Here is the situation:
I have spent a few days working with myDMX and while I believe it is a great piece of software, I am coming to the conclusion that this may not be the best choice for live performance bands. But I am open to a better understanding from more experienced DMX software users.
Here is my reasoning:
A DJ who knows a song is going to be played the exact same way each and every time the DJ hits play, so the light show can be completely present for that song. Perfect for myDMX.
In a live performance the guitarist, harp player, keyboard player, drummer may take a solo or do something different each time they play the same song. So the lighting person must be able to dynamically kick in a chase or a light or a Scene and may not want to disturb any other portions of the existing Scene. As an example the stage is lit perfectly for the song but the guitarist takes a solo - so while in the solo the light person needs to accent the guitarist while maintaining the stage as is.
There are so many possibilities that it would be nice to for example CTRL click on a scene2 (spot on the guitar player) and by using CTRL allow the existing Scenes to stay in tact. Then after the solo CTRL click scene2 to remove it while still leaving the existing main scene.
So far I have found that in myDMX when I click on any scene or trigger any scene it removes all other fixtures that are not included in that scene. This creates an almost impossible method of lighting a live performance, as every possible combination of scenes would have to be created. This would virtually eliminate the usefulness of having software in the first place because you would then have to remember every possible combination to switch to a scene that added an effect for a solo, then return to a similar scene without the solo effect.
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