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Fire lighting cues from a controller

A key can send an OSC message to a lighting desk or to a lighting app. The key can do this together with an ArenaDirector action, for example to start a sequence and fire a lighting cue with one push. This needs the Pro plan. See OSC control.

Before you start, connect the controller or select the Keyboard. See Connect a controller. In the lighting software, enable OSC input and find its UDP port and the OSC address of the cue.

Add a target​

  1. Open Configuration, and then select OSC under Venue.
  2. In the Targets card, select + Add target. The new row opens.
  3. Set the Name, for example Lighting desk.
  4. Set the Host to the IP address of the computer with the lighting software, and the Port to its OSC input port.
  5. Type the address of a cue in Test message, and select Send test. The cue must fire. The row shows Sent and the time. If it shows Host not found or Send failed, examine the host and the port.

If a show is on air, Send test asks you to confirm first. Select Send test in the dialog to send the message.

To move the desk to a new IP address, change the Host of the target. The keys do not change.

Add a Send OSC step​

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osc-02-send-editor: the Send OSC editor.

  1. Open External control and select the controller. Select the key.
  2. In the Actions card, select + Add step ▾, and then Send OSC under Lighting and show control.
  3. Select the Target. To add a target, select Targets….
  4. Type the Address of the cue, for example /cue/1/go.
  5. If the cue needs a value, select + Add argument. Set the type (Integer, Float or String) and the value.
  6. To test the step, select Send now.

Send now asks you to confirm while a show is on air.

Send a message on release​

Some desks use a button with 1 on push and 0 on release, for example for a flash. Turn on Also send on release, and then set the address and arguments of the second message. The key sends this message when you release it.

Do more than one thing​

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external-control-01-key: a key with three steps.

The Actions card lists the steps of the key, also when there is one step. Select + Add step ▾ to add a step. A step is an ArenaDirector action or a Send OSC step. A push runs the steps in the order of the list, with no delay.

Drag a step by its handle to change the order. Select ✕ on a step to delete it. The Key card, beside the Actions card, holds the Label, the picture and the color of the key. They stay with the key when you change the steps.

To fire a lighting cue and start a sequence, add Start sequence and then Send OSC.

Remove a target​

  1. In the OSC pane, open the row of the target and select Remove target….
  2. Read the list of steps and triggers in the dialog.
  3. Select Remove.
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Read the list before you select Remove. The app also removes every Send OSC step and every Send OSC trigger that uses the target.

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