MIDI controlled Spots?

[hobbe]

Hi there.
I'm thinking of purchasing a Velleman VM116 DMX controller and use it with freestyler.

I want to use this for controlling 3-4 spots through midi, for use on the stage when playing with my band.

We have a laptop with backtracks, metronome/click. I want to pre-program the computer so that the spots/strobes (aswell as smoke-machines, pyrotech-triggers etc) are controlled through midi.

I'm using Midi-yoke so i have managed to get the midi-notes in to Freestyler. But i have no idea how to set it up to controll the spots!? There're alot of options to choiose from in the midi-settings

Is this possible??

I would appriciate all help i can get in this matter.


Regards/hobbe

[hobbe]

no one?

[kikabyte]

I don't think freestyler will do what you want.

Midi is used to trigger actions in freestyler.

If you could program your midi sequencer to output a perticular note during the song, at your chosen point, it may be able to trigger a certain action in freetyler.

Sorry if ive not been much help.

[LJ_krede.dk]

It is the same question in this topic:

http://www.freestylersupport.com/fsforu ... 3950#p3950

[hobbe]

Thanx guys...

I have made some progress in this area... But it is much more work than i ever could imagine.

I only want to controll a fex stropes and some spots.. so no advanced stuff..

I don´t have the DMX controller nor the spot/strobes yet, so i can't test my fix in realtime. This is where i hope some of you maybe can try out my fix and tell me if it works???

the input.. I use guitarpro for sending in Midi signal (i'm supposed to use Cubase oc FL later onm with a Velleman VM116 controller).. send the midi output through Midi yoke and in to freestyler. So far so good...

I created a new fixture where i use things that CAN be controlled via midi, such as shutter, focus, zoom, Frost, dimmer, flash etc instead of the orginal strobe/spot setup.

This seems to work aswell.. in Freestyler that is.

My question now is: can i somehow map for example the dimmer-channel to the "On/off channel" for a spot?
Eg use the dimmer for switching on or of the strobe/spot

if so, then my problem is solved!

[LJ_krede.dk]

try this:

freestyler setup --> preferences --> Patch

[hobbe]

nice... that seem to do the work, in theory anyway.... too bad i don't have the equipment to test it out...:/

[LJ_krede.dk]

let me know how it goes... I dont have my ENTTEC at the moment so cant test it either.

it is a primitive solution of the problem but think it will work. just remember to reset the patch when you plan to use FS to other things ,