New FX
Create impressive effects on any type of channel, and even map them in 2D. Combine an unlimited number of effects with a Super Scene timeline.
Daslight 5
next generation DMX lighting software for PC and Mac
Probably the most powerful new feature in Daslight 5
Combine your different scenes on the timelines of a Super Scene and easily create complex and perfectly timed scenes with perfect precision. Change one of the source scenes and your Super Scene will be automatically updated.
Create impressive effects on any type of channel, and even map them in 2D. Combine an unlimited number of effects with a Super Scene timeline.
Control the dimmers of each group directly in the new Live mixer rack. Trigger the strobe, a blinder, change the colour... also from the Live mixer.
Control Dimmer, speed, phase shift, and size directly with the new live rotary encoders available for each scene. Play your scenes forwards, backwards, or both ways. Divide your scenes into segments which can be jumped between with a GO button or BPM.
Synchronize your show with the music BPM using tap-tempo, MIDI clock or Ableton Link. React to the music pulse with line-in audio. Divide scenes into a number of beats of your choice to sync in harmony with tricky tempo’s!
Switch the entire software to mapping mode, allowing you to link any control to your keyboard, MIDI controller, or DMX console in one click!
Set the maximum movement of your fixtures and focus the beams only in the area you want. Also adjust the minimum and maximum dimming of each fixture for your entire show.
Create a custom screen layout to use on a touchscreen, or link with an iPhone, iPad or Android device over WiFi. Perfect for mobile control and for installations.
Language didn't move with seeds; it moved with weapons and specialized warriors.
In his 2017 book, Militarism and the Indo-Europeanizing of Europe , historian challenges the long-held "Kurgan theory" regarding how Indo-European languages spread . He argues that this transformation was not a slow migration of pastoralists, but a sudden, violent shift driven by revolutionary military technology. 🛡️ The Core Argument: A Military Takeover
Critics argue that evidence of pre-1600 BC mass combat (such as the Tollense River massacre site ) contradicts his late timeline. Militarism and the Indo-Europeanizing of Europe
While praised for its broad synthesis of archaeology, linguistics, and ancient history, the book has faced several scholarly critiques:
Warfare didn't exist in that form; it was too early for his military model. Agricultural spread (7000 BC) Language didn't move with seeds; it moved with
He dates the shift much later than the standard 4th–3rd millennium BC Kurgan model.
Drews contends that the "Indo-Europeanizing" of Europe began around . He identifies military conquest, rather than agricultural diffusion or simple migration, as the primary catalyst for the spread of Greek, Keltic, Germanic, and Italic languages. 🛡️ The Core Argument: A Military Takeover Critics
Drews’ work is a significant departure from two major existing theories: Proposed Mechanism Drews' Counterpoint Horse-riding raiders/pastoralists (3500–2500 BC)