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	Musical Instrument Digital Interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The MIDI Show Control (MSC) protocol (in the Real Time System Exclusive subset) is an industry standard ratified by the MIDI Manufacturers Association in 1991 which allows all types of media control devices to talk with each other and with computers to perform show control functions in live and canned entertainment applications.
		MIDI is almost directly responsible for bringing an end to the "wall of synthesizers" phenomenon in 1970s-80s rock music concerts, when musical keyboard performers were sometimes hidden behind banks of various instruments.
		MIDI messages are extremely compact, due to the low bandwidth of the connection, and the need for near real-time accuracy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MIDI (3515 words)

	Musical Instrument Digital Interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		MIDI is also used to provide game music in some video games.
		When a MIDI instrument is capable of producing several independent sounds simultaneously (a multitimbral instrument), MIDI channels are used to address these sections independently.
		In most but not all sequencers, each track is assigned to a specific MIDI channel and/or a specific General MIDI instrument patch.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Musical_Instrument_Digital_Interface (3515 words)

	show control - a Whatis.com definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Show control is a computer system, especially in the entertainment industry, that combines disparate hardware and software-controlled lighting, sound, and visual effects into a single, synchronized system.
		Show control is used for theater productions, rock concerts, multimedia presentations, outdoor spectacles, and similar events.
		A show control system may combine a number of technologies and standards such as DMX512, MediaLink, MIDI, MIDI Show Control, and various SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) standards.
	whatis.techtarget.com /definition/0,,sid9_gci214345,00.html (183 words)

	MIDI Show Control (MSC) 1.0
		When a Show Control message with an ID of 127 is sent along the MIDI bus, all controllers should respond to this message if appropriate (ie, if they support the particular command_format and command of that message), regardless of their group or individual ID numbers.
		Note that MIDI Show Control allows manufacturers the option to use certain command values for their own proprietary purposes, and therefore information about the data bytes for such proprietary commands will have to be obtained from those manufacturers.
		MIDI Show Control does not specify an absolute minimum set of commands and data which must be implemented in each device responding to a given command_format.
	web.tiscalinet.it /giordy/midi-tech/showctl.htm (5915 words)

	AUDIOBOX COMMAND SET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		When a show is opened containing a setup cue, all GPI parameter settings are reset to their default values.
		When a show file is opened, if a setup cue is present, all of the device settings except default show will be set to their default values, then the setup cue is run.
		After the show is opened, the cue lists in the show are scanned in order, and all cue lists having the "Open List when Show Opened" flag set are automatically opened (up to the maximum number of open lists), and the first cue path in each cue list is opened.
	www.hfi.com /commandset.htm (16532 words)

	Equipment: Show Me the Show Control
		Show control is all about integrating diverse and disparate control systems: lighting, sound, scenery automation, video, pyro, and so forth, so that effects and events can be synchronized reliably and repeatedly and, needless to say, safely.
		Show control controls control systems, not lights, not sound, not pyro, and certainly not multi-ton pieces of moving metal or explosives.
		A mistake, and one John has seen done, is using show control to do something that human operators are better at anyway, like sensing the day to day, or minute to minute variations that make live performance, well, live.
	livedesignonline.com /mag/show_show_control (2090 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In essence, MIDI Show Control is intended to communicate easily with devices which are designed to execute the same set or similar sets of operations.
		Optionally, Controlled Devices may be able to transmit (from a MIDI Out connector) MIDI Show Control commands of the type required by themselves to produce a desired result.
		Controllers, of course, should normally be able to create and send commands in all command_formats, otherwise their usefulness will be limited.
	www.richmondsounddesign.com /txt/mscspec.txt (5125 words)

	Technical Background - Showtime Control Options (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The data from the controller should be in RS232 format and must be connected to the COM2 port of the Showtime computer.
		This data must be sent to a MIDI input which is not available as part of the console/computer system.
		The console designated as the master then has control of cue changes on both consoles and the VCA group faders on the master console control the VCA groups on the slave.
	www.amek.com /oldsite/datashee/showlink.htm (1252 words)

	Show Control Manufacturers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Gilderfluke makes a wide variety of show control equipment, and are are best known for their "Animatronic" equipment.
		Sinodial is making a show control system that seems to come from the world of laser control.
		Show Control Manufacturers Submitted To Me Note: The following links have been submitted to me, typically by a representative of the company being submitted.
	www.zircondesigns.com /Manufacturers-ShowControl.htm (465 words)

	MIDI Machine Control (MMC)
		MIDI Machine Control (MMC) is a protocol specifically designed to remotely control hard disk recording systems, and other machines used for record or playback, over a MIDI cable.
		Of course, even the master controller which is being used to control the entire MIDI Machine Control network can have its own, unique ID, in case slaved controllers wish to create and send messages back to the master.
		When a MIDI Machine Control message with an ID of 127 is sent along the MIDI bus, all devices should respond to this message if appropriate (ie, if they support the particular command of that message), regardless of their individual ID numbers.
	www.borg.com /~jglatt/tech/mmc.htm (611 words)

	CONTROLLER ZONE
		I-Cube is a midi control system with a wide variety of controller input devices available including light beams, electromagnetic fields, tap tile, conventional knobs and more.
		Don Buchla's Lightning II is a specialized MIDI controller that senses the position and movement of handheld wands and transforms this information to MIDI signals for expressive control of electronic musical instrumentation.
		MIDI control software for Windows XP providing 8 faders and an XY grid that can be programmed to transmit user defined MIDI messages.
	www.synthzone.com /ctrlr.htm (1896 words)

	FTP Index. Main Library Files (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Control is through a simple text protocol that allows control from a terminal or any other program that can send commands from the colulmn "Stamp Applications by Jon Williams.
		This Stamp code is for the Simple controls with the FlexiPanel module from the column "Stamp Applications" by Jon Williams.
		Figures that show the PC board Mounted in a Case with a Battery pack and headphone jacks, from the article " DX Storms in Africa" by Bill Sheets and Rudolf Graf..
	www.nutsvolts.com /ftpindex.htm (7860 words)

	Q-Manager Audio Playback and Show Control Software (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Each event is given a wait time accurate to the nearest millisecond allowing you to consistently fire a large sequence of timed events with the push of a button.
		MIDI Show control events support all of the features of the show control standard.
		can also receive MIDI Show Control and be run from a light board or some other device.
	www.hammerandtong.com /Screenshots.html (199 words)

	stage > research: products
		Through the addition of MIDI Timecode, MIDI Show Control, Media Control Interfaces, the Command Effect, Restart Effect, and various plug-ins -- slave or master controller needs are met.
		SFX™ Show Control can “play nice” with your system and listen to other controllers, or it can take full charge of the process and tell your other gear what to do.
		SFX™ Show Control is used by professionals for serious hardcore automation with a bit of audio playback for theme parks and themed attractions.
	www.stageresearch.com /products/SFXShowControl.aspx (165 words)

	showcontrolpro(OSX) 3.1 – Mac OS X – VersionTracker
		Mix parameters and outboard FX are controlled using MIDI program changes to recall snapshots and patches in digital desks (Yamaha 02R, Digico D5) and FX (Yamaha SPX 990, TC D-2) that are capable of receiving MIDI program change data.
		It is now also possible to lock scp to timecode using any MIDI sequencer to automate the remote control functions, which are of course just MIDI note-on messages.
		There is a portion of the MIDI spec dedicated to Show Control commands and your app does none of them.
	www.versiontracker.com /dyn/moreinfo/macosx/25481 (465 words)

	MIDI Solutions ClockBox; MIDI Time Code and MIDI Show Control Generator
		The ClockBox is a MIDI Time Code and MIDI Show Control message generator.
		The ClockBox contains the exact time and date and generates MIDI messages that can be used to control devices that are set up to respond to these messages.
		A MIDI indicator LED lights up when the product is powered and flashes when MIDI data passes through it.
	www.midisolutions.com /prodclk.htm (229 words)

	:: Legend Theatrical ::
		The Environment programmes may be controlled from the internal clock, internal Time Scheduler or an external time code input.
		In keeping with the Avolites tradition of "hands on" rock 'n' roll control, the Azure 2000 is fitted with 10 submaster Playback Faders and two ultra-smooth metal shaft Optical Encoders.
		The Altman 6” fresnel is a lightweight, short throw, all purpose lighting device, the 6" fresnel produces a soft edged beam which varies in diameter from 4.2 feet to 21 feet at a throw distance of 15 feet.
	www.legendtheatrical.com /storeItems.php?cId=1.8&subId=1.8.1 (4237 words)

	Alien Apparatus Appoints New UK Distributor for Show Control Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Alien Apparatus Co., a leading innovator in show control equipment, today announced that Danger Zone Sound and Light has signed on as the exclusive distributor for Solo Performer Show Controller in the United Kingdom.
		Solo Performer Show Controller is a system for playing backing audio and controlling lyric displays, light shows, and effects units.
		Alien Apparatus is shaping the future of show control products for musicians, enabling them to put on better shows by providing innovative product solutions.
	www.prweb.com /releases/2005/12/inktomi322105.php (273 words)

	[DMX512.com Bookshop] MIDI and MIDI Show Control (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It's often said that John Huntington wrote the book on MIDI Show Control, and Control Systems for Live Entertainment is that book.
		In the course of nearly 300 pages the reader is taken from the very concept of "control" as applied to a theatrical (in the widests sense) performance, and the basics of networking, through to a few "real" examples of Show Control in Action.
		If you've every been to Disneyland, and marvelled at the production excellence of the shows, then you'll love the insight this book provides into how you can bring this degree of controlability to your own shows.
	www.dmx512.com /web/books/shop/midimsc/msc.htm (142 words)

	Q-Manager Audio Playback and Show Control Software (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Ideal for shows where timing is exactly the same from one night to the next.
		Allows you to generate timecode, but also send each tick to any external MIDI Timecode ready device.
		Q-Manager can "chase" MIDI timecode that has been generated by an external device.
	www.hammerandtong.com /Comparison.html (356 words)

	An Inexpensive MIDI show-control System
		A simple MSC system might be used to sequence a series of sound and light cues to playback a thunder and lightning sequence perfectly every time.
		MSC commands are accurate to within 1/30th of a second, making it possible to precisely adjust the timing of cues.
		Fog control channels should be put on inhibitive submasters to allow quick over-riding in case of cueing or programming errors.
	www.people.virginia.edu /~rlk3p/desource/TechNotes/MSC.html (1888 words)

	Download5000.com - Solo Performer Show Controller - ...
		Solo Performer Show Controller is a complete system for controlling the show for solo musicians.
		The full package also includes a usb-connected foot pedal for controlling the show in a hands-free manner.
		DMX512 lighting can be connected to the foot controller and light scenes can be programmed to change in synchronization with the audio as well.
	www.download5000.com /page5535.aspx (166 words)

	TheatreBooks: Stage Crafts
		This new text begins with the basic tools and comprehensive coverage of the principles of scenic drafting and goes on to cover professional applications for the stage, motion pictures, television, trade shows, and amusement park scenery.
		Control Systems for Live Entertainment provides essential information for anyone interested in how control systems and computers are used in the live entertainment arena.
		Covering control for lighting, lasers, sound, video, film projection, stage machinery, animatronics, special effects and pyrotechnics for theatre, concerts, theme parks, themed-retail, cruise ships, museums, corporate and other events, the Second Edition includes:
	www.theatrebooks.com /theatre/stage_crafts.html (1006 words)

	Show Control Software: ShowPro MIDI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Cues can be edited and created while show in progress.
		Playback view shows current cue, two previous, and two cues on deck.
		Real-Time Control Panel shows faders for CD, Sequencer, and WAV output which can be adjusted "on the fly" like mixer faders.
	home.comcast.net /~showpromidi/funct.htm (369 words)

	Automated Lighting Demonstration 5.2 Technology
		Functions are controlled by sending DMX-512 intensity data to the unit as if it were a series of seven dimmers.
		Obsession also acts as the server on a network of control system components made up of two remote "nodes" that replicate many of the ports on the Obsession and allow the connection of remote monitors, keyboards and other peripherals.
		The nodes allow controller information and functions to be accessed from different locations in the theatre.
	www.people.virginia.edu /~rlk3p/desource/ALDemo52/Technology.html (1034 words)

	Theatre Show Control for Sound Design
		It is difficult for the stage manager to control the consistency of a complex design.
		The sound and lighting cues are combined as the sound control and lighting control are connected via MIDI devices.
		My show control system can be leased with option to purchase.
	www.crazydreamsound.com /show_control.htm (672 words)

	SAMSC v4 show control homepage
		SAMSC is automated and manual show control software for theaters, Rock and Roll, installations and multimedia.
		SAMSC can be triggered from Midi, smpte, midi time code, midi show control, the Macintosh keyboard.
		SAMSC has inbuilt ethernet serial routing, so it can act as a hub for show control data sent between and ethernet nodes.
	www.rfbl.demon.co.uk (396 words)

	Alcorn McBride Online Support
		If you have any questions, would like to report a bug, or request a new feature, e-mail support.
		Show controllers with displays show the version during boot up.
		You can lift the top from controllers that do not have a display and read the label on the firmware.
	www.alcorn.com /support/firmware.html (685 words)

	Scharff Weisberg’s Video And Show Control On Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays
		Scharff Weisberg recently supplied projection designer Michael Clark with a video and show control package for Billy Crystal’s Broadway debut, 700 Sundays.
		"When we originally did the show in California, we realized that Billy was going to want to improvise some of each night’s performance, and we needed a way to manage the media to adapt to the changing scenario," explains projection designer Michael Clark.
		Scharff Weisberg employed a three-screen Watchout system controlled by Medialon and featuring three Christie LX100 projectors: two project on rear projection sheets that form part of the windows of Crystal’s house set; the third projects across the entire front of house.
	entertainmentdesignmag.com /projects/SW_700sundays/index.html (697 words)

	Remote Show Control
		This website describes how to use a laptop, an off-the-shelf remote control, MP3s, and free or inexpensive software, to create a system that a one-man show can use to cue music on demand.
		Music and sound effects cued during your show are the easiest, and most common, use of a system like this.
		You can program the remote for various functions: Going down one track in the playlist and playing it, going up one track in the playlist, or stopping the current track and fading out.
	members.tripod.com /remotelaptop (436 words)

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