LivePRO -- the visual synthesizer for laser shows
Musical synthesizers create and combine a
variety of sounds, letting an accomplished musician play the
sounds together, to make an enthralling sonic experience.
Like a synthesizer for laser shows,
Pangolin's new LivePRO creates and combines beams, graphics and
abstracts, allowing accomplished laserists to play all of these
together, to make an enthralling visual experience.
"Polyphonic" laser visuals
LivePRO goes far beyond previous
live-performance laser software. You can layer up to four beam
and graphic cues at once. It's like going from playing one note
at a time, to three notes of a chord plus a melody.
For example, beam effects can be playing on tracks 1
and 2, while mirror ball effects are playing on track 3 and
graphic animations are playing on track 4. Or, have four
separate graphic tracks fade in and out, layering and
interacting at the same time on a single screen.
Over 1700 cues
Just
as a musical synthesizer has hundreds of preset sounds, LivePRO
gives you the tremendous variety of over 1700 preset cues at a
time. Each cue can contain an image, two separate effects, a
color sequence, and a beam sequence -- or any combination.
And just like a musical synthesizer allows you to
change the sound while you're playing, LivePRO allows you to
modify a cue's size, position, rotation, scan rate, color, and
other parameters live while you are playing the show.
When it's
time to switch from one cue to another, you don't have to
jump-cut. Smooth transitions include morphing, fading, zooming,
etc. You can even create your own transition effects.
Beam and TTL chasers
In addition to the four tracks, LivePRO also
has two independent chasers. The Beam Chaser can target up to 64
different mirrors. The TTL Chaser is designed for optical tables
with actuators and it can also control external effects such as
rotating mirrors and fog machines. Both chasers let you control
the speed, direction, pattern and other chase parameters.
Runs itself with automatic audio, beat and
cue systems
In
live music, the beat is the key. You can listen to the beat and
play LivePRO manually using the computer keyboard or one of the
controllers shown here. Or you can allow LivePRO to run itself.
Each group of 12 cues can have its own beat pattern. LivePRO can
then detect the musical beats and automatically trigger cues
according to the patterns that you define. LivePRO can also
change the size, position, color and other parameters based on
the amplitude and frequency content within the music. While
these automatic functions are running, you can change additional
parameters manually -- or just sit back and enjoy the show.
Designed by experts, for experts
During the development of LivePRO, Pangolin
worked very closely with well-known laserists who routinely
produce live laser shows.
Like a
professional-level musical synthesizer, LivePRO isn't for
everyone. Some people may just want to play pre-recorded laser
shows using our award-winning Showtime program. Others may only
need the basic single-track capabilities of our Live! program.
But if you're ready for full four-track control of
laser visuals -- if you're ready for the world's most advance
visual laser synthesizer -- then LivePRO is ready for you.
LivePRO is
available free for LD2000 Professional users. If
you have the Basic or Intro versions, you can purchase
LivePRO seperately.
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