Usually I do some show on a disco party for kids and adults, usually so drunk that all they see is fancy laser effects and beams in the fog.
And that is usually easily done with a simple setup of 2-3 lasers and a computer running side by side the DJ.
But how do you do it when you get a request to do a laser show with an live band playing music?
First of all, I cant just hit play on some pre-made shows, and I cant make a show because there is often no midi time code.
So what I have to do is either use the live player (I have mamba) and find some frames and hit play\stop on these frames, often I also use the timeline and make a show consider of 4-5 effects, and I que parts of the show and play that.
I also have a Mini APC midi controller to use with Mamba III, so I can use the sliders etc..
Problem is, when I have the lasers on a scene, and the music\sound\light setup is 50 meters behind I have to run a LAN setup and remotely control my computer (Team viewer works like a charm) .
But as you can understand, when running remote desktop there is no way to use Midi controller.
Yes one solution is maybe to upgrade my LPT ilda boxes with NET boxes so I can run a TP cable 50 meters, but that again will be high cost?
So I wonder, how do you setup your system when you do show with live music ? please share some ideas and tip to get a successful show
here are some photos of my show I did today, (a Pink Floyd tribute) tomorrow is the last day, and I hope for some tip to advance.
Cheers