USB to DMX

[joh]

Hi, does anyone have experience with this kind of thing?

I'm looking at those cheap dongles on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-to-DMX-...hting_Controllers_Dimmers&hash=item2a2542fe54

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LED-DMX512-...hting_Controllers_Dimmers&hash=item4d068706a5

.. and wondering, do these let me use my DMX devices in sync with music? Could someone comment? And how can I connect multiple devices to it? What's the best (free) software? You can also recommend shareware, but mostly I'm interested if it's the right thing I'm looking at on eBay? I don't need anything extra to it?

Thank You in advance,
Joh

Greetings from Estonia!

 

[DJ SVO]

Get one of these and then use Freestyler which is free.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313&_nkw=enttec&_sacat=0&_from=R40

 

[joh]

I was thinking of something really cheap for starters, since I'm a broke student.. after I have gotten to know the basics, I can sell it with a good price and buy myself a better one.. soo, any ideas 'bout those two I posted?

 

[DJCC]

contact Ben @ nlfx and get a Velmman and download freestyler.

 

[joh]

I'm located in Estonia, Northern Europe, so the shipping would cost too much from the US. From China it's free of charge

 

[DJCC]

I'm located in Estonia, Northern Europe, so the shipping would cost too much from the US. From China it's free of charge

Well, We, the other members of the fourm, would have never known that because you have not filled out your profile.

 

[djsarge]

Freestyler is the software being shown on that first link.

 

[joh]

Thank you for your answers! Could someone also comment on this piece of software? http://chamsys.co.uk/magicdmx

Thank you in advance!

 

[Ed Witles]

Any word on the various USB > DMX from China? That and the $35 each wireless hookups?

 

[jokerswild]

Don't waste your $35 bucks... Go with a Vellman or Enttec USB DMX interface and Freestyler for software... Or alternately MyDMX by Chauvet or ShowExpress by ADJ plus an ADJ DMX box.

 

[ahoustondj]

Don't waste your $35 bucks... Go with a Vellman or Enttec USB DMX interface and Freestyler for software... Or alternately ShowExpress by Chauvet or by MyDMX ADJ plus an ADJ DMX box.

There, I fixed that for you! You had it backwards!

 

[kittmaster]

Get one of these and then use Freestyler which is free.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313&_nkw=enttec&_sacat=0&_from=R40

That is what I use...works great.

 

[DJ~MMiMER]

If you can't afford them, do some gigs without using the controllers. Use the music sound activation once you start getting the money for gigs invest in getting the software and interface. I started out with the dmx controller glad I did because you learn how dmx work and it a piece of switching over to software.
Just FYI using the dmx controller you're into cable management and setting up each fixtures (the more lights you add to your collection the more the headache to keep everything in order and you don't have total contol ) with the software's you just hook everything up and assign the address and you have better control of how each lights are setup.

DJ~MMiMER

 

[kittmaster]

Get one of these and then use Freestyler which is free.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313&_nkw=enttec&_sacat=0&_from=R40

I use this also with freestyler, it is the way to go.