[sdiy] Seeking special USB to DMX lighthing controler box.. ? Cloning the DMXIS soft to work with many other hardware interface ?? A solution.. ?

[Jean-Pierre Desrochers]

On thing that would be cool is to ‘clone’ this discontinued sofware
and make it usable with lots of USB to DMX boxes now available !!!

The ENTTEC company keeps on telling everybody that are looking for an available DMXIS box
‘Just leave DMXIS soft and go with the new generation sofware called SHOW BUDDY or EMU’.
But these softs are not free at all.. DMXIS software is a very nice looking soft that can be downloaded for FREE !

But its hardware companion is hard to find and buy.. 
That’s why cloning this soft would permit users to get the nice looking feel of it
and stop seeking an hard to find hardware interface needed to make it work.

Voilà !

 

In the meanwhile I’ll keep on looking on the web for any DMXIS box to show for sale.

 

De : Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org> De la part de Jean-Pierre Desrochers via Synth-diy
Envoyé : 22 décembre 2024 12:14
À : synth-diy at synth-diy.org
Objet : [sdiy] Out of context or maybe not.. Seeking special USB to DMX lighthing controler box.. ?

 

 

Maybe out of Synth DIY topics.. or not.. ?

 

Last weeks I dove in the DMX lighthing control world for fun..
I just learned the DMX control protocol.. Continuous serial stream of 512 bytes
to control LED spot lights behaviours (colors, rotation angle, dimming, etc..) 

In fact controlling lights with my DAW and a sequencer could be funny.

Anyway to do so I need some kind of DMX control software and an associated USB to DMX box..

Many available stuff on the web.. But the one that captured my attention was this duo :
ENTTEC DMXIS software/hardware :



 

This free software can be used standalone or as a plugin in a sequencer.

 

BUT.. The big problem is it’s discontinued by ENTTEC.

And they don’t sell their DMXIS boxes anymore.
They offer other softwares that do about the same thing but
you must have to pay for them and use other USB/DMX boxes (Open DMX USB, or DMX USB PRO)
But I do prefer the DMXIS original software shown on the picture..

 

So.. I already downloaded the DMXIS sofware but this soft
needs the original DMXIS box to work (USB exchanges between software/hardware for serial number, etc..)

And I’ve been on the web seeking this type of box for 5 days so far to buy a used one.

No luck..

In fact I found around 5 of these on Facebook Marketplace but
all the sellers would’nt reply any messages.. (old sold ads ??)

Two of the sellers did reply but were reluctant about selling/shipping to Canada where I live. (sad..)

Anyway I just post this to you in case you could know someone
who would have this DMXIS box for sale..

Again, this is the only type of box I’m looking to buy. No other products.

Thank You for your time !

 

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