I'm doing lights with MIDI and you are right about it being a lot of work. I have 4 light standards with 4 cans on each pole and one 4 channel dimmer on each pole. I have two more dimmers controlling spots. The MIDI to DMX conversion is being done through a couple of Behringer Light Boards. MIDI is being done in SONAR and is executed as the song plays and I design the light show around the song.

The equipment was a lot of expense and each light show is a lot of work. If you understand MIDI for other applications that puts you way ahead of the game but you do have to learn what commands the board responds to. I have some things like fog machines and movable spots that have their own sets of commands. If you have the time the results can be spectacular. If you want to keep it simple, the dimmers I have also have an automatic mode with about a hundred preprogrammed sequences. You just pick a sequence and a speed and let it go.


Keith
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