Flight
06-11-2012, 12:33 PM
hello djF
i would like to introduce to you a project i've been working on for some time, in which i've recently put the final touches on.
presenting...
liiveX :: (Live Integrated Intelligent Visuals Engine X)
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3645/liivex.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/100/liivex.jpg/)
liiveX is a collection of max4live devices which allow real-time manipulation, creation, mixing, and effecting of digital light systems. the devices exist within ableton live, an audio & midi sequencer. liiveX listens to midi, from looping clips in sequence, or from direct midi feed from instruments (synths, drum racks, percussion samplers, etc.).
pre-program your midi loops in ableton's arrangement view. play your loops ad infinitum in ableton's session view, using midi effects such as note length, appregiation, chord, etc. sequence your loops easily to music with ableton's grid. did i mention the serato/ableton bridge? lock tempo to your turntables. syncromesh the lights to your dj set. produce your lightshow while you dj, or simply have midi-loops bounce around in controllable randomness, driving the core of your lights & visuals as you mix your dj set, knowing your lights are perfectly in time with what you're doing, or systematically doing what you expect of them.
perform it live?
of course! with an iPad. launch your clips using the lemur mu interface. control your light rig's input, color, parameters, x/y/z paramaters, and just about every light control element in localized groups, or global control, with the liiveX interfaces for lemur using your finger-tip(s). don't need to get fancy? control it with the liiveX lemur iPod/iPhone mini controller. want it really fancy? utilize up to 10 iOS devices on your wifi network for simultaneous touch control of liiveX from multiple vantage points within the liiveX lemur control heirarchy, which is adaptable in complexity and depth depending on the complexity of the rig. liiveX has a highly flexible digital genetic DNA, which very easily adapts and integrates to the protocols of any light fixture which receives DMX512, meaning that liiveX can be integrated efficiently into any standard professional entertainment light rig.
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/8996/aliive2padpod.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/839/aliive2padpod.jpg/)
what else?
program automation to your midi clips. everything can be enveloped. everything can be modulated. everything can be midi-mapped. further manipulation can be found in the built-in liiveXFX, including 4 independent LFOs and attack/decay envelopes for dimmer inputs, controlled either globally or locally by either automation or the liiveX lemur template.
the result?
a systematic dataflow output to your light rig, brought into commonality with liiveX's uniform modelling of various light programming data.
what does the crowd get? stunning light displays, perfectly on your beat. sound that becomes entangled with visual stimulus that moves, reacts, and alters perfectly with the music. lasers scanning to the synth movements. color pulsing systematically to the drums. sequential motion patterns that follow the chords of the lead.
what does the user get?
programming, control, and manipulation of lightshows at level never-before heard of. simplicity and efficiency were key in every element of programming & interfacing while liiveX was created. it is, after all, a system designed by a dj for djs... or anyone else who finds themselves on a stage full of lights with an urge to play...
system technical details:
hardware:
Apple MacBookPro, 2.4ghz c2d, 8gb ram
Apple iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch)
Enttec DMXUSBPRO usb-dmx interface
software:
liiveX by SubFizix
Lemur for iOS by Liine
liiveX Lemur Control by SubFizix
Live8 by Ableton
Max4Live by Cycling74
ScratchLive / The Bridge by Serato/Ableton (optional - for deck control)
mu by Jazzmutant (optional - for Ableton session control)
liiveX uses open-source code derived from DMaX, by David Butler :: The Impersonal Stereo.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxtbxDIdKXM
i would like to introduce to you a project i've been working on for some time, in which i've recently put the final touches on.
presenting...
liiveX :: (Live Integrated Intelligent Visuals Engine X)
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3645/liivex.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/100/liivex.jpg/)
liiveX is a collection of max4live devices which allow real-time manipulation, creation, mixing, and effecting of digital light systems. the devices exist within ableton live, an audio & midi sequencer. liiveX listens to midi, from looping clips in sequence, or from direct midi feed from instruments (synths, drum racks, percussion samplers, etc.).
pre-program your midi loops in ableton's arrangement view. play your loops ad infinitum in ableton's session view, using midi effects such as note length, appregiation, chord, etc. sequence your loops easily to music with ableton's grid. did i mention the serato/ableton bridge? lock tempo to your turntables. syncromesh the lights to your dj set. produce your lightshow while you dj, or simply have midi-loops bounce around in controllable randomness, driving the core of your lights & visuals as you mix your dj set, knowing your lights are perfectly in time with what you're doing, or systematically doing what you expect of them.
perform it live?
of course! with an iPad. launch your clips using the lemur mu interface. control your light rig's input, color, parameters, x/y/z paramaters, and just about every light control element in localized groups, or global control, with the liiveX interfaces for lemur using your finger-tip(s). don't need to get fancy? control it with the liiveX lemur iPod/iPhone mini controller. want it really fancy? utilize up to 10 iOS devices on your wifi network for simultaneous touch control of liiveX from multiple vantage points within the liiveX lemur control heirarchy, which is adaptable in complexity and depth depending on the complexity of the rig. liiveX has a highly flexible digital genetic DNA, which very easily adapts and integrates to the protocols of any light fixture which receives DMX512, meaning that liiveX can be integrated efficiently into any standard professional entertainment light rig.
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/8996/aliive2padpod.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/839/aliive2padpod.jpg/)
what else?
program automation to your midi clips. everything can be enveloped. everything can be modulated. everything can be midi-mapped. further manipulation can be found in the built-in liiveXFX, including 4 independent LFOs and attack/decay envelopes for dimmer inputs, controlled either globally or locally by either automation or the liiveX lemur template.
the result?
a systematic dataflow output to your light rig, brought into commonality with liiveX's uniform modelling of various light programming data.
what does the crowd get? stunning light displays, perfectly on your beat. sound that becomes entangled with visual stimulus that moves, reacts, and alters perfectly with the music. lasers scanning to the synth movements. color pulsing systematically to the drums. sequential motion patterns that follow the chords of the lead.
what does the user get?
programming, control, and manipulation of lightshows at level never-before heard of. simplicity and efficiency were key in every element of programming & interfacing while liiveX was created. it is, after all, a system designed by a dj for djs... or anyone else who finds themselves on a stage full of lights with an urge to play...
system technical details:
hardware:
Apple MacBookPro, 2.4ghz c2d, 8gb ram
Apple iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch)
Enttec DMXUSBPRO usb-dmx interface
software:
liiveX by SubFizix
Lemur for iOS by Liine
liiveX Lemur Control by SubFizix
Live8 by Ableton
Max4Live by Cycling74
ScratchLive / The Bridge by Serato/Ableton (optional - for deck control)
mu by Jazzmutant (optional - for Ableton session control)
liiveX uses open-source code derived from DMaX, by David Butler :: The Impersonal Stereo.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxtbxDIdKXM