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turned off. If you select a new show while one is running it will replace the current show. If you select a
scene while a show is running it will also turn off the show. If you accidentally turn the show display off
at any time by pressing a switch you can restore the display by pressing the “Show” switch.
MIDI
Show Designer allows you to use MIDI to call scenes and shows using a MIDI sequencer or MIDI
keyboard so that you can synchronize lighting to a MIDI performance. Six pages of scenes and one page
of shows can be called using MIDI note commands on any MIDI channel. This gives you access to 96
scenes and 16 shows per MIDI channel. MIDI note numbers 0-95 are used to call scenes and note
numbers 96-111 are used to call shows. Show Designer must be set to the same MIDI channel as the
sender and you must connect the MIDI in from show designer to the MIDI out on the sending MIDI
device using a standard MIDI cable.
Show Designer will allow you to call more than 96 scenes with MIDI by using extra MIDI channels.
When you select the MIDI channel from the setup menu you can also enable additional MIDI channels by
setting “Extra Channels” to a value of 1 - 9. When “Extra Channels” is set to 0, you will only receive on
the selected MIDI channel. When set to 1, you will receive on the selected MIDI channel as well as the
next MIDI channel. You can use up to 9 additional MIDI channels. Each channel will address six
additional pages of scenes. If for example you are set to MIDI channel 1 and you have enabled 2 extra
channels, scene pages 1-6 will be called using MIDI channel 1, scene pages 7-12 will be called from
MIDI channel 2 and scene pages 13-18 will be called from MIDI channel 3. Note numbers 0-95 will be
used by each MIDI channel.
With Show Designer only 1 scene can be on at a time and only 1 show can be running at a time. When a
MIDI note is received it will call a scene or start a show that corresponds to the note number. If the same
note number is received again the scene or show will be toggled off. If a different note number is
received, a new scene or show will replace the one that is running.
MEMORY BACKUP
You can also use MIDI to back up Show Designer’s memory to a MIDI recording system that is capable
of receiving MIDI system exclusive messages. Most PC based MIDI sequencers offer this feature.
Consult the instructions for your MIDI recorder on how to record a system exclusive memory dump.
Once the recorder is set to record, go to the menu selection in Show Designer labeled “send memory file”.
From there, use the + switch to select “send memory file to MIDI port”. Next press “enter” to start the
transmission from Show Designer. An encoded copy of the entire memory will be transmitted to the MIDI
out port. The time to send the memory will vary depending on the amount of memory currently in use.
This will send a copy of the entire memory including all fixture settings, scenes and shows with all of
their components.
MEMORY RESTORE
To restore the memory in Show Designer using MIDI, set the MIDI recorder to playback the system
exclusive message to the MIDI in on Show Designer. The MIDI port is always listening for new
messages unless Show Designer is in record mode (record LED flashing). As soon as the message is
received the display will read “RECEIVING FILE”. The length of time it takes to update the memory will
vary depending on the amount of memory in use at the time it was recorded. You do not have to call any
of the menu functions on Show Designer before receiving the file. If any errors have been detected, Show
Designer will prompt you to retry. Check you connections and try again.
Use MIDI to transfer the memory from one Show Designer to another.
