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Subject: RE: [LCtalk] Controlling Lanbox LCX in Windows Max
From: Silvère Sayag
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:26:32 +0100

Hi, thank you for the quick answer.

I really would like to be able to control my Lanbox from WMax, but the existing objects are Macintosh specific.
You -can- use the serial and MIDI objects of wMAX, or even better our serial and MIDI example for MacOS (not xMAX) -do- work here on WinXP.

Well, it's true I can use midi, but for the price of 127 steps, what is bothering with some projectors. But it's true that's a solution.

But I have to admit that lately, when I switched from LCM to LCX, I wasn't too happy with the new objects for Max. When I was working with a LCM with LCedit II firmware, it was really possible to work as I like, meaning without cues or anything, but sending directly DMX value to the channels. I usually work with not too many channels, but they are moving all the time, using a lot of random and things like this.
It's still possible, look at the sliders in our example

Well I've seen it's possible, but it's not really working, because of the refreshing inside of Max. Because all the translations are made into Max, and not into an external, when you go too fast, you lose quite a lot of information. So, yes it's working, but only for very slow movements.

So my asking would be this, an object for WMax that allows sending a lot of channels at the same time (if it's possible, but it was in the past, so why wouldn't).
Well we have plans to make a patch (no external) to make just setting channels easier.

I know I'm asking a lot, but an external would be certainly more reliable. Moreover because I would like to use TCP/IP to be wireless, wich is so cool, and then I need a way to get out of Max.

And finally, because Christmas is approaching, if this object, or a different one, could allow to use the analog inputs for it's own purpose (I mean, not related to the light, but to be used as controller in WMax), it would really feel like Christmas.
Also, this is already possible, but you need to make a patch for it. Once we have released LCedit v3.1, I make some examples which also run on mMax ;-).

I DLed it today, and the spreadsheet is really a good addition to the program.

Thank you again for all the work and this so usefull Lanbox.

Friendly yours, Silvère Sayag

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