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-====== Sound to Light 2.x ======
+====== Sound to Light interface 2.x ======
+Sound 2 Light is an add-on to Freestyle, created by remco_k, which as the name says , makes an audio interface to FreeStyler.\\
+It processes an audio signal into a beat triggered signal which can be used control various FreeStyler functions.\\
+More info can be found here on the original page. See: [[sound_2_light|]] \\
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+Sound 2 Light is by default installed with FreeStyler and can be opened here.\\
+{{:images:sound2light_2_s2l_icon.jpg?400|}}\\
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+If not installed then it can downloaded here. [[http://www.digiplay.nl/fs|]], where also more information can be found.\\
+\\
+Sound2Light is a plugin which takes an analog input signal and convert it to a beat / program control signal for FreeStyler.\\
+As this uses an analog input signal there are some considerations which are to be taken into account to get a god performance. \\
+Lousy input, lousy output.\\
+\\
+**Considerations.**\\
+There are more input possibilities and one of them is the microphone input on the PC.\\
+This is probably the worst signal to use as this pickup and noises signal which nothing to do with the beat we want detect.\\
+So this input signal are in general to be avoided as input signal.\\
+The better one is a line signal from the mixer to the PC.\\
+\\
+[[sound_to_light_2_audio_signal_considerations|]]\\
+\\
+\\
+**Setting up / configure the Sound 2 light.**\\
+Before starting the Sound2Light you need to configure it.\\
+To open the config window press the “Config” button.\\
+{{:images:sound2light_2_config_button.jpg|}}\\
+\\
+[[sound_to_light_2_configuration|]]\\
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+\\
+**Main Panel**\\
+**Analyzer Control.**\\
+\\
+{{:images:sound2light_2_main.jpg|}}\\
+\\
+In the right side we have the analyzer control with the following options.\\
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+**AGC – Automatic Gain Control:** As the name says Automatic Gain Control.\\
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+**ATC - Auto Threshold Control:** This can help for better beat detection. Default: Off, can be switched on.\\
+\\
+**ABC - Auto Beat decay Control:** For an automatic more stable beat trigger output. This control works with info from the BPM counter. Default: Off, can be switched on.\\
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+These controls can also manually be set with the sliders.\\
+\\
+**Gain:** Set the audio level.\\
+\\
+**Beat Freq:** Set a filter for the beat frequency you want to detect.\\
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+**Thr:** Threshold sets the level where beat is detected.\\
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+**Beat Decay:** This parameter sets the pause time after a beat before the next can be detected. This gives a more stable beat detection.\\
+\\
+On the two meters it is possible to see the audio signal and the beat filtered signal\\
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+**Main Control.**\\
+In the left side we have the main control.\\
+\\
+{{:images:sound2light_2_start_button.jpg|}}\\
+\\
+\\
+**Start/Stop:** Activate (green light)/deactivate (red light) the beat detection.\\
+**Config:** See the Config section\\
+**Beat:**  Indicates with the light when a beat is detected. Furthermore, pressing this button will send a beat trigger to FreeStyler.\\
+The 4 blue lights: The 4 blue lights (LED's) or dot is showing the status for the multiplier/divider when one of these feature and the beat detecting is activated. \\
+\\
+\\
+{{:images:sound2light_2_bpm_counter.jpg|}}\\
+\\
+**BPM counter:** As the name says Beats Per Minutes.\\
+\\
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+**Beat multiplier/divider**\\
+It is possible to set if audio beat are to be multiplied or divided when it is send as trigger signal to FreeStyler.\\
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+**Multiply:**\\
+{{:images:sound2light_2_multiplier_tap.jpg|}}\\
+\\
+Defaule is 1 which means the 1 audio beat generates 1 trigger signal to FreeStyler.\\
+It is possible to set the multiplication to 2, 3 or 4. This means that it is possible to generate example 2 trigger signals to FreeStyler per 1 audio beat.\\
+This makes it possible to step a sequence more steps in between two audio beats.\\
+K/G: Keep on Going enabled will give that the trigger signals is send to FreeStyler even if no audio beat detected.  \\
+\\
+\\
+**Divide:**\\
+{{:images:sound2light_2_divider_tap.jpg|}}\\
+\\
+It is also possible to divide the audio beat into a slower trigger signal to FreeStyler.\\
+In this way it is possible to step a sequence for example on each 2nd audio beat.\\
+It is possible to divide the audio beat with 2, 4, 6 or 8\\
+\\
+Note: It is not possible to use Multiply and Divide at the same time.\\
+\\
+\\
+----
+**FreeStyler Sound configuration**\\
+Sound2light is an external add-on to FreeStyler and FreeStyler has it’s own configuration which need to be set.\\
+\\
+{{:images:freestyler_sound_2_configuration.jpg|}}\\
+\\
+There are basically two way the beat trigger can be used to control FreeStyler.\\
+**Jump to next scene:** Controls running sequences and the DMX400 chaser.\\
+To use Jump to next scene to control DMX400 the check box in the bottom of the panel must be checked “ON”\\
+\\
+**Random DMX value:** This generates random values direct to the fixture on the following channels: gobo, color, pan & tilt.\\
+\\
+**Buttons:**\\
+The two buttons ”Running”, Run / Pause the beat signal from the Sound2Light beat trigger and the “Trigger” button makes it possible for you to manually trigger a step.\\
+Note: These functions are a part of FreeStyles and the same functionality in the Sound2Light add-on are a part of the add-on.\\
+\\
+**Jump to next scene:**\\
+When you are using this mode you can control the scene / step shift in your sequences by the beat from the Sound2Light programmer.\\
+Each beat will trig the chosen sequence to go to next step.\\
+For more info of how to setup the Cue window to react on sound. See [[sound_to_light_cue_window_configuration|]].\\
+\\
+**Random DMX value:**\\
+In this modes fixtures enabled to react to sound will be controlled by the sound to light control in freestyler.\\ The sound to light control generates a random value for following fixture channels: gobo, color (colorwheel and RGB), pan & tilt.\\
+You also need to enable the wanted fixtures to react to the sound.\\
+For more info see [[sound_to_light_random_dmx_values_setup|]]\\
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