The technique we used is relatively simple.Ī MIDI Solutions ' Thru box' is used to feed (MIDI Show Control sourced from an ETC Ion lighting board in our case). In that class we covered operation of a full backup system using MIDI We taught everything you needed to know to ready a system for that processĪnd what is needed to operate the system once production is complete.). (We did not teach programming / production techniques, Show Sage just completed a newly created training class for WATCHOUT theater staging technicians. Most if not all of those use DMX which makes an additional DMX-ArtNet converter necessary. There are a few small format lighting controllers available. with a full backup system) you should look at DMX/ArtNet devices. If you need to control two or more WATCHMAKER computers in sync (e.g. Units using the larger USB type B connector are more reliable in this aspect. Once this happens you have to close WATCHMAKER and open it again to reconnect the MIDI inputs. The physical connection was not that tight and it could happen that pulling the cable a bit unintentionally could make MIDI disappear. We had some problems in the past with USB mini-B cables and our Korg nano units. I would though focus on the USB connector a bit.

I also bought an AKAI APC mini which is still compact but offers more push buttons.Īs Jim stated all MIDI devices which are detected by Windows should work with WATCHOUT. One has to be aware but it is not a problem when using MIDI. The newer version nano KONTROL 2 uses MIDI control changes for the push buttons as well. We use a couple of Korg nano KONTROL which are handy and do not consume much space.

Apc mini dmx controller