Features
- Unified DMX Engine (CoreEngine): A single high-performance background networking engine that broadcasts sACN (E1.31) and ArtNet DMX data across configured universes.
- DMX USB Hardware: Plug-and-play support for physical DMX USB interfaces (such as ENTTEC DMX USB Pro devices) routed natively through universe slot configurations.
- Undo/Redo (
Ctrl+Z/Ctrl+Shift+Z). - Syntax: Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) theater lighting console syntax.
- Files: Native OLC files and open/save standard ASCII files (compatible with Congo, DLight, etc.).
- Playback & Control: Main Playback, Chasers (additional sequences), Group masters, and submaster Fader banks.
- Patch & Sheets: Patch/unpatch by channels or outputs, with comprehensive channel tracking sheets.
- MIDI Controllers: Virtual console with intuitive MIDI learning (supports Notes, Control Changes, Mackie Control, and Pitchwheel feedback).
- OSC: Full Open Sound Control integration for remote control.
- Real-time Monitoring: Built-in ZeroMQ monitoring server (port
5555) publishing DMX frames and engine frame rate metrics in real time.
Documentation
Note:
Buttonsare console keys. You can see them on the virtual console.
[key] are keyboard shortcuts. Combined shortcuts are written like this [key1 + key2].
For example, buttonChis key [C] on keyboard,Thruis [>]… To find keyboards shortcuts, see the menu entry in the application.
Virtual console
Open with Burger menu or [Shift + Ctrl + C]
Main window
Select channels
- Select channel 1:
1 Ch - Select channel from 1 to 10:
1 Ch 10 Thru - Select channel 1, 3, 5 :
1 Ch 3 + 5 + - Select channel from 1 to 5 and from 7 to 10:
1 Ch 10 Thru 6 -
Set channels level
- Channel 1 at Full:
1 Ch 100 @ - Channel from 1 to 5 at 50%:
1 Ch 5 Thru 50 @ - Add 5% to selected channels:
+% - Substract 5% to selected channels:
-%values of
+%and-%can be changed in settings
Manipulate Steps and Preset
A Preset store channels levels
- Record Preset with next free number:
Record - Record Preset 10 :
10 Record - Update Preset:
Update
A Step contains a cue and times
- Time In of 3s: [3], [I] / [Shift + I]
- Time Out of 2s: [2], [O] / [Shift + O]
- Time In and Time Out of 10s: [10], [T] / [Shift + T]
- Delay In of 1s: [1], [K] / [Shift + K]
- Delay Out of 2s: [2], [L] / [Shift + L]
- Delay In and Delay Out of 3s: [3], [D] / [Shift + D]
- Wait of 0.5s: [0.5], [X] / [Shift + X]
Move in Sequence
- Go:
Goor keyboard [Space] key - Pause:
Pauseor [Ctrl + Space] - Jump to next step:
Seq+or [W] - Jump to previous step:
Seq-or [Q] - Go to Preset 2.0:
2 Gotoor [2], [G] / [Shift + G] - Go to the previous Step:
Go Backor [Ctrl + B]Go Back Time can be changed in settings
MIDI controllers
Configure your controllers with:
- MIDI Notes for buttons
- MIDI Control Changes for knobs and controllers
- MIDI Control Changes or MIDI Pitchwheel for faders
Default MIDI mapping is Makie Control mode, controllers configured in this way are supported directly.
Open olc MIDI settings, activate controller(s) in MIDI In and choose the rotatives mode used by controller.
- Relative1: Infinite rotative. Values from 0 to 64 in one direction, from 127 to 65 in the other.
- Relative2: Infinite rotative. Values from 65 to 127 in one direction, from 63 to 0 in the other.
- Relative3 (Makie): Infinite rotative. Values from 0 to 64 in one direction, from 65 to 127 in the other.
- Absolute: Non infinite rotative. Values from 0 to 127. Caution, doesn’t work for virtual console wheel.
Note:
All rotative on a controller must be configured in the same mode
Activate controller(s) in MIDI Out for MIDI feedback (motorized faders, LED, …)
Then:
- Open Virtual Console, toggle MIDI button to be in learning mode.
- In Learning mode, select an object (Go for example) and push a button on one of your controllers
- You can learn as many object you want (buttons, faders)
- Toggle MIDI button to quit learning mode
- Play with buttons and faders on your controllers
Note:
MIDI mapping is save in ASCII files.
Open Sound Control
By default olc listen on port 7000 and send infos to IP address 127.0.0.1, port 9000.
This can be changed in settings
| OSC Path | Value | Command |
|---|---|---|
| /olc/key/go | Go | |
| /olc/key/seq+ | Seq+ | |
| /olc/key/seq- | Seq- | |
| /olc/key/pause | Pause | |
| /olc/key/goback | Go Back | |
| /olc/key/1 | 1 | |
| /olc/key/2 | 2 | |
| /olc/key/3 | 3 | |
| /olc/key/4 | 4 | |
| /olc/key/5 | 5 | |
| /olc/key/6 | 6 | |
| /olc/key/7 | 7 | |
| /olc/key/8 | 8 | |
| /olc/key/9 | 9 | |
| /olc/key/0 | 0 | |
| /olc/key/. | . | |
| /olc/key/clear | Clear Command Line | |
| /olc/key/channel | Channel | |
| /olc/key/thru | Thru | |
| /olc/key/+ | + | |
| /olc/key/- | - | |
| /olc/key/all | All | |
| /olc/key/level | @ | |
| /pad/+% | +% | |
| /pad/-% | -% | |
| /olc/key/full | Full | |
| /olc/fader/pageupdate | Send Faders Page infos | |
| /olc/fader/page | int (de 1 à 10) | Send Fader Page number |
| /olc/fader/1/x/label | str | Send Fader n°x (1 - 10) name |
| /olc/fader/page+ | Next Faders Page | |
| /olc/fader/page- | Prev Faders Page | |
| /olc/fader/1/x/level | int (de 0 à 255) | Fader n°x level |
| /olc/fader/1/x/flash | int (0 ou 1) | Flash Fader n°x |
| /olc/patch/output | Select Output to patch | |
| /olc/patch/thru | Output Thru | |
| /olc/patch/+ | Add Output | |
| /olc/patch/- | Remove Output | |
| /olc/patch/channel | Patch Outputs to channel | |
| /olc/patch/selected_outputs | Send selected Outputs | |
| /olc/universe/*/set_channels | str (JSON) or ints [chan, lvl, ...] |
Direct channel assignment to CoreEngine universe DMX buffer |
| /olc/universe/*/blackout | Direct blackout of CoreEngine universe DMX buffer |