DMX Lighting Control

This area of our site seems quite popular, so we've expanded it to include more technical information about how we use Max/MSP/Jitter and DMX lighting.

Cuttlefish Digital Arts not only uses Max/MSP/Jitter to control sound and video, but to also control lighting in live-shows and installations. We use the low-cost Enttec DMX USB Pro controller to connect a Macintosh to the lighting system and the dmxusbpro Max object. An alternative to this would be the more-sophisticated (but more expensive) LanBox DMX controllers.

Cuttlefish's DMX Setup

When doing larger live shows or long-running gallery installations it can be better to hire your DMX lights and related gear. However, it's also good to have some of your own for experimenting with in the studio. Sean Clark describes what we use at the moment (example Max/MSP patches are supplied where appropriate):