LIGHTFORGE
Forge your light, master every universe.
Module Overview
LightForge captures live DMX data from your lighting console or any Art-Net/sACN source, and plays it back on demand. Up to 32 independent tracks, each with its own universe, protocol, and destination. Record a full show once, replay it forever. Traditional DMX recording solutions cost thousands and require dedicated hardware. LightForge runs natively on your Q-SYS Core — the same platform already handling your audio, video, and control. Add an Art-Net or sACN node to convert to physical DMX, and you're done. No dedicated PC, no rack-mount recorder, no additional maintenance contract. Pair it with any affordable Art-Net/sACN node and you have the most cost-effective DMX recording solution on the market. And it lives where your show control already does.
Core Features
- Record — Arm a track, select your input universe, hit record. Captures every DMX frame in real time at 44fps.
- Play — Load a file, press play. Output goes straight to Art-Net or sACN, unicast or broadcast. Loop, scrub, pause.
- Trigger — Every transport control is a Q-SYS pin. Wire to GPIO, UCI buttons, Show Controller cues, or any third-party system.
- Layer — Run multiple tracks simultaneously. Each track has its own input/output universe and protocol. Mix Art-Net and sACN freely.
- Filter — Channel mask lets you record or play only the addresses you need. Ranges, individual channels, or combinations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
- - Initial release
- - 32-track Art-Net & sACN record/play
- - Binary V3 format with skip-frame compression
- - Per-track channel mask filtering
- - Full Q-SYS pin integration
Lifetime License
Compatibility
- Min. Q-SYS Version
- 9.0
- Supported Cores
- Any Q-SYS Core
- Designer Version
- Q-SYS Designer 9.x+
Technical Specs
- Tracks
- 32 simultaneous record/play
- Protocols
- Art-Net and sACN (E1.31), input & output
- Capture Rate
- 44fps
- File Format
- Binary V3 — instant save & load
- Compression
- Skip-frame compression for static scenes
- Filtering
- Per-track channel mask (ranges, individual, combos)
- Trigger Modes
- Manual, threshold, or any-change
- Integration
- Full Q-SYS pin (UCI, GPIO, Show Controller)
- License Type
- Node-locked (Core ID)