What is ASLS Studio
ASLS Studio is open-source lighting control software with a real-time 3D visualizer. You use it to patch DMX fixtures, program looks and effects, sequence them in time with the music, and play the show live, either on real lights or on screen. It runs in a web browser or as a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Try it first
Studio runs in the browser with nothing to install. See Installation for the web and desktop options, then come back here for a tour.
Who it's for
- Lighting operators and designers running bands, clubs, theatre and events with a small to medium rig.
- Venues, schools and community spaces that want a capable console without a licence fee.
- Artists and makers building installations, where a plain-JSON showfile is easy to generate or script.
- Learners who want to understand DMX, groups, cues and chases by trying them, with the 3D visualizer standing in for real fixtures.
What you can do with it
| You want to… | Studio gives you | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Set up your rig | Fixtures from the Open Fixture Library or your own GDTF files, patched across several DMX universes, each fixture with a 3D position | Patching fixtures |
| Organise fixtures | Groups, each with its own pool of cues | Groups |
| Build looks | Scenes: static channel values with fade-in and fade-out curves | Scenes |
| Make things move | Effects: waveforms on any channel, with frequency, phase and spread across fixtures or cells | Effects |
| Sequence a song | Chases: cues on a timeline measured in bars, quantized and synced to the BPM | Chases |
| Play it live | Trigger cues and chase rows, set or tap the tempo, pause and resume | Playing a show |
| See it without the rig | A real-time 3D visualizer with beams, colours, gobos and movement | Visualizer |
| Drive real lights | Output over Art-Net through the gateway (built into the desktop app); more protocols to come | Outputs |
| Keep your work | Showfiles in plain JSON, saved in the browser and exportable | Showfiles |
Where to start
- Get Studio running: Installation.
- Learn how a show is organised: How Studio works.
- Build one in ten minutes: Your first show.
- Find your way around the screen: The interface.
Beta software
Studio is in beta. Features can change between releases and some rough edges remain. Please report problems on the project's issue tracker, and ask questions in the discussions.
Open source
Studio is free software under the GNU General Public License v3. The source code is on GitHub, and contributions are welcome.