This thread is here to bundle all kinds of tutorials, hints and tips for LSX, the lasersoftware from drlava. The software is a bit overwhelming at first with all kinds of neat functions and bells and whistles. This is why we are creating a community generated users manual. To help you even more there's this thread!
Please share your cool findings!
Resources
Living Manual: Access must be received by drlava.
Tutorial videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...ledsHYM-2bxwPd
Useful Posts
Simple abstract generator (lissajous, live on-screen slider input) (CMB)
Dot morphing effect (Swamidog)
Swamidog abstract base file (Swamidog)
Static text and clock (Dzodzo)
Constantly changing value from positive to negative over time of event (Dzodzo)
Primitive sound to light with beat detection (Dzodzo)
Use "loop" in RotateZ for abstracts (CMB)
Live abstract show file, using on-screen sliders (CMB)
Incoherent ramblings about live shows (CMB)
Swooping lissajous effect show file (Swamidog)
How to create a floating sinewave made of points using SFX Loop (Dzodzo)
Creating a draw/writeout effect (CMB)
How to generate dots arranged in a circle (Discussion: SaltyRobot, CMB, Swamidog, drlava)
CMB schools swami (apparently funny?) - using expressions in the duplicate count field of a Loop event (Swamidog)
Make transform events alter more than one source event (Swamidog)
How to create a bouncing ball effect (CMB)
Swamidog LSX talk at Selem 2013 (Swamidog)
Circular movement of frame (Galvonaut)
Swamidog talks about Rend2Frame (Swamidog feat. Arwyen)
Frame catalog explanation (Dzodzo)
MIDI remapping (nnasire)
Phased loops (Galvonaut)
Galvonaut explaining some effects in his abstract show (Galvonaut)
A show to play with (Galvonaut)
FPS vs PPS discussion (Discussion: solidude, Galvonaut, CMB)
Change show length, event evaluation order, color vs rgbi event (CMB)
Using one frequency of audio input to modulate effect (CMB)
Using the RGBI amplitude, phase, offset, frequency buttons (Discussion: zorn, DKumpula, CMB, Swamidog)
Creating a random number that changes every time the effect is played (DKumpula)
Overcomplicated answer to basic question (CMB aka showoff)
Preview window (DKumpula)
Etherdream network problems 101 (Swamidog, Rodman1369)
Attempt at getting a wave2-like effect for show audio (CMB)
Attempt to get BPM working in LSX using external programming (Discussion: BlueFang, CMB)
SELEM 2014 LSX talk by DKumpula, Swamidog and LuLightTec (DKumpula)
RotateZ effect controlled by MIDI (Discussion: Maton, CMB and Sandstorm)
MIDI controlled random expression (Discussion: Maton, DKumpula, CMB)
PIC & CAT files (Discussion: SaltyRobot, LuLightTec, DKumpula, CMB)
Creating a spiral and how to use PicEdit scripts (CMB)
Scripts in PicEdit (Discussion: SaltyRobot, CMB, Maton, DKumpula)
Record to ILDA (CMB)
Creating a damped Wave2 effect and select another audio input (Discussion: GhostTrain, CMB, DKumpula)
MIDI keys for live use (CMB)
Spiral square arrangement according to the Fibonacci sequence (Sandstorm)
Toggling currently displayed frame in animation event with keyboard keys (CMB)
Iterate through a show on a frame by frame basis using arrow keys (CMB)
Make object follow camera path - including example show file (drlava)
Saving thumbnail pictures for SFX (Brockwitzer)
Creating a dot morphing (DKumpula, Swamidog)
Making an animation strobe with selectable frequency, dependent or independent of event duration (SaltyRobot, Swamidog, DKumpula, CMB, drlava)
Expressions lookup document (SaltyRobot)
Link to a link of a post with a reply with a long winded explanation on advanced expressions to set up a custom timing and effect triggering environment. (CMB)