Microphone listens
With “Microphone listens”, the computer listens to the music in the room through its microphone and follows the beat, like a lighting desk’s sound-to-light. That way the Autoloops run in time even when the music comes from another device.
Step by step
- Tap the button showing the beat source in the header.
- Under “Where does the beat come from?”, choose “Microphone listens”.
- The first time, the browser (or the Mac) asks whether the page may use the microphone. Allow it.
- You see “The microphone is listening. Play the music loud enough – after a few bars the lights follow the beat.”
- Play music with a clear bass. After a few bars the BPM value adjusts, and the button shows “Microphone listens”.
- To stop, choose “Tap / manual” again, tap “TAP” or leave live mode.
More from “Live mode”
- Opening live modeLive mode plays all Autoloops, static looks and song shows of your project on the 3D stage, and you control them the way you do on the night: on the computer, on the PRIME 4 or on the Control One. That way you see how your shows work together before the gig.Summary
- Live Desk: control your show while you DJThe Live Desk is your own MIDI surface for SoundSwitch: on your computer, tablet and phone. It comes mapped to your show, with the names and colors of your loops and looks. There is nothing to learn or map.Summary
- Spot Director: guide your movers from your phone on the nightWith Spot Director you guide your moving heads from your phone or tablet during the event. Tap the floor and all selected heads go there together. Drag your finger and they follow the couple across the dance floor.Summary
- Choosing the controls: Perform, PRIME 4, Control One, StageAt the top of live mode you choose what the controls look like. Each layout recreates a device, so you pick your shows the same way you do on the night.Summary
- Playing Autoloops and static looks liveIn the “Perform” layout you see SoundSwitch 2.11 in Performance mode, just like on your laptop after clicking “MIDI”: the same tabs, buttons, colors and spacing. You play Autoloops and static looks there just as on the night.Summary