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    Controlling Astera Titan Tube Lights?

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    • J
      jsegal99 last edited by

      Hello! Does anyone have experience connecting and controlling Astera Titan Tube lights with Isadora? 

      I have the full kit and wireless transmitter, trying to figure out how to sync them with sound in Isadora. Assuming it will be a midi or DMX control but starting from scratch with little experience. 

      Any help appreciated!:)

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        A Former User @jsegal99 last edited by

        @jsegal99 Hi, I used to own some sets very much like this (Octostrip). My background is in both lighting and video ranging from large to intimate events. I dont think I would consider running these using Isadora alone, but rather use pixelmapping software like Madmapper or GrandMa2 desk or Resolume or the like. Especially when using more extended DMX personalities. Isadora could definitely send the triggers, it’s brilliant at all sorts of calculations and dataflow. The DMX part is there, its a great add-on but I don’t consider it to be more involved production ready, very much the same as Qlab. 
        But maybe thats just my workflow, I’d be very interested to learn from anyone else on here how they’d make it work. 🙂

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        • Juriaan
          Juriaan Tech Staff @jsegal99 last edited by

          @jsegal99

          Hey!

          I would also route this type of traffic to something like a lighting desk, in my case I have ETCNomad running in the background that I just activate an scene with OSC / MIDI triggers that then will control the light source for me.

          If you want to sent DMX thru Isadora, you totally can! Just let us know what your preference is and we can give you some pointers in the right direction.

          Isadora 3.1.1, Dell XPS 17 9710, Windows 10
          Interactive Performance Designer, Freelance Artist, Scenographer, Lighting Designer, TroikaTronix Community moderator
          Always in for chatting about interaction in space / performance design. Drop me an email at hello@juriaan.me

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          • dbini
            dbini last edited by

            Contrary to popular opinion, i would suggest that it depends what you want to do with them. I saw a circus show at the weekend where the lighting tech had used Isadora to trigger lots of the onboard effects within LED tubes (I don't think they were Astera, probably they were Godox).
            Everything was timed perfectly with the music (Isadora triggering Ableton to play tracks) and looked great. 
            Does your wireless transmitter connect via serial and function with DMX like the Enttec Pro? If so, look here: https://troikatronix.com/add-o... Or does it use Artnet? (https://troikatronix.com/add-o...)

            John Collingswood
            taikabox.com
            2019 MBPT 2.6GHZ i7 OSX15.3.2 16GB
            plus an old iMac and assorted Mac Minis for installations

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              mark_m @dbini last edited by

              @dbini said:

               I saw a circus show at the weekend 


               @dbini Sounds right up my street: what was the show, John?

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                dbini @mark_m last edited by

                @mark_m 
                Hiya Mark, it was the local circus school - Tähtisirkus - their older group end of term show, so 9 performers aged between 15 and 22. It was directed by Kat & Jared. I introduced Jared to Isadora back in 2019 when they were part of Oulu Dance Hack, and then helped them make a show called Shapes Of Water a couple of years ago, using Izzy to run everything from one trigger at the top of the show (various scenes, 2 projectors, DMX and sound)
                Jared spent a lot of time programming the tech for this show. The venue is pretty limited when it comes to lighting, so he added 8 LED tubes that were were mounted on stands or manipulated by the performers.

                John Collingswood
                taikabox.com
                2019 MBPT 2.6GHZ i7 OSX15.3.2 16GB
                plus an old iMac and assorted Mac Minis for installations

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                  A Former User @dbini last edited by

                  @dbini 200% agree on the "depends on what you want to do with them". I'm assuming these also have built-in macros in the various personalities, which would indeed make triggering effects a breeze.

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                  • J
                    jsegal99 last edited by

                    Thanks for the initial thoughts all! I've got EOS set up with Asteras responding and trying to trigger cues using OSC through Isadora. But I am having trouble understanding the parameters of the OSC Transmit and how to make EOS 'hear' it. 

                    Upd address: Current IP Address? 

                    Port: 8000

                    Address: ????

                    Inputs: 1

                    Value: /eos/cue/2/fire (using a trigger text actor)

                    Press 'transmit' and nothing happens. 

                    Any ideas? Not sure how what to put in Address to talk to EOS. Thanks!

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                    • Juriaan
                      Juriaan Tech Staff @jsegal99 last edited by

                      @jsegal99

                      Hey!

                      For IP address: In EOS go to tab 99 (Hold Tab and press 99) this will bring you to the diagnostic tab of ETC EOS. In there you will find the address that you can sent the messages to

                      Port: Same story! You set this in your Show settings on ETC EOS

                      Address: /eos/cue/2/fire

                      Value: None / empty

                      And then press transmit :)

                      Isadora 3.1.1, Dell XPS 17 9710, Windows 10
                      Interactive Performance Designer, Freelance Artist, Scenographer, Lighting Designer, TroikaTronix Community moderator
                      Always in for chatting about interaction in space / performance design. Drop me an email at hello@juriaan.me

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                      • Armando
                        Armando Beta Gold @jsegal99 last edited by

                        @jsegal99 Hello, I use in Izzy their chinese (and very god) competitors nanlite Pavotube 30 X 4 feet long. They can be used as RGBWW as a single pixel, as 4 pixels or 8 pixels in 8 or 16 bit dmx (with Enttec DMX PRO MKII vie USB serial). And also work with Artnet send in Isadora via the fantastic Enttec ODE MKIII. Works like a charm ! Nanlite

                        Armando Menicacci
                        www.studiosit.ca
                        MacBook Pro 16-inch, 2021 Apple M1 Max, RAM 64 GB, 4TB SSD, Mac OS Sonoma 14.4.1 (23E224)

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