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Table of contents I Before We Start 1. What's New to Suite 2 2. The Cyber Control Package 3. Software & Hardware Installation 4. Fixture Profiles II Quick Start 1. Creating your first show 2. Creating your first Scene 3. Editing a scene with EasyStep 4. Editing a Scene with EasyTime III Programming 1. Show Structure 2. Creating The MASTER Page 3. Creating Cycles 4. Button Editor 5. Arranging Buttons 6. Button Dials 7. Scene Fading 8. Palettes 9.
. Live Control with Groups 4. Advanced Positioning 5. Advanced Patching 6. Multiple Universes 7. Printing a Patch VI External Control & Triggering 1. Keyboard 2. Date & Time 3. MIDI 4. DMX 5. Interface Ports 6. MIDI Time Code (MTC) 7. Audio 8. OLED Keypad VII Other Features 1. Access Privileges 2. Favourites 3. Multimedia 4. Stand Alone VIII Easy Show 1. Getting Started 2. Creating Timelines Manually 3. Timeline Options 4. Other Options 5. Triggering 6. Synchronization Options IX Other Software 1.
Cyber Control 2 I Before We Start I Before We Start Welcome Welcome to Cyber Control 2! You are probably eager to get straight on with your programming and see what Suite 2 is capable of doing so we have made the first two chapters short and simple. The aim of the first chapter is to prepare you for using the software. The second heading explains the foundations of the software. If you are completely new to Cyber Control or lighting programming, the first two headings should be enough to get you started.
Cyber Control 2 1.
Cyber Control 2 I Before We Start The first thing you will notice is that the menus have been replaced with a ribbon bar All information is now saved in a .shw show file. Suite 1 show files (.ssh) can be imported.
Cyber Control 2 I Before We Start The page panels have been re-designed to be more ergonomic and to save space. Buttons can now be re-arranged manually by ctrl+ right clicking and dragging New button compression types such as pop-up toolboxes help save screen space.
Cyber Control 2 I Before We Start Shift+clicking a button brings up a small toolbox where button functions can be modified. Faders have been changed to rotary dials. These dials save space and allow a higher definition. They can be adjusted just as easily as faders by selecting the dial and moving the mouse up and down. Date and time triggering of buttons now uses a graphical calendar.
Cyber Control 2 I Before We Start Direct access to easy show functions is now possible without having to rename buttons. The patch manager has been changed. Fixtures can now be patched using a grid view.
Cyber Control 2 I Before We Start The button editor is easier to use. When fixtures are selected, common presets appear in the preset window. Channels can also be modified in the old style. The EasyStep window can be used as before, or the new EasyTime window can be used. EasyTime now works with timelines allowing you to quickly and easily drag and drop an effect.
Cyber Control 2 I Before We Start Suite 2 integrates a palette function so templates can be made for common presets such as position, then be applied to many scenes. The Cycle window now contains a timeline view.
Cyber Control 2 I Before We Start A brand new stand alone editor allows you to write directly to the internal memory or SD card without the need for saving and importing your scene buttons into Easy Stand Alone. Advanced live control from the fixtures window. It is now possible to have a group of fixtures listen to a particular button, then add and remove fixtures from the group at any time.
Cyber Control 2 I Before We Start 2. The Cyber Control Package Here is a brief overview of all the software in the Cyber Control package. Cyber Control 2 This is the main piece of DMX lighting programming software. Quickly and easily program complex effects with moving fixtures. Trigger with audio, MIDI, DMX, time and many other methods. Copy scenes onto an SD card to be used without a computer.
Cyber Control 2 I Before We Start Visual Control Our real-time 3D visualiser allows you to pre-program your show without lighting fixtures. This software will show you all of your lighting effects in the same way as they would look if your actual lighting fixtures were connected to the computer. This software is not required to program your show.
Cyber Control 2 I Before We Start Easy Show Available with all first class products, this software is ideal to synchronise lighting effects with audio and video. Similar to audio editing software, Easy Show includes timelines where you can drag, drop, expand and scroll your lighting effects along with Audio and Video timelines. Scan Library Editor Create your own profiles or modify existing profiles for lighting fixtures. Many effects are included (colour, gobo, gobo rotation, prism, etc).
Cyber Control 2 I Before We Start 3. Software & Hardware Installation You must install the software first, then install the hardware second. Insert the Cyber Control installation CD into the CD drive of the computer. Wait for the software installation to begin automatically. If you've downloaded the software from our website, double click the setup icon. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
Cyber Control 2 I Before We Start 4. Fixture Profiles All of the attributes of a DMX device are saved in a special file called the “Fixture Profile” or .SSL2 file. The more accurate the fixture profile, the easier it will be to program your lighting with Cyber Control 2. If you have an incomplete fixture profile, Cyber Control 2 will not understand the lights you want to control and therefore make it very difficult for you to program your lighting fixtures.
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Cyber Control 2 II Quick Start II Quick Start The Main Cyber Control 2 Concepts The main concepts of Cyber Control 2 are pages, scenes and switches. 1. Each fixture type has its own page. 2. Each page contains scenes and switches. 3. A scene controls multiple channel types. E.g. Colour AND gobo AND xy. Only one scene can be activated on a page at one time. 4. A switch controls one channel type. E.g. color OR gobo OR xy.
Cyber Control 2 II Quick Start The window panels can be re-arranged by dragging and dropping. To start off, the only panels required are the pages and master panels. Each different model of fixture generally has its own page.
Cyber Control 2 II Quick Start Step 1 Select your fixture from the left. Fixtures are ordered by manufacturer. In the example above we are creating a page for our imaginary moving head which can be found in the "Generic" folder.
Cyber Control 2 II Quick Start Step 2 The software needs to know how many fixtures are being used and the starting DMX address. In the example below we have 8 moving heads starting at address 1. Step 3 The highest pan and tilt values of a fixture can be set here. For example, if you are using a moving head in the corner of a room in a club, you probably will not want the light beam to spend 50% of the time shining away from the room.
Cyber Control 2 II Quick Start Step 4 The software will now create pre-programmed switches for many of the common presets of the fixture. Step 5 The software can also create a variety of pre-programmed effects.
Cyber Control 2 II Quick Start Step 6 You have now created your first page. Click here to open the 3D visualiser and see what has been generated. 2. Creating your first Scene Notice that all of your pre-programmed buttons have a red strip across the top. This means that the button is a SWITCH button. A SWITCH button usually controls just one property. For example here are 10 gobo switches. (These are compressed together to save space.
Cyber Control 2 II Quick Start A collection of SWITCHES can be saved into a SCENE. A new SCENE can be created here. When "As you see now" is selected, everything you see will be saved into the SCENE. You can change the settings of a SCENE here.
Cyber Control 2 II Quick Start A SCENE can be triggered from the computer keyboard. Double clicking a SCENE or SWTICH will deactivate all other SWITCHES 3. Editing a scene with EasyStep 1. Turn your lamps on SCENES and SWITCHES can be edited using the EasyStep tool or the EasyTime tool. In this chapter, we will create a simple movement using the EasyStep tool. Click the beam open icon to automatically activate the shutter, iris and dimmer channels.
Cyber Control 2 2. Select fixtures to edit Select the fixtures you wish to control here(1). Presets can be modified here(2).
Cyber Control 2 II Quick Start 3. Assign EasyStep mode to the relevant channels Each channels mode can be set here. All channels are set to off by default. To make a simple movement pattern, assign the EasyStep tool to the pan and tilt channels. Drag the EasyStep icon here and hold ctrl to select multiple channels. 4. Adjust fixtures In addition to the preset tab, you can also adjust your fixtures using the faders tab. Move the X and Y faders to position the fixtures.
Cyber Control 2 II Quick Start 5. Create a new step and preview Once the parameters have been adjusted, click here(1) to create a new step. Move the X and Y faders to the second position. EasyStep sequences can be previewed by clicking here(2). 6. Add fade/wait times Fade and wait times can be added by double clicking a step or by clicking the clock icon.
Cyber Control 2 II Quick Start 4. Editing a Scene with EasyTime 1. Turn your lamps on Click the open beam button to automatically open the dimmer, iris and shutter. Create a new scene, make sure “As you see now” is selected and select “OK + Edit”. 2. Select fixtures to edit Switch off basic positioning here (1). Select the fixtures you wish to control here(2). Presets can be modified here(3).
Cyber Control 2 II Quick Start 3. Assign EasyTime mode to the relevant channels Assign the EasyTime tool to the pan and tilt channels. Drag the EasyTime icon here and hold ctrl to select multiple channels.
Cyber Control 2 II Quick Start 4. Compress channels & drag an effect Click here to compress all moving head pan and tilt channels together then drag a pan/tilt effect. 5. Editing your effect Select "Automatic curve"(1).
Cyber Control 2 III Programming III Programming 1. Show Structure Here is a diagram of a Cyber Control 2 show structure. Notice that each button is saved as a separate file. Therefore you only need to manually save what is made within the button editor, everything else is saved automatically. This also makes it very easy to copy page folders and button files between different shows.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming 2. Creating The MASTER Page What is the MASTER Page? The MASTER page is a combination of all the other pages in your show. It allows you to create Scenes, Switches and Cycles which contain programming for more than one fixture type. The MASTER page is usually your main live view, where you will add your final programming. Programming the MASTER page In the image below we have a page for some moving heads and a page for some scanners.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming Scenes can be modified very quickly. To modify a parameter, ctrl+right click and drag a switch from a fixture page to the MASTER page button you wish to modify and select “copy”. In the example below we are changing the moving head gobo.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming If you are making a show for somebody else to use, or if you are limited on screen space, you can close and dock all other windows and have just the MASTER page enabled. See the access privileges topic for more information. 3. Creating Cycles What is a Cycle? A Cycle is a cue list of scenes and switches. Cycles are useful if you have a set of scenes and switches and wish to trigger these sequentially.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming Recording a Cycle To record a cycle; click record, select a combination of buttons then click record again when you are done. The selected Switches are displayed at the top and the selected Scenes are displayed on the bottom.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming Cycle Button Settings The cycle button settings allow you to determine what the button will do when it is triggered within the cycle. Type of action- determines if the button is switched ON, switched OFF or has a button dial/live MODIFICATION applied Start time- manually set the time at which the button is triggered Go- this will pause the cycle when the button is triggered.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming 4. Button Editor Channels Select ‘Edit’ under the "Button" tab on the main ribbon to access the button editor. You can also ctrl+click the button. To edit a fixture, select the fixtures you wish to edit from the Fixtures panel. The channels will appear in the channels window. Preset Tabs The Preset tabs allow for quicker modification of presets.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming Using the Channel Window The button editor allows you to modify DMX channels in a variety of different ways. Before editing your scene, it is important to make sure that each DMX channel is assigned to the correct function. To assign a channel function, drag one of the icons from the left onto the top of a channel. Hold ctrl to drag onto multiple channels at once.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming -Double click the white number to manually type the DMX value or % Select the "All" tab to see the channels of all your fixtures.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming 5. Arranging Buttons Buttons can be arranged in a variety of different ways. Ctrl+right click and drag a button to manually change its position. Custom layers Custom layers can be created here. Click here to create a new zone for your layer, then simply drag your parameters into the relevant zone. Click the settings button if you want to embed a color mixing wheel or XY grid inside the zone.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming Compression Common switches can be compressed into one button. For example all the gobo switches are grouped into one switch button like the example shown below.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming To create a compression, make sure the Scenes or Switches you want to compress are named with a common prefix. In the example below we have 4 scenes which start with the prefix “Effect”. Button compression types can be modified within the page settings. Create a new compression here and enter the compression prefix, in our case this is “Effect”.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming Several different compression types can be created.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming Speed, Dimmer, Phase and Size dials can also be accessed under the button tab at the top of the fixture page.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming Advanced Phasing (not for beginners!) Shift+right click a switch phasing dial to view the advanced phasing menu. Here we can determine how Suite 2 will phase a switch. When no phasing is applied, the example sequence here fades from red to yellow When phasing is added, the sequence starts at a later point for each fixture.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming phasing dial is increased, the time between each of the fixtures starting points increases. When linear phasing is applied, the difference between each of the fixtures starting times is the same. There are 4 different non-linear phasing types available. With non-linear phasing, the difference between each of the fixtures starting times changes. The example below shows the outcome of a "Square x" phase.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming 7. Scene Fading We can set fade times between scenes. This is useful if we want to fade between two static positions, or fade the dimmer. The fade function must first be enabled on the master channels. This can be done within the page settings. Fade times can be added within the scene settings.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming To visualise the fade, open up the Fade Scenes panel. A fade can be paused, replayed(1),skipped to the beginning/end(2) or controlled manually(3) (if manual fade is enabled within the scene settings).
Cyber Control 2 III Programming 8. Palettes Palettes are very powerful when programming lighting. Imagine you are on a tour and you get to a different venue and realize you need to move your drums 2 meters backwards, you now have to change each of your scenes. This can be time consuming! With Cyber Control 2, we can set up Palettes. These can be useful if you need to update a set of scenes at once. New Palettes can be created here.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming To delete the preset from the pallet, click the cross. New palette groups can be created here. Palettes can be applied to scenes within the button editor. Drag the palette onto the desired channel and hold ctrl to select multiple channels Palettes can also be dragged directly onto a fixture, an EasyStep step or an EasyTime constant level block. For information on how to use a palette inside a dynamic effect, see the advanced palettes topic.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming 9. Palette Types (advanced) The previous topic describes how to create a palette and assign it to a scene. This topic will explain the various palette types.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming Standard and Generic Palettes There are two types of palette, a STANDARD palette and a GENERIC palette. The standard palette saves a DMX value, for example DMX 251 on the gobo channel. A generic palette saves a value relative to a particular preset, for example dimmer 50%. Standard palettes are useful if you want to save a particular preset on one type of fixture such as “Gobo Holes”.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming Generic Palette Example 2 Imagine that you want to create some dimmer palettes. Dimmer palettes can be useful as the light output can look different depending on the size of the venu and the other lights you are using.
Cyber Control 2 III Programming Pre-Recorded Palettes Pre-Recorded palettes are put together by the software depending on which fixtures you are using.
Cyber Control 2 IV EasyTime Effects IV EasyTime Effects 1. ConstantLevel To use the EasyTime effects, first make sure that you have selected the relevant fixtures and have assigned the EasyTime mode. Constant Level is the most basic effect. Depending which type of channel you drag the effect onto, a different set of options will be available.
Cyber Control 2 IV EasyTime Effects If an effect is dragged onto a gobo, iris or dimmer channel, you can select from one of the channel presets. 2. Gradient The gradient effect works in the same way as the static effect, however it allows you fade between DMX values (colors, positions..) Start and end colors can be changed by selecting here (1). Colors can be added by double clicking inside the gradient.
Cyber Control 2 IV EasyTime Effects The gradient type can be changed: -Auto gradient: Automatically fades between the blocks before and after the effect -Linear(1): Fades between 2 points on the color wheel (there will be a dip in the brightness as the marker passes through the center of the wheel) -Shortest(2): Fades around the color wheel in the shortest direction -Longest(3): Fades around the color wheel in the longest direction.
Cyber Control 2 IV EasyTime Effects 4. Color The color mixing effects tool does exactly this. It mixes colors together to create fantastic looking effects very quickly.
Cyber Control 2 IV EasyTime Effects 5. X/Y This effect is to be used on any pan or tilt channels of a fixture. It allows you to quickly and easily create moving patterns. -Click here to switch the light beam on(1).
Cyber Control 2 IV EasyTime Effects 6. Matrix NOTE: This effect cannot be applied to a selection of fixtures. This effect must be applied to a RECT. For more information on this, see the RECTS topic. Matrix effects are similar to color mixing effects. However the effects are specifically designed for a matrix of fixtures.
Cyber Control 2 IV EasyTime Effects 7. Picture NOTE: This effect cannot be applied to a selection of fixtures. This effect must be applied to a RECT. For more information on this, see the RECTS topic. Images can be inserted onto a matrix. The more fixtures you have, the higher the resolution and the better the image will be interpreted. It is often best to use simple images without too much detail. Click here(1) to insert a bitmap, gif or jpg image.
Cyber Control 2 IV EasyTime Effects 9. Video NOTE: This effect cannot be applied to a selection of fixtures. This effect must be applied to a RECT. For more information on this, see the RECTS topic. Videos can be inserted onto a matrix. The more fixtures you have, the higher the resolution and the better the image will be interoperated. It is often best to use simple videos without too much detail. Click here(1) to insert an AVI video.
Cyber Control 2 IV EasyTime Effects Note that not all AVI compression formats can be read by the software, so your video may need to be converted using media encoding software. 10. Text NOTE: This effect cannot be applied to a selection of fixtures. This effect must be applied to a RECT. For more information on this, see the RECTS topic. You can insert text onto your matrix with the text tool.
Cyber Control 2 IV EasyTime Effects 11. Color Manager NOTE: This effect cannot be applied to a selection of fixtures. This effect must be applied to a RECT. For more information on this, see the RECTS topic. The color manager allows you to easily draw an effect onto a matrix. An effect can be drawn onto a matrix by selecting a colour wheel and clicking the pencil tool.
Cyber Control 2 IV EasyTime Effects 12. EasyTime Phasing Phasing can be applied to several Easy Time effect types. The effect will look at the fixtures in DMX address order and depending on the value set on the phasing dial, the effect will start at a later point on each fixture. Here is an example of phasing added to a gradient effect before and after the fixtures have been rearranged. If your fixtures are not positioned in DMX order, the phasing effect will not work correctly.
Cyber Control 2 IV EasyTime Effects Drag the fixtures on the left to change the order. To group two fixtures together, drag one of the fixtures on the left ontop of another, hold ctrl, then release.
Cyber Control 2 V Dealing with Fixtures V Dealing with Fixtures 1. Groups Selecting Fixtures Fixtures can be arranged into groups for quick selection when controlling live and programming. Fixture groups can be edited within the fixtures window. 1. Fixtures can be moved by selecting here and then dragging. 2. Hold ctrl to select multiple fixtures. Multiple fixtures can be selected automatically by clicking here. 3. By default, an image of each fixture is shown with text.
Cyber Control 2 V Dealing with Fixtures Grouping Fixtures Select the fixtures you wish to use in a group and then create a new group here(1). Right click to edit, delete or rename. Background To select a background for the Fixtures window, right click and select “Background Image Settings”. Images can be imported or copied from the 3D visualiser. Use the fader to change the size of the background image.
Cyber Control 2 V Dealing with Fixtures 2. Rects RECTS are an extremely powerful tool in Cyber Control 2, and very simple to use. Using EasyTime, we can apply an effect to a selection of fixtures, or to a RECT. A rect is a virtual zone where a sequence can be played. You can for instance, play several sequences on the same LED matrix at different positions using several rects. Rects can be created on the “Groups Rect” tab within the fixtures window of the button editor. To apply an effect onto a RECT.
Cyber Control 2 V Dealing with Fixtures You can create as many rects as you wish. They can be resized and moved by selecting here(1).
Cyber Control 2 V Dealing with Fixtures Rect Layers Additional layers can be added to a rect timeline by right clicking and selecting “Add new timeline” The opacity of a layer can be modified by right clicking the layer and selecting opacity. In addition to changing the opacity a mask can be added to the area, for example perhaps you would like all the black areas of a layer to be transparent. Use the fader on the right to adjust the sensitivity of the transparency. 3.
Cyber Control 2 V Dealing with Fixtures A selection can be temporarily saved within a button, so that every time a particular button is selected, it is only applied to a certain selection of fixtures, regardless of what is selected within the group’s window. A warning symbol is displayed in the corner of the switch to note that it will only apply its preset to certain fixtures. To disable this, click reset.
Cyber Control 2 V Dealing with Fixtures 4. Advanced Positioning Advanced Positioning Cyber Control 2 offers many different ways to position your fixtures. Here are 16 moving heads. Click the wand to open the fixture positioning wizard. Select the matrix icon on the right to open the matrix editor. Change the matrix dimensions here and click “Advanced Positioning” to re-order your fixtures within the matrix. Change the position of a fixture in a matrix simply by dragging the fixture.
Cyber Control 2 V Dealing with Fixtures Imagine that you have a single fixture which consists of 4RGB devices positioned on a 2 x 2 matrix (12 DMX addresses). In some cases you may want to treat these 4 fixtures as 1 fixture. In this case, you can set up a primary matrix. Select the primary matrix dimensions and drag the fixture positions if necessary. 5. Advanced Patching Advanced Patching Cyber Control 2 has many advanced patching capabilities.
Cyber Control 2 V Dealing with Fixtures Click here to set up a new patch. The output channel and universe can be set on the left and the minimum and maximum amplitude can be set to scale channel values down. Setting the minimum to 255 and the maximum to 0 will invert the channel. This can be useful when using unusual fixtures whereby the dimmer is at 100% when the channel is at 0.
Cyber Control 2 V Dealing with Fixtures It is possible to limit the highest pan and tilt value of a fixture. This is useful if you have a fixture in the corner of a room and you don't want the fixture to point at the wall. It can also be used to calibrate a fixtures moving sequences if not programmed with palettes.
Cyber Control 2 V Dealing with Fixtures 6. Multiple Universes Cyber Control 2 supports multiple universes and interfaces. The universes and interfaces can be modified within the output tab of the starting parameters. The software is set to automatically select your interfaces by default. Uncheck auto detection to set this up manually. Products can be selected here(1). Some interfaces have 3 universes.
Cyber Control 2 V Dealing with Fixtures To set up ArtNet: 1. Connect your computer to a router with an Ethernet cable 2. ArtNet works on 2.x.x.x IP address range so make sure your computers Ethernet adapter and the router are set on this address range 3. Connect your lighting fixture or ArtNet-DMX converter to your router 4. Connect the USB-DMX interface to your computer 5. Open Cyber Control 2 and navigate to the output hardware tab inside Software Preferences 6.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering VI External Control & Triggering 1. Keyboard Buttons can be triggered from the computer keyboard. To assign a keyboard trigger, shift+right click a button and select "Link to Keyboard". Hit the key you wish to use as a trigger. Click here(1) to set the trigger as a "Flash Trigger". When you press the key, the button will be activated and when you release the key, the button will be deactivated.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering 2. Date & Time You can trigger a button by date and time. Select a button and open up the button settings. Select the Time tab(1). There are 3 calendar views to choose from(2). Double click to set up a time trigger. Scenes can be triggered at sunrise and sunset. A custom location can be assigned by clicking here (1) and the time of sunrise and sunset will be automatically calculated.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering Recurring events can be triggered daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. We can set up a recurrence range between two dates. For example, you may want to trigger a button at sunset every Saturday over the summer.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering A trigger can be set to activate the button, deactivate the button, or toggle the button on and off every time the trigger is called. 3. MIDI Almost everything in Cyber Control 2 can be controlled by almost any MIDI controller. You can use the console editor to create an image of your own MIDI controller. See the console editor topic for more information.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering The software first needs to be told which MIDI port to read from. This can be set within the Software Preferences. Mapping MIDI controls to the MIDI console Right click here(1) to create a new console preset, then right click here (2)to load your midi controller. If your controller is not listed, you will need to build your own console with the console editor, or map your MIDI controls to a similar console.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering Each MIDI command and the corresponding fader can be viewed by clicking here(1). When all links are in view, the console can look confusing. Select solo(2) to view the selected control only.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering Assigning a MIDI command to a button To assign a MIDI command to a button: 1. Right click the desired scene 2. Select "Link to MIDI Controller" 3. Select the desired action (activate the button, change the dimmer of the button etc..) 4.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering One command on the controller can be used to activate a variety of different commands within the software. For example, you could assign a dial to automatically control the speed of several movement buttons. Commands can be edited by right clicking on the relevant button on the MIDI console. Here we can set a minimum and maximum MIDI value to trigger the command. In the example below, when the MIDI value reaches 47, the sequence will be at maximum speed.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering Once the DMX controller is mapped to the Console, you can map the Console faders, dials and buttons to almost any software feature. See the MIDI topic for more information on the Console. Direct DMX Input Patch A DMX input channel can also be directly assigned to a fixture channel within the button editor. Click here(1) to open the DMX input panel, then drag the desired DMX input channel over to the fixture channel.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering 5. Interface Ports All Suite2 interfaces have 8 dry contact ports at the rear. This socket is HE10 interface port socket. You can insert an 8 button touch-pad into this socket. This works by bridging each of the 8 trigger pins with the ground pin.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering You can connect up to 255 buttons by combining the 8 ports in binary. For example, if ports 1, 2 and 3 are connected to the ground pin, this will trigger address 7. One way of combining the ports from a dry contact switch would be to insert a diode between the switch and the ports. A generic purpose diode for small signals can be used such as the 1n4148. Once the port connections have been set up.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering 6. MIDI Time Code (MTC) MIDI Time Code (MTC) is a type of MIDI message created for synchronization purposes. You can use Midi Time Code to synchronize a Cycle with an external device such as a CD player, 3rd party video and sound software, or a SMPTE generator. To use MIDI time code, you first need to make sure you have a MIDI interface connected to your computer. Go to the general settings and select the MIDI setup tab.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering Once you have your MIDI Time Code device connected, select the IN button to begin receiving the Time Code signal. To send Time Code to another device whilst the Cycle is playing, select the OUT button.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering 7. Audio EasyTime and EasyStep sequences can be triggered by audio. 1. Click here to enable audio in an EasyStep sequence 2. Click here to enable audio in an EasyTime sequence Notice that the timeline values change to music notes. These can be dragged to change where the playhead will jump on each beat. Audio Analysis The audio analysis is a tool which sends a pulse to any audio enabled EasyStep or EasyTime sequence.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering BPM by Midi clock is usually the most accurate form of BPM detection because DJ software will anylise the BPM from the audio file before it is played. Note: if you cannot see an audio input when using the audio analysis, make sure the correct recording input is selected on the "Audio settings" tab. Also check that the correct input is set up in the windows control panel->sound. Adjust the Gain dial to increase the input signal.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering 8. OLED Keypad The main problem with keyboard and MIDI triggering is that unless you have your keyboard fully labeled, it is easy to forget which keys you have assigned to which scenes without searching the screen for your keyboard assignment. There are now several OLED keyboards on the market which can be used with Cyber Control 2. Art Lebedev produce a variety of OLED input devices including the Optimus Maximus, Mini Three and Aux.
Cyber Control 2 VI External Control & Triggering A tutorial on using the United Keys 9 button OLED keyboard with Cyber Control 2 can be found here.
Cyber Control 2 VII Other Features VII Other Features 1. Access Privileges Various parts of the software can be locked and password protected. The access privileges can be set within the Lock tab of the Software Preferences. Click here(1) to set a new password. Click the lock key to lock the selected functions. Notice that a lock icon appears next to each locked function. To unlock the show, hold ctrl and select the lock key, then enter the password.
Cyber Control 2 VII Other Features Forgotten the password? The password is stored in the Global Show XML file. This can be located by navigating to the Datalight folder in the Suite 2 root directory, selecting your show folder and opening the Global XML file. 2. Favourites In Cyber Control 2, you can set favourites. A favourite is like a macro. It allows you to save and recall a software state. The favourites panel can be opened here (1) and a new favourite can be created here (2).
Cyber Control 2 VII Other Features To update the state of a particular page, select the buttons you wish to include within the favourite, then select "Update buttons state". Favourites can also store window positions, this can be done by selecting "Update Value" on the "Send Windows Positioning" parameter.
Cyber Control 2 VII Other Features 3. Multimedia Cyber Control 2 is capable of playing audio and video files (if encoded correctly). To insert an audio or video file, select a button, open the button settings and select the Video tab.
Cyber Control 2 VII Other Features 4. Stand Alone You can save SCENES and SWITCHES into the stand alone memory of your interface so they can be played without a computer. It is advisable that you back up some of your SCENES into the interface in case of a computer crash. The Stand Alone editor can be accessed here.
Cyber Control 2 VII Other Features The memory of several interfaces can be written simultaneously, click here(1) to add an interface. Each interface has 5 areas. New areas can be created here(1). Pages can be assigned to an area by clicking here(2). New stand-alone scenes can be created here(3). Creating a stand-alone scene A stand alone scene can contain a combination of SCENE and SWITCH buttons. Click here(1) to insert a new button.
Cyber Control 2 VII Other Features Once your stand-alone scene has been dragged onto the interface, other scene settings such as looping and port triggering can be edited by selecting here(1). The interfaces have an internal clock and calendar so the scenes can be triggered by date and time. The date and time triggers can be assigned within the calendar tab. Select the scene from the left and drag it over to the calendar. Timing can be modified by double clicking.
Cyber Control 2 VII Other Features Note: the time triggers created within the button settings are not applied in stand-alone mode. Once the stand alone scenes have been created and assigned, the memory can be written here(1).
Cyber Control 2 VIII Easy Show VIII Easy Show Easy Show is included within the Cyber Control first class package. It allows you to synchronize your Cyber Control buttons with audio and video. Programming is performed using timelines, like many popular audio and video editing software packages. Easy Show is quick and simple. Adding lighting scenes is as easy as dragging and dropping from Cyber Control, and dropping into Easy Show. 1. Getting Started Easy Show can be opened by clicking here.
Cyber Control 2 VIII Easy Show To add a button to Easy Show, simply ctrl+right click and drag the button from the Cyber Control 2 window to the clip bin inside the Easy Show window. A new track is automatically set up for the page. The scene can now be dragged onto the new track. Notice that the track is split into two sections. The top section is for SCENES and CYCLES and the bottom section is for SWITCHES.
Cyber Control 2 VIII Easy Show here(1) to create a new Switch timeline. To automatically create a track for each page of your show and to fill the bins with all your lighting buttons, click here.
Cyber Control 2 VIII Easy Show 2. Creating Timelines Manually To create a timeline manually, you first need to create a bin. The bin is where you store your lighting scenes, videos or audio files. Each bin corresponds to a track. You can have as many bins as you like for your multimedia files, but you can only have one bin for each page of fixtures. To create a bin, click here(1). To import multimedia files to your new bin, or to import a button to a new page bin, click import(2).
Cyber Control 2 VIII Easy Show 3. Timeline Options As seen in the previous topic, the timeline is where sequences are built. Clicking here(1) will hide the track from Suite 2. Tracks can be expanded here(2) for automating the speed and dimmer functions, see the next topic for more information on how to do this. Click here(3) to lock a track. This will prevent you from accidently moving the contents. Extra tracks can be added here(4) if you wish to have more than one switch activated at a time.
Cyber Control 2 VIII Easy Show 4. Other Options Zoom Preview- This window allows you to easily navigate around the timeline Undo- This window contains a list of our recent actions making it very simple to go back if a mistake has been made. Infos- This area shows information on the currently selected block. Click here(1) to enable the dimmer and speed functions. Once the dimmer and speed functions are enabled, click here(1) to edit.
Cyber Control 2 VIII Easy Show Marker points can be added to a timeline. These can be used to stop playback. If "Jump in playback mode" is selected, playback will continue when the marker is reached. If you are using video, you can view it in full screen by hitting F1. 5. Triggering In addition to the playback controls in the Easy Show Monitor window, sequences can also be triggered from buttons in Suite 2. Create a new scene or switch and go to the button settings. Select Easy Show.
Cyber Control 2 VIII Easy Show 6. Synchronization Options Easy Show has several synchronization options. The Synchro dialog can be found here. A synchronization device can be chosen here: - Audio: The timeline will always be synchronized with the audio time.
Cyber Control 2 VIII Easy Show - MIDI Time Code: Timelines can be synchronized with MIDI Time Code (MTC). Ensure that a MIDI interface has been connected to your computer before opening Easy Show. An offset can be set if delays are experienced Other MIDI Time Code devices can be synchronized from Easy Show. Select “Enable MIDI output” and select the desired MIDI output device.
Cyber Control 2 IX Other Software IX Other Software 1. Console Editor With the console editor, you can re-create a graphical representation of your MIDI or DMX controller with moving faders, dials and buttons. These can then be linked to almost all software features. See the MIDI topic for more information on using the console. The console editor can be found here. Click here(1) to add a background image.
Cyber Control 2 IX Other Software Make sure you save your console image within the console folder, it will then appear within the console selection list.
Cyber Control 2 IX Other Software 2. 3D Visualiser To start the 3D visualizer, select "Visual Control (3D)". The window will appear on top of all other windows, to disable this feature, select view and click here. The fixtures in the 3D visualizer will automatically communicate with your fixtures in Cyber Control 2. "Controlled by Cyber Control 2" is displayed at the bottom.
Cyber Control 2 IX Other Software Sometimes you may have one DMX channel in Suite 2, controlling several fixtures in reality, for example, 1 par can channel may trigger 4 par cans. In this case you will need to patch these extra fixtures within the Visualiser.
Cyber Control 2 IX Other Software 3. Scan Library Editor Scan Library allows you to create your own fixture profile to use with Suite 2. If you are editing a fixture that is already in use by Suite 2, you will need to restart Suite 2 before your changes take effect. If you want to regenerate the pre programmed buttons after modifying a profile, you will need to re-patch the fixtures. The path window can be accessed from the page settings dialog. Click here to open the Scan Library Editor.
