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Auto Starting Artist in Windows 8

With Windows 8.1, the shortcut method of starting Artist at Windows start up no longer works as expected. The best way to start Artist automatically in Windows 8.1 is to add a task to the Windows Task Scheduler. In future version of Artist you will be able...

Create a 3D fixture group

Introduction This applies to Artist3D versions only. This example creates a 3D LED block using LED tubes with 16 pixels. Twenty of these are arranged in a 4 x 5 rectangle and suspended from the ceiling. This is really too small an array for...

Patch Wizard (MIDI)

The Patch Wizard allows you to interpret MIDI messages from a connected device and execute Artist System commands. In this way you can activate cues, display lists, change levels and much more. See the list of Text Commands in the Artist help file. There are...

BPM Timing

Artist Status Bar There is a section here labelled BPM with a number box and a check box labelled Auto. Auto BPM When the box is check the BPM displayed is calculated from the input audio source. The calculation can be finely adjusted in...

Synchronising a controller to Artist

Artist does not output time code currently. You therefore require an external MTC time code generator. Create a MIDI time event file and insert you synchronisation events to start Artist cues and lists at specific time periods. Then do the...