Hyunwoo Jo in Proclaim

9 days ago — Edited

Hi everyone 👋 I'm excited to share a small free macOS app I built that lets Proclaim control your church lighting through its built-in Lighting / Outbound MIDI feature. One heads-up: it's macOS-only and it needs Home Assistant (a free smart-home hub) to run your lights. It's an independent/proprietary app, but free for a single install — which is all a typical church or venue needs (one Mac covers the whole room). If that's not your setup, no worries. I've spent 25+ years as an AV integrator and installer, mostly helping churches get reliable, high-quality systems without overspending. I made this for my own Proclaim installs, and I think a lot of operators here would find it useful — so I'd love your feedback. What it does, in one line: when your operator advances a slide in Proclaim, your lights, scenes, and devices change automatically — no separate lighting person, the same look every single service. App details → https://sound4u.net/midi-ha/ —— HOW IT WORKS (no coding) —— Proclaim already has a built-in Lighting / Outbound MIDI feature. My app listens for those MIDI cues and tells your smart-home hub what to do. —— WHAT YOU'LL NEED —— • A Mac on the same network (the app lives quietly in the menu bar). • Home Assistant — a free, popular smart-home hub that runs locally and controls your lights/scenes/devices. (If you don't run it yet, set this up first; it's what actually talks to your lights.) • Smart lighting/devices that Home Assistant can control. • Proclaim set to send MIDI on a cue (its Lighting / Outbound MIDI feature). If you already have smart lights and Home Assistant, connecting Proclaim takes about a minute in one settings window. —— WHY IT HELPS CHURCHES —— • The slide operator runs the room. No second volunteer on a lighting board — one person, one click. • The same cue every week. Lighting is tied to the slide, not to someone remembering to push a fader. • If something hiccups, the service keeps running. A glitch never blocks your slides — worst case, one light doesn't change. • It keeps an eye on itself. It can email you if the connection drops (and when it recovers), and it checks in daily — handy for a room that only runs on Sundays. —— GET IT —— Download (macOS) + setup guide, details, FAQ → https://www.sound4u.net/midi-ha/ For almost everyone it's simply free: one install covers a whole house, church, or venue, with every feature unlocked, for personal and church use. The paid license only comes up in the rare case of running it on several Macs across one site (e.g. a multi-room campus). A couple of honest notes: • macOS only right now. • This is an independent, unofficial tool — I'm not affiliated with Faithlife/Logos or Proclaim, and Home Assistant is a separate free project (Open Home Foundation). Proclaim's MIDI feature is what makes this possible. I'd love feedback from operators here: what lighting cues do you wish were automatic? Happy to answer any setup questions. Thank you! 🙏