Links links to related partners 4 topics 4 posts last post by chamsys. The pi is used to convert the akais midi output to dmx signals which are relayed to the console via artnet. Chamsys consoles are intuitive, reliable and designed to grow with you. To install and use magicq, magicvis or magichd for free, click on relevant icon below for your operating system. Chamsys founders chris kennedy and george mcduff will remain as managing directors of the company and, together with sales director tony cameron, will continue to lead its current staff of software and hardware engineers, operations, sales and support teams.
Using my akai midi controller on chamsys via artnet in. Bmi supply offers a range of consoles from chamsys, using their free magicq software. The brand name chamsys comes from the word chameleon. If you had magicdmx dongle and later purchased say a pc wing or any other chamsys hardware you probably asked yourself a question. Ended up having to buy the proprietary one, which is much more stable to add. Chamsys mini wing dmx signal dips by manuel thu mar 18, 2010 8.
It supports an output on up to 64 universes without additional hardware or dongles, making it an ideal test platform for gdtf. Software quickq software is a new, radically simplified version of the magicq software, designed with a quick and easy user interface and a comprehensive featureset that makes programming easy for students, volunteers, or parttime operators, and is even comfortable to use by professionals on smallscale shows. Since 2003, chamsys has harnessed the talents of lighting designers, software engineers and hardware developers to innovate the field of lighting control. Chamsys is opgericht in april 2003, door het samenbrengen, van een team bestaande uit lichtontwerpers, software en hardware ontwikkelaars. Chamsys trade distributors leisuretec distribution ltd. The outputs can be patched to any of the 64 universes available in the magicq software, so building a medium sized system out of several copies of this device. Unlocks magichd functions in stand alone magichd systems. Chamsys magicq pc wing compact stage lighting store. Chamsys magicq software now supports import of gdtf. Im looking for a relatively inexpensive pcbased dmx lighting controller for the theatre where i serve as technical director. Since 2003, chamsys has harnessed the talents of lighting designers, software engineers and hardware developers to innovate and disrupt the field of lighting.
Since 2003, chamsys has harnessed the talents of lighting designers, software engineers and hardware developers to innovate and overcome the limitations of traditional consoles. With core chamsys philosophies at the heart of the product, quickq consoles are show compatible with our more advanced magicq line of consoles, enabling users to progress freely throughout the chamsys range. Usb dongle for fitting in a rack mount unit for unlocking magicq automated functions. The magicq mq70 is the newest ultrathin, flyready console from chamsys, now supporting 24 universes of control with upgrade option to 48 universes.
Essential tools to bring your creative vision to life the most successful light shows succeed because their designers are able to reproduce in reality ideas that were initially envisioned in their minds. Chamsys magicq mq80 compact lighting console with 24 universes of outputs. Magicvis is a powerful visualisation system fully integrated with chamsys free magicq software to enable lighting designers to previsualise their shows. I can confirm that dmxking will not work with chamsys on mac. And now, chamsys invites everyone to turn on the light. We currently are using an etc express for conventionals and a nicolaudie slesau5 easy stand alone unit with the easy stand alone software for 2 moving lights and a smattering of led units. The quickq 20 is the perfect choice console for control of dimmer, led colour mixing and moving light fixtures.
Magicq mq70 is the latest offering in the compact console range of small and. Home lighting fixtures moving lights specialty led lighting consoles control software dongle chamsys chamsys magicq mq60 chamsys magicq mq60. The companys chamsys magicq software is free to download for windows, mac, and linux. Magicq software offers powerful lighting control with loads of features that lighting designers have some to rely on, such as full lighting visualisation, pixel mapping, and hd media playback on up to 8 different layers, all integrated smoothly to streamline workflows, save time, and shorten learning curve. The magicq software can be used on a pc to remotely monitor and control any. For larger shows the mq60 can be used as a net wing connected to a pc or mac runnning magicq software to control 64 universes. Our awardwinning magicq consoles unlock powerful lighting control and loads of features professional lighting designers can rely on for even the most complex. Magicq software includes the free magicvis visualizer enabling simple visualization of all 64 universes of lighting control. Dmx interface for mac os chamsys or artnet interface. One of the very best ways to begin controlling dmx lighting is with an enttec usb interface and any number of free pieces of software that support it it makes a great first lighting console for someone who wants to learn to light because you can experiment with a number of different pieces of software before you decide which to use though now in 2019 as i am updating this. Each wing button, fader and encoder can be translated into a midi or a keyboard command channel, note and velocity can be customized. Since 2003, chamsys has harnessed the talents of lighting designers, software engineers and hardware developers to overcome the limitations of traditional consoles.
Chamsys has become the first major lighting console manufacturer to release software capable of importing gdtf general device type format personality files directly. Magicq software also includes the free magichd media player enabling playback of up. Magicq supports windows 7, windows 8 and windows 10. What makes magicq pc so great and why is it worth learning. And this is where enttecs range of awardwinning dmx lighting control software can make all the difference. Chamsys magicq pc wing compact usb control wing for. Full compass systems pro audio, video, lighting equipment. Magicq pc software is free and uniquely the outputs are fully enabled, allowing you to run shows on up to 32 universes. Used, second hand chamsys magicq mq60 lighting console. Our developers monitor the bug tracker and are quick to provide feedback on the status of requests.
They knew that to overcome the limitations of traditional consoles, they would have to utilize the latest technology and break some conventions. Nobody likes having to reprogram their show just to meet a particular product version or software version. The eos software, by etc electronic theatre controls, can run on windows or mac computers, and with the addition of a dongle to authorise a licence, and hardware to produce a dmx signal, it has the same functionality as a full lighting desk. The console uses chamsys extensive and continuously updated personality library with over 20,000 fixtures. Since 2003, chamsys has harnessed the talents of lighting designers, software engineers and hardware developers to innovate and disrupt the field of lighting control. Chamsys quickq 20 lighting control console chuck levins. Chamsys was formed in april 2003 by bringing together a team of lighting designers, software and hardware developers. Similar to chameleons, our high performance lighting consoles and software programs are engineered to adapt to a wide range of applications for operators at all skill levels. Chamsys mission is to utilize the latest technology to bring developments to the lighting console market with the ultimate aim of high performance at low cost with high reliability. For starters, this dmx interface is small enough to fit comfortably in the overhead compartment on an airplane, just what mobile lighting techs need. They knew that to overcome the limitations of traditional consoles, they would have to. Chauvet has five brands chauvet professional, chauvet dj. They formed a team of software and hardware developers with lighting designers to develop technology that has brought high performance at a low cost with incredible reliability.
These days almost any lighting or stage effect equipment may be controlled using these protocols including moving lights, led screens, fog machines and laser displays. Chauvet is a major innovator, developer and manufacturer, leading the entertainment lighting market in terms of design, flexibility and options. Chauvet lighting, leading the entertainment lighting market. Compatibility chamsys believes that it is important for lighting designers to be able to move between different magicq consoles and different magicq software versions without having complicated import and export procedures. New releases products new releases of software and hardware will here be announced. Magicq is a professional level stage lighting controller that is available for a range of budgets starting at the free software, cheap usb dmx dongles, right up to the large and expensive hardware consoles. We are uk trade distributors of chamsys, supplying the live and install market with their innovative range of dmx lighting consoles and networking boxes since 2003, chamsys has harnessed the talents of lighting designers, software engineers and hardware developers to innovate and disrupt the field of lighting control. Magicq mq60 uses the same magicq software as all of our control consoles and files programmed on any of our other consoles can be loaded and played back within the universe limits or files programmed on the console can be saved and played back on any of our other consoles. Get a user friendly and affordable lighting control console with the chamsys quickq 20 lighting control consolequickq 20 is part of chamsys quickq range of user friendly and affordable lighting control consoles. The most apparent part in my setup is the akai mpd with its pads, faders and knobs which can all be used to trigger playbacks or executers on the console.
Chamsys forum view topic chamsys mini wing dmx signal dips. In this post, im going to share with you what midi is, how to get started using it, and how to interface midi with popular lighting consoles and software. Hardware and software installation, updates and troubleshooting computer tips and tricks. Wing compact modular expansion wing for magicq consoles or software with 12 playback. Those efforts lead to the release of incredibly popular magicq software and dedicated consoles.
Chamsys magicq pc wing compact usb control wing for lighting software 2port, 64universe hybrid dmx control system with 12 sliders, large rotary encoders, and keyboardstyle buttons. Power, portability, and easy of use the chamsys magicq pc wing compact has it all and so much more. How do i use midi hardware to control my lighting console. Also, chamsys is probably the best professionally advanced, stable and flexible lighting software you can get on a mac.
This month uk lighting control firm cham sys announced an affiliation with prg group to distribute the. Magicq pc software runs under windows, linux or osx. Magicq pc software is free and uniquely the outputs are fully enabled, allowing you to run shows on up to 64 universes. Chauvet has five brands chauvet professional, chauvet dj, iluminarc, trusst and chamsys. Chamsys mission is to utilise the latest technology to bring developments to the lighting console market. Tutorials and information on chamsys products including the chamsys magicq lighting control system. Chamsys on stage lighting stage lighting tutorials. Magicq offers powerful lighting control with full lighting visualisation, pixel mapping, and. To make this happen, you need the best possible tools. Magicdmx devices do not need any drivers see section 2. Chamsys magicq pc free lighting control software stage.
Chamsys mission is to utilise the latest technology to bring developments to the lighting console market with the ultimate aim of high performance at low cost with high reliability. Dmxking usb dmx and edmx hardware is designed for use with computer based show control software. But midi isnt always the easiest to setup, and not all pieces of lighting software accept midi well. Shop by brand chamsys chamsys pc wings chamsys magicq pc wing compact. Chamsys has a bug tracking system to report any problems found within magicq software and to request new features that you might find useful. Discover the latest options from our advanced, awardwinning magicq range to our more. The lighting control software and hardware manufacturer has just launched an online programmers competition. For a cheap usb to dmx dongle, you can cant really go wrong.
Chamsys pronounced camsis is short for chameleon systems, and much like its namesake, can change appearance and functionality for the need of the end user. The magicq pc wing compact is an extremely powerful usb control wing for connecting to your pc or mac to control lighting, video and led with the magicq pc software. The dmx pro is based on different hardware and doesnt suffer from this problem. Chamsys mission is to utilise the latest technology to bring developments to. Below are listed some of the current softwarebased systems. The idea is to create a short sort of lighting effect. Comes with road cases and all the original accessories. On stage lighting has always liked the chamsys magicq and magicq pc, the free pc lighting control software, is the cheapest way to get your hands on a professional console.
Chamsys was formed in april 2003 by bringing together a team of lighting designers, software engineers and hardware developers. The magicq pc wing is an extremely powerful usb control wing for connecting to your pc or mac to control lighting, video and led with the magicq pc software. Enttec midiwing software converts udp data from up to 6 enttec wings to standard midi or keyboard ascii commands. So, made the cues, and set the halts so once the flashing starts, it auto advances. The cham sys magicq pc software is feature packed and free. Magicq software and magicq lighting console products are supplied. A community for those who use or are interested in chamsys software and hardware.
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