This is seriously one of the best tutorials ever, let alone for something with so many moving parts as diy stage lighting! Love it!

@JulianGrayMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Finally got hold of a DMXIS yesterday and this video helped me perfectly. Thanks so much.

Wanted to circle back here years later... This is still the best tutorial for easy DMX set up! Thank you Julian!

Mind Blown. That's a very thorough and excellent showcase for what you can do in Ableton with lighting. Great work, thanks for putting it together!

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! More people should learn how to do it! It's wicked when done right

Wow. You actually know how to make an informative tutorial. Thank you. There is literally 0% useless talking in this video. So hard to find these days.

excellent tutorial, thanks so much! im the resident "ableton guy" at my university and the newest project im helping on is all about lighting and video, which i gotta learn!

This is like the most helpful tutorial on the internet. Thanks so much dude!

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful!

@thefourstringupgrade

6 жыл бұрын

QQ- how taxing is controlling the lights via Midi on the CPU? Do you think there would be issues running both audio & lights controlled by midi with 8GB of RAM?

@budgetguitaristcom

4 жыл бұрын

@@thefourstringupgrade I see this question was never answered - MIDI is nothing to a CPU. Nothing at all. Shouldn't be any type of issue.

I've been working on this stuff just recently and was trying to figure out how I'm gonna make this stuff work. Plenty of moments in this video where you totally simplified what I had planned and now I hate myself lol great stuff though! This is going to take my light show to the next level!

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers man! Good luck!

Thanks for the tutorial, This will make my show much more compelling with a lightshow.

Amazing, sold me on a DMXIS unit. This tutorial is epic man great work!!

Thank you so much. I'm a old railroad man who is not good with modern tech and this taught me on how to get it going and now my stuff is working. Did not know how to get the lights working until I saw this video. Thank you.

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

Very cool! where you from?

@rasputinlenin6699

6 жыл бұрын

Julian Gray Media I live in Portland Oregon USA and was born in Tucson Arizona USA. I am basically a furry who is just starting in DJ stuff.

Great work man, super clear. Thank you

Wow, this was an amazing tutorial, thank you so much!

Such a great tutorial. Thank you.

just got mine and programmed all my lights. Ur vid was just OH SO HELPFUL EH!!

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful!

Amazing tutorial and ideas. Thank you!

Really great video! Thanks!!

Finally what I've been looking for!!!! You're the bestest

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you found use out of the video!

this tutorial is insane, thanks 🙏👍🏽 man ...real stuff...

Exactly what I was looking for, thank you!

17:26!!!! Ahhhh now it makes sense. Not one video out there on Ableton Live explains how to use programmed material (midi) in the arrangement view, and then copy it to use it in the session view for live performance! Not one believe me! Every video is about using the session view for making music and using the arrangement view for making music just like any other DAW, but nothing about how these two work together once you have programmed what you want. Thanks Julian. Finally someone who's joined the dots for someone who hasn't used Ableton before. :)

@JulianGrayMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers man!

Best tutorial for dmxis yet, I use logic and it still made a ton of sense, one question I do have would be how can you mirror your lights?

You are an amazing teacher. Thanks so much Julian!

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video helpful!

Thanks. Was expecting this.

This video is very thorough. Thanks a ton!

This was insanely helpful, thank you!

Thanks a lot bro ! SO HELPFUL !

Amazing content! Thank You for this video!

dude thank you so much this is super helpful!

Awesome! Utilizing this alongside a launchpad controller oughta be bonkers!

Excellent tutorial!

Great video! Thank you so much!

really good tutorial, thanks!

Awesome bro!!! I’m getting this and getting rid of the airstream DMX... it was great, but crashes too much

JG back after while :D

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry mate! was out of state :)

This content is LIT!!! [No Pun Intended]

That was a great vid, thanks

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it insightful!

Thanks so much for this.

Great video👍🏽 thanks for the help!

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

thanks so much !! this really helps !!

Thanks a ton for this tutorial!

Yo i had NO idea you did a video on this. Ive had DMXIS for a while but havent quite figured out how to incorporate it into my setup

Dude, this is awesome. Thanks for sharing. =)

awesome sir :)

VEry helpful man thank you!

Thank You!!

This is the best tutorial I've founed on the subject, thanks so much!! So would you just group to a new instrument rack for each light you have on stage, since there are only 8 available macros in a rack??

Wow, this is sick!!!

Definitely help… wish it was a two light setup but i get the gist

@JulianGrayMedia

2 жыл бұрын

same thing applies to more lights, just gotta scale the idea up.

Thank you !! Very great tutorial. One more subscriber ;)

Awesome video, thank you! I have a question : How to add & control a second light but with an INDEPENDANT 2nd rack? (1 rack / light)

Thanks, enlighting :)))

This is THE best overview I've ever seen on how to do this. I'm not quite ready to automate my lights in live gigs, but probably will be soon, and now I have a nice roadmap. THANKS!

Nice

fantastic, this is the best tutorial on KZread, now the only problem is we can't get a DMXis unit... they have stopped supply. Any ideas?

Hi! Since 2019 I've kept on coming back to this video because you inspired me to purchase this. 2 years later... I finally have the budget to buy the Dmxis and will order it online. Hope you see this, and I also have some questions. 1. Does the Dmxis software keep on getting updates? 2. If per say you used up 100 channels on dmxis software, how hard does it affect the CPU usage? 3. Can I make my own lights and programs and use it on Dmxis software? Even if you don't see this, Julian. I do appreciate you for shedding some light to us people on how great this product is... Thank you!

@JulianGrayMedia

3 жыл бұрын

I've heard that theres a new version of the software that will utilize the same hardware coming soon! I'm not sure about your other questions.

@smowmusic3190

3 жыл бұрын

@@JulianGrayMedia I think it's called Emu, but it's still on Beta though. Alright, man! Thanks again.

2023 ;) any updates on hardware chain? DMXIS is discontinued, any links etc awesome. Great run down 🖤😎🙌

Hey dude where did you find the VST for Mac? I can't find it anywhere on the download page?

great tutorial. do you know if it is possible to have multiple instances of the plugin sending dmx to the same dmxis hardware? it would be nice to have each fixture have its own rack and macros.

@adampope1064

5 жыл бұрын

never mind you already answered this i just didn't read the comments.

What kind of bar lights do recommend to go along with it? And whats your top 3 favorite dmx lights?

Is it possible to create the same groups in Logig Pro X with Dmexis? thanks in advance

Hey Julian, thanks for the video. I'm just getting into this stuff and while this is amazing because you can automate specifically to the beat I'm still wondering how quick it will get tedious with many fixtures. One light is one thing but 30 lights and I can imagine it getting crazy right away. Anyway, cool stuff man. Thanks.

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

Its actually not as tedious as you'd think if you buss lights into individual control macros, then automate the busses instead of each individual light. I explained this at the end of the video.

THX SO MUCH FOR THIS AMAZING TUTORIAL

Good stuff but you moved through the VST assignment to the midi channel pretty fast. Found another video that made it clear and then came back to yours.

Great video! Could you do a follow up using a launchpad if you happen to have one?

@JulianGrayMedia

5 жыл бұрын

I have a whole series on live performance

Julian - Thank you so much for this video. I'm happy I found it, yet cannot find the DMXIS Open or Pro on the market anymore. Is there an alternative that works well with a VST for ABLETON Suite? It would be nice to find one capable of grounding before my computer and take some of the CPU task load...

@JulianGrayMedia

2 жыл бұрын

The newest version is called EMU and it's also by DMXIS.

This was so helpful. One question. What is the advantage to programming in Ableton as opposed to programming in DMXis and triggering with Ableton?

@JulianGrayMedia

Жыл бұрын

Light by light control sequences.

Hello Julian, I would like to know, what library should I select for a common DMX Addressable Dip Switch Decoder with RGB Strip hooked up onto it? Wish to hear from you ya... tq...

geniussss

QUESTION: Why do I need Ableton (and it's learning curve) to control my bands lights and sequences when I can use Show Buddy Setlist? I'm debating which one to buy. Thanks!

What kind of Lixada light did you use in the video?

great video does this work in session view in Ableton Live too.

@JulianGrayMedia

5 жыл бұрын

Yup!

Hi there ! I am planing using this or similar box with fl studio !Do you think will be possible ?

This vid is so helpful! Thank you. Question for anybody that may know: I downloaded my light fixture and copied it into the library on finder, but it doesn't show up in the program. How do I fix this? For some reason I can only find the fixture library folder, but not ENTTEC or DMXIS. Where can I download or find those folders? Thanks.

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

are you on mac or pc?

what if i have a few songs more? the arragement locator will start everytime at the beginning.. when i have 10 songs, i need the locator in the arragement window at different positions, because i will have the same lightshow over and over again.. can you help me with that?

I have an "EntTec DMX USB PRO MkII" interface will it work with the DMXIS vst plugin for ableton? If not how can control it with ableton? Also This interfase is supposed to dual dmx 512 can I have 2 universes 512?

Is it possibile to do this but using light rig simulation software like Realizzer instead of actual lights?

How do you do macros for a second light? It has like 10 macros and if I try to group inside, it copies the same parameters as Light 1, and if I group outside, it won't let me map. I also can't open a 2nd instance of the DMXis Vst. Thanks!

Some of my lights are 5 pin and some are 3 pin. Can you still daisy chain them together with the proper 3 pin to 5 pin cables without issues? I also noticed that the Enttec DMXIS is 5 pin but the light in this video is 3 pin. so I may already knoiw the answer just want to confirm.

I use DMXIS with Capture to program my bands lighting scenes. I have to cue the changes with a foot switch which becomes difficult while I’m playing. Does Ableton support loading in DMXIS scenes already programmed into an audio track?

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is it possible to use this with a dmx spi decoder, to be used with spi led strips?

hey julian awesome vid!! would it be possible for a light show to be controlled by a roland spd-sx drum pad? could the USB out instead of going to laptop to dmxis just go straight in to dmxis? thanks so much!!

@JulianGrayMedia

Жыл бұрын

DMXIS is discontinued, check out my new video on EMU! it should be possible.

Video starts at 8:33

Hi, is there a way that I can record automation in Ableton using the DMXIS Plugin as input source? Goal is to just record the macros of the plugin into the setup Fixure-Lines in Ableton...

Hi there, awesome tutorial! Question - is there some sort of interface that lets you see a virtual preview of what the lighting I program with DMXIS will look like? I'm hiring lights for an event but won't get to test them with the physical lights until the few days before! Thank you!

@JulianGrayMedia

5 жыл бұрын

That's something i've been asking dmxis for for years! I'm hoping that they integrate something like this in the next revision!

Do you have to use the dmxis box or can i use just an normal dmx to usb cable? Plz answear

Hi ! Thanks for this video. It helped me a lot. I have still a problem. How do I use your macro tip when I have more than 8 lights ? Thanks !

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

You can use more than one instance of DMXIS in different channels! I run a lot more than 8 lights when I'm playing out :)

@Lzzzam

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Julian, Will multiple instances of DMXIS inst. vst work simultaneosly? I haven't bought the DMXIS box yet so I am wonderign if it possible to create differente instances of the VST, one for each Light fixture ,and create automation for each fixture in its corresponding channel. I want to automate all the 512 DMX channels so I am wondering if it is possible to create cluster of automated DMX channels that can be played separately as clips.

Great video! I’m worried about latency, tho. How bad is the delay?

@JulianGrayMedia

5 жыл бұрын

It's pretty minimal. Depends also on your fixture servos.

So I'm super new to this program and controlling lights, and my question is, would I be able to use a DMXIS with a Roland TM-2 drum module to control a light? More specifically a strobe light. Basically, I'm looking for a way that every time I hit my drum pad tied to the TM-2, the strobe will go off during a show (I'm in a hardcore band). Hope this question makes sense and I'm glad I found this video, best one I've found yet.

@JulianGrayMedia

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, Just have to convert midi from the pad to a dmx signal. very doable with max for live.

@enormity03

5 жыл бұрын

Julian Gray Media thank you so much!

Hi Julian, great tutorial. Can I use the Enttec DMX Pro or DMX Pro MK2 (both cheaper than the DMXIS) to do this instead?

@JulianGrayMedia

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not totally sure .

How about using midi notes to programming lights?

How do you keep the dimmer on the whole time without programming it as a macro?

Great Video. In your experience, is there a controller that you can use in real time with this setup, in addition to the programmed ones? Lets say you have a band that uses ableton for 60% or their set, and plays the other songs without backing. Is there an on the fly addition to this ?

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

I quite like the ableton push and the launchpad for this!

Does anybody have suggestions to the discontinued Enttec DMXIS? Its a shame they discontinued them..

i cant find the vst plugin. the link doesnt work for me. can sombody help me?

Does it have to be that specific light and brand? Can you connect a diverse range or types of lighting devices and brands? Or is there an adapter that could allow us to do so.

@JulianGrayMedia

2 жыл бұрын

You can connect any DMX device.

This technology still has a long way to go to make it user friendly. I’ve used a lot of music edit rigs such as various versions of Cakewalk, Guitar Tracks Pro QBass etc and they have really got it going on but the DMX world can’t seem to break away from their old school concepts.

Thank you for the tutorial. Im having a strange issue with my setup. Im using 215 DMX channels. Some fixtures are grouped into macros, some are individual (such as the intimidators for individual X and Y control). My problem is switching between songs. I use Cmnd Shift M to group the automation, CMnd J to consolidate, then paste it over to the arrangement view. The problem is when I play the master, some of the fixtures parameters don't recognize the automation. I have to click on each fixture, click the dimmer and move it from 0 to max in order to "activate" it. Then I click re-enable automation and it works. The problem is having to do that for every fixture for every macro before every song seems extremely unnecessary. I'm sure its something dumb that i'm missing.

@JulianGrayMedia

6 жыл бұрын

I think you may be running into a fundamental issue with Ableton's automation not picking up an automation curve. generally you can fix this by drawing a small adjustment at the beginning of the automation, on the corresponding clip

Anyone had issues with the VST loading up on Live 11.1 on Mac now it’s all Silicon based?