MA Lighting grandMA3 onPC
Showcaller AI sends playback commands to grandMA3 onPC on a Windows or Mac computer. It fires cues, presses executors, sets faders and switches pages. Commands go over one-way OSC, so they are sent, not confirmed.
Overview
The MA Lighting grandMA3 onPC with Showcaller
grandMA3 onPC is the grandMA3 console software for Windows and Mac. MA Lighting says it is the same software as on its consoles. To output DMX, you connect grandMA3 onPC hardware, such as a node or a command wing. MA presents it as an entry point for pre-programming and smaller shows. Showcaller AI sends commands to the onPC computer through the Bridge App. The MA Lighting grandMA3 integration page lists every function.
Network setup for grandMA3 onPC
On a console, the show network is usually set up once. On a laptop, it takes a little more care. First, open Menu, In & Out, OSC, and turn on Enable Input. Next, pick the network interface on the show network in the same menu. A laptop often has Wi-Fi and Ethernet, so choose the one the Bridge App can reach. Then set up an OSC line for input with Receive Command on and an empty prefix. Finally, give Showcaller the computer’s IP address and the line’s port, 8000 by default.
What you can send to grandMA3 onPC
The functions match the grandMA3 consoles. In every plan, Showcaller sends Go to a sequence or jumps to a cue. It also steps back, pauses a sequence or turns it off, and runs macros. With Pro, it sends Go or Off to an executor and sets its master fader. This is useful without a fader wing, because you name any executor by page and number. In addition, Enterprise adds the full command line.
No reply from the software
OSC on the grandMA3 is one-way, because the software does not answer. So Showcaller reports a command as sent, not as done. Likewise, a page change or a fader move is not confirmed. Showcaller also asks you first before a macro, a command-line instruction or an Off command. For details, see MA Lighting’s grandMA3 software page.
What you can do
Run the MA Lighting grandMA3 onPC by voice or chat
Cues from the laptop
Send Go, step forward or back, jump to a cue, pause a sequence or turn it off. Starter.
Executors without a wing
Name any executor by page and number. Send Go or Off, or set its master fader from 0 to 100 percent. Pro.
Windows or Mac
Works with grandMA3 onPC on either system, as long as the Bridge App can reach the computer on your network.
Sent, not confirmed
grandMA3 onPC does not reply to OSC. Showcaller reports each command as sent, never as confirmed.
Specifications
MA Lighting grandMA3 onPC at a glance
Software
- Type
- grandMA3 software for a computer; the same software as on grandMA3 devices
- Operating systems
- Windows and Mac
- Price
- Free download from MA Lighting
- Uses
- Pre-programming, smaller shows; show files are compatible with grandMA3 consoles on the same software version
Hardware
- Control surfaces
- grandMA3 onPC command wing, command wing XT, fader wing, rack-unit
- DMX output
- Through grandMA3 onPC hardware: 8Port Node 4k, 4Port Node 4k, 2Port Node 2k, DMX-key, DMX-key starter
Control & network
- OSC
- OSC 1.1 over UDP or TCP; command line reachable on the /cmd address; selectable network interface
- OSC setup
- Menu > In & Out > OSC: Enable Input, one line per port, Receive Command per line, optional prefix
Specifications from the manufacturer. Check the product page for the current details.
Connection
Connecting the MA Lighting grandMA3 onPC
- Control protocol
- OSC commands to the console's command line, sent over your show network through the Showcaller Bridge App. OSC is one-way: the console does not reply.
- What Showcaller needs
- The IP address of the onPC computer on your show network and the port of its OSC input line (8000 by default).
- onPC setup
- In Menu > In & Out > OSC, turn on Enable Input and pick the interface on the show network. Set up an input line with "Receive Command" on and no prefix.
- Software
- grandMA3 onPC 2.x
- First check
- After connecting, Showcaller runs Get status. It sends a harmless test message; the console does not reply, so this shows the message was sent, not that it arrived.
Tool Functions
Everything Showcaller can do with MA Lighting grandMA3
The MA Lighting grandMA3 onPC uses the MA Lighting grandMA3 integration. Each group shows the plan it is included from.
FAQ
Questions about the MA Lighting grandMA3 onPC
Does Showcaller work with grandMA3 onPC on a Mac?
MA Lighting offers grandMA3 onPC for Windows and Mac. Showcaller only needs to reach the software's OSC input over the network. So the operating system does not change its functions.
Do I need onPC hardware for Showcaller?
No. Showcaller sends commands to the software over the network. MA's onPC hardware is for outputting DMX and for physical faders and keys.
Which network interface should grandMA3 onPC use?
The one on the same network as the Bridge App. You pick it in the OSC menu, and you give Showcaller that interface's IP address.
Does Showcaller confirm commands on grandMA3 onPC?
No. The software does not reply to OSC. So Showcaller reports each command as sent, not as done.
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