This prop/decoration I did for this year turned out well, considering how easy it was, so I thought it might be worthy to contribute to the community. I call attention to the tree:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BT-5ecL5Uoc
It's really simple: pick a tree or bush. Then pick an AC controller (such as a Renard) with at least 8 free channels (but you could do more). Run white LED light strands right up the trunk, then fan them out throughout all the branches. For me, I chose to mix warm whites and cools. Then in Xlights, model it as an 8-channel Channel Block, single color, and throw on a Twinkle effect (there's probably an equivalent in Vixen). I picked a 20% activity factor and a 5-frame step. That's it. A Tesla tree.
For fast musical sequences (that you dance to--such as Thriller, like I have in this video), I found that if you increase the step size to, say, 10, it has more of a disco feel; as opposed to lightning or a tesla coil, like you get with a step of 5.
That's it. You don't need music, nothing. Just an animation with one effect.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BT-5ecL5Uoc
It's really simple: pick a tree or bush. Then pick an AC controller (such as a Renard) with at least 8 free channels (but you could do more). Run white LED light strands right up the trunk, then fan them out throughout all the branches. For me, I chose to mix warm whites and cools. Then in Xlights, model it as an 8-channel Channel Block, single color, and throw on a Twinkle effect (there's probably an equivalent in Vixen). I picked a 20% activity factor and a 5-frame step. That's it. A Tesla tree.
For fast musical sequences (that you dance to--such as Thriller, like I have in this video), I found that if you increase the step size to, say, 10, it has more of a disco feel; as opposed to lightning or a tesla coil, like you get with a step of 5.
That's it. You don't need music, nothing. Just an animation with one effect.