GigLights Manual
All Functions and operation of GigLights Automated DMX Lighting Software
If this is your first venture into stage lighting, it may seem complicated but it is really simple if you know the concepts involved. DMX is the main "language" that all stage lights use be told what to do from a lighting console, software or another hardware controller. I will break it down into very simple terms.
GigLights Overview
Auto-Show Program Button Panel
Intelligent Audio Analyzer
Fixture Rig Viewer
Control Panel
GigLights will perform a light show for your band automatically with no tracks. It listens to your music, syncs to the beat and adjustlis for the energy of your music. GigLights is your lighting person for the whole night. No need to touch GigLights.
The Auto-Show Button Panel shows all of the Program Buttons that have been setup for your Auto Show. There are 5 categories of buttons here.
1. Break Scene - This is the program that is turned on when you are in between songs.
2. Calm Programs - Usually these programs get selected when mild intros are played or music level drops.
3. Normal Programs - This is where the GigLights will spend most of it's time for most songs.
4. Intense Programs - This is where musically intense programs are picked. Especially some solos and such.
5. Big Ending Prpograms - These are designed to flahs everything wildly for that big finish oif detected.
The Control Panel is where you turn on and off features of GigLights. You start the Auto-Show here. More detail later.
The intelligent Audio Analyzer analyzes your audio inpout for a lot of things like Beat Sync, Energy Levels, Sizzle Levels, Auto-Vocal light levels, and break in between songs. It does quite a bit of analysis and is the heart and soul of Giglights.
The Fixture Rig Viewer gives oyu an idea of what you lighting rig may look like once you have it setup. Arrange the fixtures on the Rig Viewer just like they would be arranged on your stage. When you run programs, they will light up just like you real external lights would. That way you can make and see changes with out hooking your actual lights up.