<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The sequencing is the real hard work.
It takes a seasoned sequencer about 1 hour per minute of music per
64 channels (more time as the channel count goes up). I personally
sit in the 2-3 hours per minute of music. My dirty secret is that
most of those sequences are not mine. Only one sequence (twelve
days of Christmas) is entirely mine. The rest have been adapted and
modified to my display. On the positive side, there are nice people
out there that share their sequences (some sequences are better than others)
and most people have the same type of setup (i.e bushes, mega trees, candy
canes, window lights, roof lights, etc.) so it is just a matter of purchasing
the correct song, reconfiguring the channels and making changes to your
sequences. I started playing with the sequences in October, got serious
in November and stopped making changes to sequences that were running in
the show mid December (once the Megatree was built). This year I
plan on revamping most sequences and sequencing a few new songs.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">It is a fun hobby and I get lots of
complements. I'm probably the harshest critic out there, since I
think my display it is still lacking. This just gives me an excuse
to get MORE lights! hehee</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I will help anyone that would like to
get into this "hobby" as much as I can. The one advice
I have to give for those that want to have a musical Christmas light display
for December 2009 is "start early", as in today!</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Charles S.</font>
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> >Holy crap! That's awesome! I've been wanting to do something similar
<br>
> >next Christmas myself - may I ask how you did that? I was thinking
of <br>
> >using MIDI sequences to control various light strands (so that
I can <br>
> >match that to a song, optionally one I created already using MIDI
for <br>
> >something else).<br>
> <br>
> Awesome indeed. I can barely imagine the time needed to sequence 15
songs.<br>
> <br>
> I too have a goal of animated lights (on a more limited basis) in
2009, and<br>
> so have extra incentive to be at the January 19th meeting. --Don<br>
> <br>
> PS: I hope all read my previous terse comment as meaning the intoxicated
are<br>
> a hazard to outdoor displays, and not that it is a prerequisite for
the<br>
> hobby! <br>
> <br>
> -- <br>
> Be well - or at least have interesting symptoms!<br>
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