One of the very best ways to begin controlling DMX lighting is with a Enttec USB interface and any number of “free” pieces of software that support it. It makes a great first lighting console for someone who wants to learn lighting because you can experiment with a number of different pieces of software before you decide which to use. This allows you to learn some of the biggest consoles on the market, from your PC, for free! It’s also a handy tool to keep in your backpack as a backup 1 universe console in case something goes crazy on a gig! Though there are many satisfied owners of Enttec interfaces, many people also throw in the towel after using sub-par and under-developed pieces of software that really don’t work well!

There are so many options to choose from out there, and while some are great, others are just plain bad! Below, I’ve created a guide that shows you what interfaces work with these programs. I then describe the 2 different types of software that work with an Enttec. Then I share my take – which ones I like, and which ones I don’t like so I can save you some frustration in the end! What is an Enttec Interface?

Other Considerations re the Best DMX Lighting Software. Grabbee Driver Vista. In order to use your new software to run a lightshow, you need to be able to get the signal from your computer.

The Enttec interface is a USB to DMX converter that allows you to control DMX lights from your standard computer instead of buying a lighting console. This gives us 2 main advantages. The first is that you can use it with a PC as a test console – and be able to test and try DMX lights without spending the money or getting out a big, expensive DMX console.

The 2nd advantage is that many of the cheap DMX consoles are the market are quite sad, and don’t work very well or offer flexibility. With this sub-$100 interface, you can have considerably more power and flexibility coming out of your PC than those cheap consoles. These DMX interfaces also do support DMX-in compatibility. This allows for use with visualizers and as a DMX-in port for some software – most just require you to use a turn-around adapter to get that data in!