So, you're brave enough to open the laptop and see what's happening! Here's what you need to know. Resolume controls the visuals. TouchDesigner controls Resolume in one of the following modes: - **Playlist mode**: the laptop is playing music and the visuals are synced to the music. - **External audio mode**: something is plugged into the mixer (DJs or ipods or whatever) and the software is listening to the music and doing some things. The main component here is the **INTENSITY knob**, which controls how intense the visuals are. In **External audio mode** (and when no audio is playing), this knob controls what sorts of patterns are available; and these patterns get shuffled around over time. In **Playlist mode**, the intensity level changes at specific timestamps in the song - this is what "sequencing" the songs means. ## Initial Setup - Use test pattern to confirm TouchDesigner --> Resolume communication and Resolume --> Brains/Triangles communcation. - Confirm audio out from TouchDesigner. ## Turning It Off And On Again Are things just not happening at all, and you don't want to think about software? I get it. Just turn the computer off and on again. You can hold down the power button to turn it off. Or you can Ctrl+Alt+Del and choose the Power button in the lower right. If any program asks you to save your work, don't save. All the programs will respawn when you start the computer. If you get logged out, log in as domegod, no password Resolume will auto-open. (Otherwise, use the shortcut on the desktop or use key combo Win+7.) TouchDesigner will auto-open. (Otherwise, use the shortcut on the desktop or use key combo Win+8.) Beat Link Trigger will auto-open. (Otherwise, use the shortcut on the desktop or use key combo Win+9.) Make sure the show file is loaded from `C:/artsync/lightdream-scripts/bermuda-show.bls. ## TouchDesigner Interface ![[Pasted image 20240713182554.png|500]] --- ### **Left Column** - Audio Responsiveness **Top Sensor**: how strong are the audio-reactive signals? Make sure this fits the music is "just right" (not too weak, not too strong). **Delay Frames**: frames of lag. Should be 0 but can be increased if the visuals are hitting before the audio. **Lag Frames**: smooth out the intensity of the audio responsive effects. Keep this between 0 and 12. **Audio graph**: you can move the white threshold line up and down to control sensitivity. Place it above the peaks from the bass. **Spectrum**: **Adjust the white line up and down** to change the threshold frequency. This is bad because it's maxed out all the time: ![[Pasted image 20250623120738.png|200]] This is good (the bar is above the peak): ![[Pasted image 20250623120906.png|200]] --- ### **Pioneer Interface** **CDJs Receiving**: Green if CDJs are sending phrase data, downbeats, and BPM. Red if there's no network connection. **Mixer Receiving**: Green if laptop is receiving mixer info (volume and crossfader). Try moving the faders. Red if there's no USB connection between the mixer and laptop. **Phrase**: should change if the currently playing song has Phrase Analysis **Turntable Beats**: should change as songs play. This indicates Deck A and B which should increment independently as music plays; arrow points to the louder track. --- ### **Resolume** **BPM**: set this to determine how quickly we move on to the next pattern. Nice if it matches the music. **Start**: this is the GO button. Loads a pattern and plays it, based on selected intensity. **Stop:** turns visuals off (full reset). **INTENSITY**: Set the intensity of the visuals. - 1-3: calm - 4-6: mid - 7-9: serious business - \>9: experimental and may cause side effects such as euphoria and disassociation **Multiplier**: Playlists have an intensity 1-10 and Pioneer has an intensity 1-15. Set the multiplier to increase these intensity ranges. (1.0 by default, 1.2 or 1.5 for more intensity) **Section Progress**: animated if BPM/intensity visuals automation is on. --- ### **Playlist Component** **Use External Audio**: listen to audio from the mixer (channels 1-2) and do visuals to the live music **Play From Playlists**: use the pre-programmed playlists **Audio Device Out**: turn on so you can hear the music. **Playlists**: pick one! should be at least one for chill, one for uptempo, one for trippy **Selected Track:** change this to change the track **Next Track**: pick next track **Cue Timer**: animated; shows how long until the next cue point for the sequenced song --- ## TouchDesigner Perform Mode Dialogs > Window Placement "Start in Perform Mode" etc., also has Position and Size modifiers Check /perform Window component for options related to hiding taskbar, etc. F1 to activate perform mode, Esc (or Shift-Esc) to exit ## Mapping Here's a mapping of the triangle panels to the fixtures defined in Resolume. This view is what you see **LOOKING UP** at the panels. ![[Pasted image 20240209112617.png]] ## Is TouchDesigner communicating with Resolume? If not, try restering either, and: - In TouchDesigner, make sure `/project1/ui_container/resolume_container` is set to localhost and port 7005. - In Resolume, make sure Preferences -> OSC Input has incoming port set to 7005. - ~~In Resolume, make sure Preferences -> OSC Output has outgoing port set to 7010 (for BPM sync).~~ ## Is Resolume communicating with the brains & panels? If not, check Resolume -> DMX and make sure Network Adapter is set to the correct adapter (probably the USB one). ## No audio from laptop? Check `/project1/ui_container/playlist_container/audiodevout1` and make sure this is pointed at the correct device (the mixer). Make sure the Windows speaker icon in the Taskbar is set to send audio out to the mixer (not the laptop built-in speakers). ## Sound Operations ### How do I play music from the CDJ-3000? - On the Source page, load up the SD card. - Click 'Playlist' button (blue font, one of the top buttons) - Pick a playlist track and click Load - Are songs ending and then there's silence? - Hold MENU until you see the UTILITY header - Make sure PLAY MODE says CONTINUE (not SINGLE) ### How do I play from an external device (phone, Zune)? On the back of the mixer (DJM-250MK2), there are RCA ports for AUX. - Turn down both volume faders (for decks A and B) - Set the AUX switch (Laptop|Line) to LINE - Use the Master volume knob and the TRIM knob to control volume. ### How do I play music (ex. the Trippy playlist) from the Bermuda laptop? Use the AUX option on the mixer. Make sure the switch here is set to Laptop. ![[Pasted image 20250623121008.png]] In TouchDesigner, set the audio device out to be the Pioneer DJM-250MK2 ![[Pasted image 20250623121034.png|500]] If it's really not working, run DJM-250MK2 Setting Utility and make sure USB1/2 input is pointed to AUX. Final backup solution is to set audio output to AUX OUT and run a headphone => RCA cable into the AUX on the mixer. If you do this, on the mixer, change the AUX switch to LINE.