Video, lights and lasers on one beat.
Show control software for Mac and Windows: a VJ media server, a DMX lighting console and a laser controller in one app.
One email when Showstorm launches. Nothing else. Privacy
Video
A clip grid with layers, effects and transitions that land on the beat, mapped across every screen and LED wall in the room.
- Layers, effects and transitions with beat snap
- Output mapping across screens and LED walls
- Camera, USB capture and NDI in, NDI out
- Audio reactive visuals generated on the GPU
Lights
A DMX console built for busking: fixtures on a plan view, cues on pads, and no channel limit per fixture.
- Art-Net, sACN and USB DMX
- Many universes, no per-fixture channel limit
- Plan view, fixture library and fixture editor
- Cues and masters on pads and faders
Lasers
Laser cues on the same beat grid, with safe zones that keep every beam out of the audience whatever is playing.
- Safe zones for each projector
- Size and position limits
- Choose which projectors play a cue
- Limits hold for manual and API commands
One pad. All three.
Link a clip, a light cue and a laser cue to one pad. Press it and all three come in together on the next beat.
- Cues follow the deck's waveform and beat grid
- Ready layout for the Akai APC40, MIDI learn for the rest
- Split video, lights and lasers across machines, in sync over the network
- Every clip, cue, fader and output has an API call
Specifications
- Runs on
- macOS and Windows.
- Video in
- Cameras, USB capture cards and NDI.
- Video out
- Several screens and LED walls with output mapping, and NDI.
- Lighting
- DMX over Art-Net and sACN, and USB DMX interfaces that use the Enttec DMX USB Pro protocol, across many universes.
- Lasers
- Several projectors, each with safe zones and size and position limits.
- Controllers
- MIDI, with a ready Akai APC40 layout, MIDI learn and a MIDI monitor.
- Sync
- Several machines share one tempo and one cue list.
- Control
- A full API for every clip, cue, fader and output.
- Status
- In development.
Questions
What is Showstorm?
Showstorm is live show control software that runs video, lighting and lasers from one app on one beat grid. It's a VJ media server, a DMX lighting console for busking and a laser show controller in one program.
Does it run on Mac and Windows?
Yes. Showstorm is being built for macOS and Windows, and copies on several machines stay in sync over the network.
Which lighting protocols will it support?
DMX over Art-Net and sACN to network nodes, and USB DMX interfaces that use the Enttec DMX USB Pro protocol, across many universes with no per-fixture channel limit.
Will it work with my MIDI controller?
Yes. Pads, faders and knobs map to clips, cues and effects, with a ready layout for the Akai APC40 and MIDI learn for any other controller.
Who is it for?
VJs, lighting operators, laser operators and DJs who run their own production, plus clubs, venues, touring acts and festival crews.
When does it launch?
Showstorm is in development. Join the launch list and you'll get one email when it's ready.
Hear when it launches.
One email on launch day. Nothing else.