So as most of you should know by now, out school uses a Strand MX as our main lighting board, ad I find that so far, it's been used, at the basic level, what it was intended for, Recorded Scenes, some Fx, etc.
**Life Story/Ramble ahead, scroll for actual question**
But being the super-techie that I am,
(Read the Life story in my profile, I went from Computer nerd at age 8 to bedroom theatrical performances at 10 to wannabe DJ at 12 to Actual access to actual equipment in those fields at 15)
I insist on every page in the manual read, every jack filled in, every feature discovered, I've already downloaded and readthrough the 150 page manual...twice, I've put in a request with IT to get us a second computer in the booth to act as a serial monitor for the board, and now I'm looking at the Midi ports(The analog Audio in is Din so I'm not even going to bother looking for a converter, let alone getting one purchased)
**/Life story**
So anyways, at this point, I'm looking into getting some music synced up to lights using a Midi source.(iBook G4 with some USB Midi Cables)
Problem is, the only Midi cable I have access to is a Out only cable(Leftover from calibrating Guitar Hero: World Tour drums )
So I'm looking for somebody that has access to some cables and a board to hit Record in Garage band, and Sequentially go through all the faders, somehow keeping them labeled/in order so I can see which functions/faders are actually sent out and what isn't before I go spend $40 on a set of cables.
At this point, it's only a concept and I'm not sure how the MX deals with Midi outs. I'll probably be buying a set of cables after New Years if/when Craigslist comes through with a used, free, Midi compatible piano, but if this works then I might up that date.
Thanks a Metric Tonne in advance, this is a fairly large request requiring some preparation and planning, so I shall love you forever.
**Life Story/Ramble ahead, scroll for actual question**
But being the super-techie that I am,
(Read the Life story in my profile, I went from Computer nerd at age 8 to bedroom theatrical performances at 10 to wannabe DJ at 12 to Actual access to actual equipment in those fields at 15)
I insist on every page in the manual read, every jack filled in, every feature discovered, I've already downloaded and readthrough the 150 page manual...twice, I've put in a request with IT to get us a second computer in the booth to act as a serial monitor for the board, and now I'm looking at the Midi ports(The analog Audio in is Din so I'm not even going to bother looking for a converter, let alone getting one purchased)
**/Life story**
So anyways, at this point, I'm looking into getting some music synced up to lights using a Midi source.(iBook G4 with some USB Midi Cables)
Problem is, the only Midi cable I have access to is a Out only cable(Leftover from calibrating Guitar Hero: World Tour drums )
So I'm looking for somebody that has access to some cables and a board to hit Record in Garage band, and Sequentially go through all the faders, somehow keeping them labeled/in order so I can see which functions/faders are actually sent out and what isn't before I go spend $40 on a set of cables.
At this point, it's only a concept and I'm not sure how the MX deals with Midi outs. I'll probably be buying a set of cables after New Years if/when Craigslist comes through with a used, free, Midi compatible piano, but if this works then I might up that date.
Thanks a Metric Tonne in advance, this is a fairly large request requiring some preparation and planning, so I shall love you forever.