The main reasons I’ve seen VJ’s use MIDI is that they can slave their rig to the performer’s Ableton Live setup. I’ve got friends that have set up timing trigge

The main reasons I’ve seen VJ’s use MIDI is that they can slave their rig to the performer’s Ableton Live setup. I’ve got friends that have set up timing triggers to pyro and displays / lighting (interfacing with the VJ’s rig) within a few hours of stepping off a plane for a gig that night.