Notes from the lighting desk
Cheat sheets, programming tips and show tech from Peter Van Engelandt: lighting design, MagicQ, grandMA3, Unreal Engine and DMX.
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Unreal Engine · 23 October 2026
PVE Mirror Ball System 1.3: SuperStage support
Version 1.3 of my mirror ball plugin for Unreal Engine is out. SuperStage moving heads and washes now make their own coloured rays and dots on the ball.
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grandMA3 · 16 October 2026
grandMA3 speed programming cheat sheet
The grandMA3 v2.5 keys, double presses and command-line syntax for fast programming and playback, grouped by workflow. Includes what is new from v2.0 to v2.5.1.1.
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grandMA3 · 16 October 2026
grandMA3 onPC: keys, setup and tips
What is different when you run grandMA3 on a PC or Mac: which hardware you need for output, the v2.5 system requirements, how the keyboard works and tips to program faster.
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Laser · 16 October 2026
New in my kit: the BEYOND Performer Console
I added Pangolin's BEYOND Performer Console to my laser setup. A hands-on MIDI controller for BEYOND that I will use to run the lasers in my future shows.
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ChamSys MagicQ · 16 October 2026
MagicQ speed programming cheat sheet
About 200 ChamSys MagicQ shortcuts and keypad syntax for fast programming and busking, grouped by workflow. Covers stable 1.9.8.3 and beta 1.9.9.0.