Q Light Control Plus controlled by Qlab

[Paul James]

Hi guys,

I’m trying to get Qlab3 to trigger Q Light Control (QLC+) but can’t seem to get them talking to each other. I’ve followed all the instructions I can find but no luck so far. I’m new to QLC+ but have been using Qlab for some time now. 

I have IAC Driver  setup on both programs, QLC+ seems to be working fine but no input from Qlab. 

I’m not sure how to setup Device ID on QLC+ to match Qlab??? or how cue numbers are assigned from QLC+ to Qlab???

I’m new to Midi so guess its just a simple task to the experts.

Any help would be gratefully excepted 

Cheers

Paul

[Mike Post]

It’s been some years, but I might be able to help.  Here’s a link to a blog I wrote about that:

http://www.mdpostdesign.com/Blog/Life,_The_Universe_and_Nothing_at_All/A_Nerds_Life/Entries/2012/5/10_What_to_do_when_you_dont_have_enough_control_Make_it_up!.html

One thing I do remember is the cue list structure in QLC seemed broken with regards to MIDI control so I abandoned that to some basic controls I manipulated with QLab cues.  So I never used the QLC cue list, just control widgets.  Still worked pretty well.

Mike Post

mdp...@mac.com

http://mdpostdesign.com

(601) 307-8657

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[Paul James]

Thanks Mike, I've read you blog a few nights back very interesting. I'm still trying to get my head round it but have got QLC to accept signal from Qlab but nothing is working still so still need help.

[Tim Rogers]

It has been a few years for me as well, Paul - but I was able to make it work via both OSC and MIDI, as I recall. If you want to email me off-list, I'll be happy to help if I can. 

[Mike Post]

> On Jun 20, 2016, at 2:57 PM, Paul James <zoom_...@me.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Mike, I've read you blog a few nights back very interesting. I'm still trying to get my head round it but have got QLC to accept signal from Qlab but nothing is working still so still need help.
>
>

When you say it accepts signal (MIDI?) does that mean you can see the controls change in QLC but nothing happens for your instruments? Do you have the Monitor window open and can you see the DMX values change?

Maybe if you sent me your QLC file I could figure something out.

[Bruno Carneiro]

Here's my QLC+ file if you want the easy way

[Bruno Carneiro]

I have been trying to get QLC+ to work with QLab as well. I'm working on a theater production so I wanted to trigger a cue list in QLC+ from QLab using MIDI cues. There's no simple way to do this in QLC+ AFAIK so here's the workaround:

1. Type CMD+Space and look for "Audio MIDI Setup". Open the app. On the navigation bar, click the Window tab and click on "Show MIDI Studio". Double click the IAC Driver icon and make sure "Device is online" is checked: http://i.imgur.com/bgQGoig.png

2. Open QLab, go to the settings page and click on the MIDI tab. Patch the IAC driver Bus 1 to the first slot: http://i.imgur.com/EHXeH1M.png

3. Go back to your cue list in QLab and create a MIDI cue. I used the default note C4 on this example. Make sure it is patched to the IAC.http://i.imgur.com/6fLIFMT.png

4. Open QLC+. On the bottom navigation bar, click on the "Input/Outputs" tab. Check the MIDI IAC driver as an input. http://i.imgur.com/b9Bkpr3.png

5. On the "Profile" tab, check the Generic MIDI box. http://i.imgur.com/uVkQnGN.png

6. Click on the pencil and paper icon to the right to edit your "Generic MIDI" profile. Select your desired note (on my case, C4). Check the "Generate an extra press/release when toggled". http://i.imgur.com/l3sHSib.png

7. Again, click on the pencil and paper icon to edit the behaviour of your desired note. I changed it from "slider" to "button" as shown. I'm not sure if this step is necessary. http://i.imgur.com/SAo6XBa.png

8. Close the profile window, go to the Functions page on the bottom navigation bar and create a new "Chase" function and a number of "Scenes". http://i.imgur.com/e195VYG.png

9. Add the scenes you've created to your chaser function. Click on the small clock icon and make sure the "Common Hold" parameter is on infinite! http://i.imgur.com/pH6j36w.png

10. On the chaser window, you can change the "Fade In Speed" and "Fade Out Speed" radio button to "Per Step". That's important if you want your cues to fade in and fade out with different durations. http://i.imgur.com/k6tqesn.png

11. Go to the "Virtual Console" on the bottom navigation bar and add a "Cue List". http://i.imgur.com/IhHDxTZ.png

12. Double click your Cue List, and add the chaser function you've created before clicking on the "green tick". https://i.imgur.com/FR4iWCl.png

13. Go to the Next Cue tab, click on "Auto Detect" and fire your MIDI cue ON QLAB. It should recognize your desired note and look something like this. http://i.imgur.com/jxUkAsU.png

14. Cool! Now click on the green Play icon on the top bar (Operate Mode) and fire your MIDI cues on QLab. You should see QLC+ changing changing from one scene to the other on the Cue List you've just created! =)

I hope I have helped you and other people as well! I have not tested this yet in a live theater environment, but I'm confident it will work. I'll be testing it tonight. It took me a while to figure this out! LOL!

PS: Look for the "LX Console" app if you have a Enttec DMX USB Pro or art net interface. It looks much better IMO and is WAY easier to set up with QLab! I could not use it because it is not compatible with my Open DMX USB interface. Let me know if it works!

[Paul James]

Thanks Bruno thats fantastic, I will give it ago when I get back home (I'm on tour with a show at the moment). I did find a problem with the Driver from Enttec but now got that sorted. I have downloaded LXconsole so might give that ago 1st. 

I really appreciate your help thanks one again

Paul

[Paul James]

Yeh Mike I found out I had a Driver problem to the Enttec Dongle so nothing was going to the lights, that was a different problem but through me off the track.