  Enttec USB Pro adapter for its USB-DMX interface. This adapter complies with industry standards is relatively inexpensive, fast, rugged and reliable. Note that is not necessary to have an actual hardware interface to test Light Boogie as it works identically with or without a physical interface and the Output Monitor will accurately depict your DMX signal levels. Simply add your hardware interface when you are ready to put your concept to test.