There's
no denying the popularity of MIDI Controller lightshows, with forums
and websites dedicated to the phenomenon we've seen some of the leading
Lightshow Artists Youtube channels clock up hundreds of thousand of
subscriptions and views into the many millions...
If
you've ever started out to make an animation you'll know how long it
can take to construct and with each frame taking up more CPU power if
you're using the MIDI Effects Method you'll hit a point where your
performance can become compromised by the processing power available...
You
could of course use the MIDI Clips method, you've just got to learn
which note is which and then draw them by hand adjusting each notes
velocity to acheive the desired feedback on your controller... Less CPU
of course but it can take a while, and then you've got to figure out how
to map the clips to be launched alongside your music...
The solution comes in the form of a MaxforLive set of devices from newest Isotonik Collective member Chaos Culture!!
One
device to create the MIDI Clips, another to output to your controller
(theres no limit to these as you can create animations that spread
across multiple controllers) and a final device that handles the
performance...
Set
Up is simple, as is creating your own animations, the videos below show
the three methods against each other to create the same single
animation. Frame TWO acheived the desired results in a quarter of the
time of the MIDI Effects Method!!
CHAOS CULTURE - FRAME TWO - AVAILABLE NOW - £13.99