How To Sequence in Xlights & Tips to Make Yours Better!

Today in this video, I show you how I program a sequence in Xlights, as well as how to program one fast and efficiently so you don't need to spend weeks programming. Hopefully this will give you some tips to enhance your sequencing capabilities! Remember that however you sequence, whether you have years of experience or none, everyone will enjoy it because it's something unique! Feel free to use the timestamps below to skip to the part you want to see.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:58 - What is sequencing
01:56 - Things to do before sequencing
03:51 - Making a sequence from scratch
39:21 - Playing the sequence we made
40:13 - Look into an already-made sequence
45:58 - Making a sequence fast with random effects
49:33 - Making a sequence fast without random effects
51:46 - Finishing up

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[nitascustomdesigns]

Thank you. You are my go to person for easy to understand tutorials.

[LibertyLaneLights]

You are really good at this and we all appreciate your help here! We just get frustrated at times!

[Hemmetts.]

This is going to help a lot when I am sequencing our light show this year for my first time!

[zski]

This a great real-time video of what people go through when sequencing. Very cool.

[naye]

Love how everything is so well explained thank you!

[DangeeksC]

New subscriber and new to Christmas lights and stuff, thanks for all your hard work I am learning a lot!

[stuwalton]

Thank you, I learned alot and solved some things I didn't know!

[viderethevaccinatorfromhol]

You Sir, is the one who teaches me how to pixel on my 50th 😂. Awesome job.

[maddmaxxawr]

Excellent tutorial video, you definitely look like you are in your element once you are sequencing. I think one of the hardest parts of sequencing is seeing what you want to do and then knowing how to apply it. I think your video can make others feel comfortable to just try stuff and go with even just trial and error. I think a lot of people try to go too big too fast. Like you said most people won't even know if it isn't a great show as long as the lights go blinky blinky.

[steviep]

Thanks for all that you do for this Hobby and craft, you have put a lot of time in. Learning a lot from watching your videos and hope to have my first up and going after Thanksgiving.
Question when you insert a layer, what is the purpose for this, to add more affects to a prop? how does it work?

[mcbb]

I asked for this video earlier in the year and just got around to watching it. Great job on the video and a huge help. I’m going to watch your updated xlights tutorial next. What about an updated video on importing someone else’s either free or purchased sequence. I messed around with it earlier this year but couldn’t wrap my head around making it all work with how people group props differently. Hopefully that makes sense.

[Lights]

Learned a lot from this, hope you do some more like this. Would also been interested in learning more about creating effects on mega trees with layer blending. Thanks!

[christopherdillingham]

Please explain the process your using to snap these new timing marks as the song plays. Love the work!

[dale]

You are very good & know how to teach.

[officialblankso]

how did you get the candy canes to do that effect at 43:30 and the snow flakes

[officialblankso]

May I ask what the name of the song is that you used to make the light show

[SolutionsJJr]

amigo excelente video, una pregunta como se llama la cancion? puedes compartir el archivo para verlo en xlights para verlo mejor .

[lightsonrustic]

I just started sequencing this year and underestimated how hard it was/is to sequence! Thanks for explaining all this. How do you get un-stuck when you just can't seem to find the right sequence for a part of a song?

[stephanlemaire]

How do you move the effect from track to track at 13m33s ? Never succeed yet.

[asulliv]

My man help out a first time beginner I have a Novastar MRV300-1 Receiving Card with a Visuallumen HUB 75 I get test colors but what else do I need to just use