How To Program/Synchronize A Light Show With Your Music - DMXIS

Part 6 in my series, where we go over how to program your lights to sync with your music using DMXIS by Enttec.

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0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Setting up in Logic
1:55 - How DMXIS works
2:58 - Banks
3:48 - Programming Presets
5:47 - How to trigger lighting scenes in Logic with MIDI
8:34 - How your master Logic session will look now
9:08 - Some recommendations

+ EQUIPMENT AND LIGHTS I USE/PROGRAM FOR MY LIVE SHOWS +
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◆ ENTTEC - DMXIS ◆
Hardware/Software for controlling my lights to sync with the music

◆ DONNER - WIRELESS DMX ◆
Wireless DMX Transmitter / Receiver Setup

◆ ADJ - MEGA BAR (RGBA) ◆
LED Lighting Bar

◆ ADJ - MEGA GO BAR (RGBA) ◆
Battery Powered LED Lighting Bar

◆ CHAUVET DJ - SlimPAR 64 (RGBA) ◆
LED Par Light

◆ CHAUVET DJ - EZPAR 64 (RGBA) ◆
Battery Powered LED Par Light

◆ CHAUVET DJ - SWARM WASH FX ◆
4 In 1 RGBAW Rotating Derby w/LED Wash Light, Red/Green Laser & Strobes

◆ CHAUVET DJ - GIGBAR 2 ◆
4-in-1 light w/ (2) LED Derby, (2)LED pars, laser & strobe effect all mounted on one bar

◆ CHAUVET DJ - INTIMIDATOR SPOT DUO ◆
Double Moving Heads LED Light

◆ ADJ - VF1300 ◆
Fog Machine w/Remote Control

◆ ANTARI - F1 FAZER ◆
Faze Machine

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+ GEAR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BACKING TRACKS +
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◆ iPAD ◆

◆ MACBOOK AIR ◆
8 Gigs RAM, 256 Gigs SSD storage

◆ MACBOOK PRO ◆
16 Gigs RAM, 1TB SSD Storage

Note: for laptops, it really depends on what you are doing for your live setup. If you are just sending backing tracks (WAV/AIFF files) and click and sending MIDI to your gear, you could be fine on 4-8gigs of RAM. But if you start doing lighting, plugin’s/effects (VST for keyboards or reverbs for vocals, etc) or ESPECIALLY video, you’ll want at least 16gigs of RAM (MacBook Pro).

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+ MY IN-EAR MONITOR SETUP +
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◆ SENNHEISER - EW IEM G4 ◆

◆ WESTONE - EAS30 ◆

◆ CCA - CA4 DUAL DRIVER IN EAR EARPHONES (my backup earbuds for only $19 😱) ◆

*All links are Amazon Affiliate links*
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+ WATCH THE OTHER VIDEOS IN THE SERIES +
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Video 1 - Intro & General Set up:

Video 2 - Click Track & Cues:

Video 3 - Backing Tracks:

Video 4a - Running Backing Tracks/Click Track with an iPad/Tablet/Smartphone

Video 4b - Running Backing Tracks/Click Track with a Laptop

Video 5 - Using MIDI to control Helix and other MIDI devices

Video 6 - Synchronizing a light show with DMXIS

Video 7 - Projecting video

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+ OTHER INFO/LINKS +
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+ If you are brand new to lighting, watch these videos:

+ Other videos to get more in-depth with DMXIS:

+ DMXIS Software Download:

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+ HIRE ME TO HELP YOU +
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Having trouble setting up your MIDI routing, in ear monitors, wireless, backing tracks, lighting, video, or just want to know what would be the best gear option for you to get? Message me what you are trying to accomplish and I can help you. More info on my website at:

[camerongile]

That one channel trick just saved my life. Thank you

[musicandres]

thanks man, the one channel midi with songs and presets save my work.

[TazGoldstein]

Excellent and clear descriptions of the process! Thank you for taking the time to share this!

[davetherave]

DUDE the one-track trick is stellar! thank you so much! Never got the two-track thing working super well either.

[basementnoiseproductions]

I have been trying to figure this exact thing out for my band, and you just saved my life! haha thank you so much!

[JimmyTrigger]

Scott, you're a freakin legend Sir

[jaws]

I agree about the WiFi dmx very helpful

[AthanCondax]

This is a fantastic tutorial. Thank you!

[jephbennett]

Great series, thanks for taking the time to explain all this.
BTW, have you ever heard of Peter Joseph? He's a film maker & musician (and founder of the Zeitgeist Movement)... your speech patterns, inflections, even the way you say certain phrases ("so on, and so forth") are so close to him, I thought you were him for a while. lol.

[Downfall]

Thank you for this!! I couldn’t get the two track thing to work either. Was driving me crazy

[Solo-X]

I figured out the issue you were having with 2 separate tracks both with DMXIS, I have it working in my Logic Pro X DAW. Click ‘Track —- other—- New track with same instrument. It will give you the 2 separate tracks From there you can navigate normally & use the even list to edit the channel to 15 or 16.

[Nicolas]

Another great video. Thank you, these avec very helpful

[oldschoolgeek]

Thanks a lot for this excellent vidéo that goes straight to the goal.
Once you're programmed your light show, how can you trigger it from a spd-sx ? In order that when the drummer launches the backtrack, it also triggers the light-show programmed by dmxis.

[joemorton]

Hey Scott! Thanks for this video. I have been able to build a light show from scratch, just by using your tutorial, so great work!
I have a question. With DMXis running, when you hit pause on the project, the lights continue running the current sequence. Is there a way of forcing DMXis to either turn off the lights when the music is paused, or do something of my choosing, like setting all lights to white? Say something goes wrong at a show and you need to start the song from the beginning, etc. It'd be good to be able to pause the track and have the lights stop or turn white. So we can see what we're doing on stage.

[ronnieonsaturn]

Can you do this on FL Studio? I cant find any info about preprograming lights on FL. Only seeing MIDI control

[jasonsmith]

Hi Scott. Have you delved into cross-fading lighting scenes (presets)? I can't seem to find any info on how to do this.

[alamakluke]

Hi Scott, thanks for the video. I am trying to setup DMXIS using Studio One and I cannot figure out how to channcel midi channels within the same midi track.... any ideas?

[dillonschiffilea]

Have you used enttec EMU software have trouble getting it to pip up with logic

[LolaindigoLive]

Why do you put C-2 or D sharp? Does it mind?

[gereofficial]

Is it technically possible to program 8 moving heads/lights? Do I need an additional 8-channel splitter connected to the hardware/software to do so? And last: since I saw DMXis has been discontinued, what's the best alternative to it?