The Feed Me With Teeth show is built entirely on Videosync and Beam. We use no other lighting desks or media servers. This has served us very well for multiple USA tours and various festival shows all over the world.
Beam for Live 2
The lighting engine for Ableton Live
Full control over lighting, without sacrificing creativity. Beam gives you lighting composition directly from the musical grid and makes lights react to your playing. Turn Ableton Live into your lighting console.
Lights for Live, and Live for lights
Use Live's automation, MIDI and signal flow features to control your lights. If you don't want to stop there, create your own Max for Live lighting devices using the Beam SDK.
Control complex lighting setups
Control lights from various manufacturers with a single instrument. Perform on a new lighting rig without making changes to your Live Set; your set is decoupled from the lighting patch for maximum flexibility.
A direct connection
Connect Beam directly to your lighting setup without the need of a lighting desk. Send out unlimited universes over Art-Net, or connect with a range of supported USB-DMX devices.
New in Beam for Live 2
Windows support
Beam for Live 2 marks the first release for the Windows platform, offering
a fully-featured application identical to its macOS counterpart.
Improved performance
Beam for Live is now more efficient, allowing you to work with an even
larger number of fixtures with a lower CPU load.
New user interface
Introducing a new, streamlined user interface for both Windows and macOS.
This elegantly designed interface brings together all essential settings
into one convenient window, providing a smoother user experience.
New fixture profile schema
Now supporting the advanced SBF v3 format, Beam enables expanded fixture
compatibility, improved color handling, and multi-mode support within a
single profile. Enhanced cell support consolidates complex fixture data,
and the Test function now activates any channel for setup.
Extended connectivity options
New connectivity options include Art-Net Input, more flexible DMX routing,
and CITP output for seamless visualizer integration. Additionally, the new External In device enables smooth handling of DMX input from external consoles and software.
Playground visualizer
Now bundled with two demo projects, Beam for Live lets you get started
without extra hardware. The Demo Project offers a virtual stage with
a pre-made composition, while the
Playground provides a flexible setup with common lighting fixtures.
Both are accessible from the Beam menu.
Instruments and effects
MovingHead
In addition to intensity and color, MovingHead also supports controlling movement parameters pan and tilt.
Strobe
In addition to intensity and color, Strobe supports controlling strobe-specific parameters stroberate and strobeduration. The color control usually only applies to LED strobes.
Par
Par is the most basic instrument, supporting intensity and color control. Color control typically only applies to LED PARs.
Generic
While the Par, MovingHead, and Strobe devices are designed to control specific fixture types, Generic offers an out-of-the-box solution for working with a wide range of fixtures, regardless of their parameters.
External In
Similar to the routing of Live, External In is an important routing element that can be used to receive lighting signals from hardware sources, or from other tracks within Live, to then manipulate them further with Beam’s effects.
LFO
LFO can be used whenever you want any parameter to change periodically or randomly without the need to add automation.
Recolor
An artistic effect that either A) sets a fixed color value or B) assigns a color depending on the luminosity of the incoming color and dim combined.
Scale
Scale is used to scale and/or offset any parameter value. It always operates similarly all fixtures passing through. Scale can be very useful to use on group tracks, to adapt a parameter of multiple fixture groups at once.
I used Beam in my 2-hour multimedia installation, ALL LIMITS, and found it to be incredibly versatile and intuitive. Any sound or musical idea could easily transform into lighting behavior, allowing me to craft a very intricate audiovisual counterpoint. Beam is the ideal tool for creating detailed audiovisual relationships, making lighting a simple, accessible visual instrument.
Beam is a game changer when it comes to musical lighting control. Designing a unique lighting counterpart for every note in every clip of the Feed Me show might sound daunting, but with Beam it was truly fun and the synergy with Videosync is unparalleled.
With Videosync and Beam, building visuals and lighting together with my audio feels most like sculpting. I mix, blend and layer until what I see matches exactly with what I feel.
Beam gives me the ability to create all kinds of moods I want, without the help of a lighting designer and without knowledge of lighting techniques. It’s like composing music but for the eyes. This is a real game changer for live performances.
Fixture profiles
The amount of supported fixtures increases with every update, but in case you are still missing one or more fixture profiles in Beam, you can use the Fixture Editor.
Buy Beam for Live
Beam for Live
- Play with lights in Session View and Arrangement View
- 8 Lighting instruments and effects
- Plugin SDK
- Automatic translation to DMX via fixture profiles
- RGB, RGBW, and CMY color mixing
- DMX out/in via Art-Net and USB interfaces
- Unlimited number of I/O universes
- Connect to visualizers via CITP
- Networked Mode
Bundle lighting with visuals
Purchase Beam for Live and Videosync together and receive a discount of 10%
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