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Topic: Can I trigger lighting effects with vdj8

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Can I set points of interest to trigger lighting scenes.

I run American dj mydmx to put together basic lighting shows and was wondering if I can set cue points in songs to trigger pre set lighting scenes.

I run vdj and mydmx on the same laptop, and they both connect via usb.

Or is there a workaround for this, or am I just wanting too much.

Thanks.
 
Posted Fri 23 May 14 @ 8:14 am
There is a plugin by SBDJ that worked on 7 and allowed you to send beat grid timing info to Freestyler.

However, I have a sneaky feeing this used a MIDI clock signal to do so - and at present there is no MIDI clock in VDJ 8.
 
Posted Fri 23 May 14 @ 8:35 am
SBDJPRO Infinity Member since 2006
groovindj wrote :
However, I have a sneaky feeing this used a MIDI clock signal to do so


Your sneaky feeling is incorrect ;)
 
Posted Fri 23 May 14 @ 9:06 am
So, a plugin is possible.

Do you think it's likely that one may be developed for mydmx.
 
Posted Fri 23 May 14 @ 9:29 am
SBDJPRO Infinity Member since 2006
It's not likely to be honest; I've never found mydmx to be particularly friendly when it comes to interfacing with other applications.
 
Posted Fri 23 May 14 @ 9:48 am
That's fair enough.

So freestyler might be an option in the future?
 
Posted Fri 23 May 14 @ 10:01 am
SBDJPRO Infinity Member since 2006
Freestyler works with v7 and I'll be releasing the v8 update shortly.
 
Posted Fri 23 May 14 @ 10:01 am
Wait a minute...are you saying there's no MIDI clock out in v8? I've been using that to send beats to Lumidesk in v7 and have aked support why it's sometimes off a bit. Their answer: Wait for v8, it will be much better.
 
Posted Fri 23 May 14 @ 10:34 am
The developer has said that it'll be "doing an Arnie" (it'll be back).
 
Posted Fri 23 May 14 @ 10:36 am
OK, thank you.
 
Posted Fri 23 May 14 @ 10:37 am


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