Show Cue System

Hi,

I run a small blackbox theatre and I've had this digital mixer for the past couple of years. I've never really made any use of its various effects, and have really only used it for volume control on my double cd inputs and sampler (Boss 303) input. (and the rare live mike input)

My speakers are Logitech 5500. Here are the details
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/produ ... ENTID=9486

I'm going to be moving to this Sound Cue software (which seems great by the way), planning on using my existing Audigy cards (although I could be persuaded to move to something else) and controlling it via the Bluelite PC lighting control software ( http://www.innovateshowcontrols.com )

I'm trying to figure out whether I need to keep my Promix 0196 (I probably will anyway even as a backup), but also what it can do for me that I can't do with the software above?

I presume that I plug my Promix into my computer (Audigy?) and then output to my speakers, so unless I am adding in live instruments/mikes I don't need it? Or can it perform chores to balance the inputs that the Sound Cue software can't?

Forgine my ignorance if these are dumb questions (I'm more of an actor/director than a techie), but necessity is the mother of learning I guess!

Thx in advance
Simon

an update...

My plan to use SCS controlled by Bluelite may have hit a snag as I'm not sure that SCS can be DMX controlled...

Is that the case...

Simon

Simon,

I would definitely keep and use the promix. Having a mixer between the computer and the amps gives you much better control over levels, especially to fine-tune or ride the levels due to the effect of the size of the audience or an actor who's not projecting well. If you run the levels fairly high, a mixer can also help you control clipping.

I have reservations about any card from Creative Labs. If you do use the Audigy then make sure you have Sound Driver settings in SCS set as described in the Help or your speaker assignments will not work.

SCS cannot be DMX controlled (yet). Does the Bluelite software have any other output options, such as MIDI or Serial (RS232)?

Hmmm....ok, thanks for the clarification Mike.

Unfortunelty the BlueLite doesn't have MIDI out.

Is it possible that I could get a sound card which would convert the DMX out from the Bluelite to a Midi signal for the SCS...

Would this Terratec product do it... http://sounden.terratec.net/modules.php ... icle&sid=3

S

Can't say if the Terratec product will provide you a DMX-MIDI conversion. I haven't found any other product that will do this either, but if you think Terratec may do this then it would be worth contacting them to find out.

alchemytoronto, The sound card that you mentioned will not do anything with DMX. AFAIK. It looks like they just chose the "DMX" as part of the name because it sounded cool.

If you want to send DMX commands to Sound Cue System, you might take a look at Rosco's Keystroke product. It will allow you to send commands via one DMX channel to just about any software that uses keyboard commands.

You can download the Keystroke software (you will still need to purchase the hardware) and view a demo HERE.

ckaiserca wrote:alchemytoronto, The sound card that you mentioned will not do anything with DMX. AFAIK. It looks like they just chose the "DMX" as part of the name because it sounded cool.

How ironic, as doing so is definately uncool

Thanks for the info on the Rosco Keystroke, I'll look into that
S