How Do I Put On a New Year's Eve Laser Show?

Build your New Year's Eve laser show from the countdown, ball drop, and fireworks in BeamTracer's New Year's Eve pack. Choose which animation will mark midnight, rehearse its launch time against the venue clock, then bring in Fireworks on the Beat on the first downbeat you want to accent.

Fireworks on the Beat in BeamTracer's Cinema simulation. The eight hits fill two bars at 120 BPM.

How do I time a laser countdown to midnight?

Start Midnight Countdown at 11:59:50 p.m. for a midnight burst. At 20 FPS, each number gets one second. The first ten seconds take you from 10 to 1, and the 11th second is the burst.

The gold ring fills over each second. After 1, the countdown gives way to fireworks.

When do I start the laser ball drop?

Start Ball Drop at 11:59:51 p.m. if you want the ball to reach the bottom at midnight. The descent takes nine seconds at 20 FPS. The ball stays at the bottom for three waves of fireworks over the next nine seconds. Set the 18-second cue to play once in your show player, then move to the first downbeat after the finale.

White sparkles sweep around the ball as it descends. At 20 FPS, it reaches the bottom at Frame 181 in ILDA Viewer.

Choose one midnight cue per output. With one projector, you can run Ball Drop while an MC counts aloud, or use the on-screen numbers and let Midnight Countdown carry the moment. Use one venue clock for the operator and MC. On a rehearsal pass, time the visible burst or landing against that clock and adjust the launch for any delay in your setup.

How do I sync laser fireworks to the beat?

Use Fireworks on the Beat with a 120 BPM track. The cue runs for 80 frames at 20 FPS, or four seconds. In 4/4 that gives you two bars, with one burst per beat. Trigger it on the first beat of a bar after the countdown or ball drop finishes.

In ILDA Viewer, keep FPS at 20 fps. To rehearse the repeat, set MUSIC BPM to 120 and choose BEAT SYNC → 2 Bars (Slowest). Check for Looping 80 frames. In your show player, start the file on the DJ's downbeat. The .ild contains the drawn frames, so your show player handles when to start them.

Can I preview the New Year's Eve laser files for free?

You can preview every cue in the pack in your browser. Fireworks and Happy New Year are the two free downloads with a confirmed Product updates subscription. Fireworks is the six-second skyline animation. Pick Fireworks on the Beat for the two-bar 120 BPM version, which is a premium download.

For physical projection, work with a qualified laser operator who can verify the projector, beam paths, and applicable approvals at the venue. Keep beams away from people and reflective surfaces. The browser previews above are simulations. See the BeamTracer laser safety guide and FDA laser light show guidance.