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DMXIS does not accept DMX input from an external controller in the manner you have described.

It does, however, accept OSC and/or MIDI as input. OSC is a very powerful way to control DMXIS externally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OXF61s15xw

This has been an ongoing request since DMXIS was released. The forum goes back to 2012 and UI improvement requests like this can be found. I think it's safe to say things like a separate Preset Manager window and window resizing are just never going to happen.... Maybe they will in Show Buddy Active...

Take a look at the Preset file. It will be in: C:\Users\Public\Documents\ENTTEC\DMXIS\Presets\<Preset Name>.prt There's a line in that file that should look like this: <Param nm="Crossfade" v="0" cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch="0"/> The 'v' parameter is the Fade timer. 'cc' is the midi learned CC value. See i...

Studio-412 wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 13, 2020 3:20 pm

Is there any sort of guidance on how long it will be until this is released?

Seeing as how 2020 is going, I'd rather not have a release this year.

Welcome to DMXIS! I play in a couple cover bands. We go by a set lists, however we do stray from it all the time. For this reason I do not have things set up on a per-song basis. At the simplest level, we have different 'looks' set up for verse/chorus/bridge/solo. There are 7 or 8 of these preset gr...

Krecklore wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 14, 2020 1:58 am

Many thanks to you.

You're welcome. Glad you got it working.

Not really sure why an audio input needs to be specified for Midi and Oscillators to work. Perhaps there should be a note in the Preferences window that states "Setting Input to << none >> will disable oscillators and midi".

Check File|Preferences|Audio/MIDI Settings|Input

It should be set to Microphone or something like that.

If it is set to << none >> then midi doesn't work... nor do any of the oscillators.

When you use something like MidiOx, does it show midi messages are being sent to that device? Program Change and Bank Select LSB messages are also recognized by DMXIS in omni (any channel, not just 15 or 16) mode. Try sending msg 0xC0 0x01 to select the second Preset in the current Bank. Then send m...

Check File|Preferences|Audio/MIDI Settings|Active MIDI inputs.

Make sure the correct input is selected.

Today I've been checking the demo of SBA, and you're right, it has some of the basic things that are not implemented on DMXIS. The way it handles midi learn, is fantastic... and the fact that the VSTs can output Art-net is outstanding; this feature implemented on DMXIS VSTs would be amazing, define...

When updating DMXIS from version 1.6.3 to 1.7.0, are there any compatibility issues if I need to roll back to 1.6.3? Any changes to xml, prt, fixture, or macro files that aren't backwards compatible? I backed up my 1.6.3 files just in case.

Are you familiar with Show Buddy Active? When it first came out it was called DMXIS Platinum... it's more like DMXIS than it is Show Buddy. Some of the suggestions you bring up have been implemented in one way or another. Still, there's a lot of room for improvement. There's a Wish List going for Sh...

All very useful. Let's hope we can see some of these improvements... if not here then maybe in Show Buddy Active.

The DMXIS interface only works with DMXIS and Show Buddy Active software.

Take a look at the DmxConfig.xml file. It lists all the fixtures and their starting point (from) and ending point (to) in a relatively simple format. Subtract 1 to get the DMX address.

Dave Brown [admin] wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:06 pm

DMXIS 1.7.0 is now available from the downloads page

Very excited to try this out!

Thank you. I don't have dedicated blinders. I was trying to reproduce them with pars, quickly dropping the faders instead of just cutting the signal. Ah... then my method of a Blinders preset won't work. If you're using a foot switch, DMXIS has a "Last preset while held" function. This will jump to...

You could use multiple presets. One preset would be a dedicated "Blinder" preset. For that preset, enable and turn on any channel associated with the blinders. All other channels in the Blinder preset would be disabled. For all your other presets, turn the blinders off.

If you want to create your own using a text editor like NotePad++, You can find the syntax for creating a fixture here:

https://www.dmxis.com/creating-new-fixtures/

Glad you got it working! That does present an issue with the way you have the Dimmer masked. You have to somehow set the Dimmer back to 'normal'. Maybe you could have a Preset called 'Reset' that puts the Dimmer back to a non-pulsing mode... and then send two TouchOsc commands in a row. The first wo...

Dave Brown [admin] wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:19 pm

1.7.0 will be available shortly. This fixes the 1.6.9 crash, and adds Art-Net output.

Art-Net with DMXIS?... Does this mean the DMXIS hardware box will no longer be needed once 1.7.0 is released?

Hi! I'm glad someone is investigating this macro. Thanks for giving it a try! :) Before using the Waterfall Macro, first set your movers up with some kind of movement. For example, select Pan and Tilt channels of your movers, then apply the Shapes|Circle Macro. Now that the movers are doing somethin...

If I understand correctly, it sounds like you're having difficulty keeping things sync'd up while making fast changes? If that's the case, then it's not so much a DMXIS problem, but rather a DMX protocol issue. DMX is subject to data transfer rates and sometimes it just can't keep up with what we'd ...

Check out the macro I posted HERE. I think it will do what your asking for. If not, let me know and I'll modify it.

Not that it fixes the problem, but if you didn't have the issue before then go back to the previous version. 1.6.3 is the most recent version according to the website. 1.6.9 is a beta at this point.

Here's a macro that will combine channels saved in a clipboard to the present Preset. It does exactly what the table outlines above. Note: You'll have to change {USER NAME} in the path accordingly. First select some channels, then run the Copy macro. Then select a different preset and run the Combin...

The Circle Macro looks for selected channels with the name Pan and Tilt. Those channels are modified to create the shape. By default, the Circle Macro put the "center" of the circle at 50% (A channel value of 128). If you need this to be a different value, you could modify the channel value in the m...

If it's intermittent then it sounds like a hardware issue... could be: 1. Bad USB cable. Try a different one. 2. Bad USB input on computer. Try a different USB input. If using a USB hub, try direct connecting to computer. 3. Bad computer. Try a different computer. 4. Bad DMXIS box. Contact support. ...

Just want to make sure I have the requirements for the macro defined properly. Let me know if this is what you want and I'll start coding it. Here's an example of two Presets called A & B: Combine.png The Macro combines Preset A into Preset B. The basic operation is: * If Ch x in B is disabled, then...

Mikeohman wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 06, 2020 8:48 pm

Viewing crash reports is easy - Logic creates one every time it crashes, and that gets sent to Apple. I have not saved any of them but if you want to look at them let me know and I will get them to you.

Not much I can do with it... maybe Dave might be interested?