MIDILighting Controller

Lighting controllers allow us to control all attributes of our lighting system from one place. In addition, many controllers also enable users to control special atmospheric effects, such as fog machines and hazers. More sophisticated lighting consoles are designed to ideally interface with more complex, moving lighting fixtures, and some will even interface with media servers to map our motion graphics onto your lighintg devices. Utilizing these tools allows for a seamless performance, one that engages your audience and creates the desired atmosphere.

Lighting ControllerDMX

CCI Solutions carries all of today’s top lighting consoles and controllers, big and small. Whether you need a high-capacity lighting console or a software license that turns your PC into a light controller, CCI Solutions has the perfect lighting console for your system. Shop the best selection of lighting equipment and get expert guidance from our team of National Sales Consultants.

Lighting fixtures, dimmers, and atmospheric machines (hazers, foggers, bubble machines, etc.) that make up most of today’s lighting systems share a common communication protocol via Digital Multiplex, or DMX. In order to program and control the various features and capabilities of all of these devices, a controller of some sort must take your programming and design desires, convert them to DMX values, and send to each device. Simple wall controllers take preset looks with the devices on your system and give you easy access to 5-10 different pre-programmed looks. Small system lighting consoles offer more control, either in pre-programming or running on the fly, to create more dynamic and/or changing looks with simpler lighting systems, such as systems that don’t include more than a few dozen cues or moving lights. Once your cue stack/list gets longer, or you have complex movement as part of your programming, such as what you would see at a concert, you need to step into a medium or full format live production lighting console.

There are a plethora of controllers available in a wide range of prices. How do you decide which is best for you? Consider the following questions to narrow down which lighting console is right for you: