DMX PC Lighting Control

Cheap Alternative to traditional
DMX Lighting Desks.

DMX PC Lighting Control.
DMX Lighting control in general may have been seen by some as complicated and expensive.
Moreover, the availability of cheap DMX intelligent lighting fixtures, new LED colour mixers
and other sophisicated lighting effect hardware has made good DMX lighting control even
more necessary. Luckily cheap DMX-PC light controllers, in the form of DMX lighting software
for PC, are available today and fully supported by MegaLED.

DMX Lighting control desk vs Computer
A PC creating your DMX programmes is a excellent tool and viable alternative to traditional
lighting control  e.g. via a " button and slider " DMX Lighting Desk.

Not so many years ago, good moving light control technology was only available to those
with deep pockets.  You also needed a pretty good DMX lighting controller and programmer 
to do anything with your lights. Now, not only are LED lights getting cheap or cheaper,
the PC-DMX lighting software is getting better and much easier to use too.

Why are PC-DMX Light Controllers Cheap and Such Good Value?
The reason that DMX lighting software is cheap is the fact that you already own most of the
hardware – i.e a PC or Laptop. The PC and software does all of the processing, gives you
the control interface and stores all your cues and effects information. The only thing that
it doesn’t do is actually generate a DMX signal.

For PC lighting software to actually control intelligent lighting, you need something that will
generate DMX and distribute it to your stage lights. MegaLED offer various hardware options
here like our Easy Stand Alone Dongles. USB to DMX dongles are also pretty cheap. MegaLED's
prices for an entry level "U6" PC-DMX controller start at just UK£139.00.

The cheapest of these DMX dongles available get the PC to constantly generate the DMX signal but
the best DMX dongles like all the Easy Stand Alone one's we sell actually buffer and create the DMX
themselves. That means they operate in stand alone mode with no need for the PC to be connected.

DMX-PC Light Control, it's really simple! 
All DMX-PC software performs a simple function as a virtual lighting desk and light
control sequencer. All have different bits of DMX hardware kit for outputting the
DMX from your PC or laptop to your LED lights, whilst the PC software just gives you
the lighting control interface.

MegaLED are specialists in DMX Light Control and offer quite a few DMX PC Lighting Control solutions. Our prices for USB PC hardware and PC Light Control software packages start at just: UK£139.00. For fastest results, we also offer custom programming and one-to-one software training.

Article Source:
Stage Lighting Blog. Edited by MegaLED Ltd.