

The most important thing to know is that you can select multiple attributes in the list - if you're used to standard Windows list control then you already know how to do it. In Lightjams, great effects are created using clever spacial positioning of sources and attributes with some math formula spices. The formula's syntax is pretty simple and if you've used any spreadsheet app like Excel, you already know the drill. At this moment, you'll discover that under every slider hides a math formula waiting to be edited. Then a time will come when you'll want to customize your experience more and more. At first you don't see any formula - you just click the shiny buttons. Groups and grids can represent a simple effect, a scene, a cuelist, a reusable building block. You can create an unlimited number of grids and put them together to build a logical hierarchy using groups. Their job is simply to hold the sources and attributes. Follow your creative flow and use them as you please. On the receiving end, fixture attributes (dimmer, RGB, pan, tilt.) catch the source's energy and relay it to your real fixtures. You can use as many as you want and configure them in countless ways to achieve the effects you have in mind. Think about it as a radio-signal emitter or a wave generator. You can use as many sources as you want.Ī source emits energy. Finally, click on a frequency band to link it to the slider. To link it to the music, select the music icon at the bottom and select your music input by clicking its number. Go in the Grid/Add source menu to add a source. Configure A SourceĪ source is needed to send power to the attributes on the grid. If you don't want white, select your intensity attributes on the grid and set the maximum to 50%. In the HSL color model, 100% is white and 50% is the pure color. Click on the grid and hold down the mouse button to "paint" the grid with the selected attributes. Select all intensity attributes by typing 'int' in the search box and then pressing ctrl-a. This is how colors are represented in Lightjams - HSL color model. Put Attributes On The GridĮach RGB fixture has 3 attributes in the list at the right: hue, saturation and intensity.
#Udmx disconnects Patch
Close the Patch window to go back to the grid editor. You should now see 4 RGB fixtures in the list at the right.
#Udmx disconnects manual
Using the manual patch mode, tell Lightjams you have 4 lights and leave all other options as they are. You can type RGB in the search filter or expand the Generic brand and select the RGB fixture. We'll use the Generic RGB fixture template. This is the place to tell Lightjams about our 4 RGB fixtures. Go in the View/Patch menu to access the Patch window.

Let's create a basic project using 4 RGB fixtures linked to the music beats and outputting DMX via a USB interface.
