Open Lighting Console

Window

Features

Used Open Lighting Architecture to send DMX
RPN syntax
Open / Save ASCII files (from Congo, DLight for example)
Patch / Unpatch by channels or by outputs
Main Playback
Chasers (as Sequences)
Groups
Masters
Track channels
Virtual console with easy MIDI learning for controllers
Open Sound Control

Documentation

Note:
Buttons are console keys. You can see them on the virtual console.
[key] are keyboard shortcuts. Combined shortcuts are written like this [key1 + key2].
For example, button Ch is key [C] on keyboard, Thru is [>]… To find keyboards shortcuts, see the menu entry in the application.

Virtual console

Open with Burger menu or [Shift + Ctrl + C] VirtualConsole

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], [Shift + I]
Time Out of 2s: [2], [Shift + O]
Time In and Time Out of 10s: [10], [Shift + T]
Delay In of 1s: [1], [Shift + K]
Delay Out of 2s: [2], [Shift + L]
Delay In and Delay Out of 3s: [3], [Shift + D]
Wait of 0.5s: [0.5], [Shift + W]

Move in Sequence

Go: Go
Jump to next step: Seq+
Jump to previous step: Seq-
Go to Preset 2.0: 2 Goto
Go to the previous Step: Go Back

Go Back Time can be changed in settings

Open Lighting Architecture

On start-up, Open Lighting Console will launched olad if not already running.
To configure OLA, use the web interface on http://localhost:9090 while olad is running.

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