How to set up your laptop as light, sound and video player?

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Tools you need:

  • Laptop
  • USBtoDMX-Box(i.e. Enttec) approx. 80 Euro
  • Audio-Interface(i.e. Tascam US-16x08) approx. 280 Euro

Tools you might need:

  • adapter for your laptop to HDMI

Software to Download:

How to do It:

1. Set up the hardware. Plug your USBtoDMX and Audio-USB-Interface into your USB Ports of your computer. If they need external power put that on.

2. plug your HDMI cable into your adapter or in your computer

3. set up your Audio-Interface and make it work

4. install your QLC+ 4.12.2Link zur Homepage

5. open it and klick q light controller plus, at first we will set uo the DMX Control to set up the Light.

6. now you see Universe klick on the USBtoDMX row under the mapping button and hit the screwdriver/wrench Button and connect the Enttec as Output

7. Go to Inputs/Outputs at the end of the lower bar, now get back to fixtures and create a Generic fixture according to your dimmer size. If you have a bigger system with a lot of Channels and some RGB fixtures it could be helpful to use the presets. For testing create a dimmer with four channels so you test just the first four DMX Channels.

8.now you could test your light set up on the Simple desk. Just move the sliders and check if your fixtures go on and off.