Trigger Channel Reset Button via OSC

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ricoinaz
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Joined: Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:59 pm
Real Name: Anthony Federico

I just recently started using QLC+ and I am enjoying it so far. That said, I'm having a bit of a problem using this in my situation. I am using OSC to trigger scenes of a live show. Sometimes it requires me to make changes (intensity/color/speed) on the fly. Unfortunately when I make a change during a scene, I have no way of resetting all fixtures so when I switch to a new scene it will work as expected.

When you create a slider in QLC+ and select "Level" (intensity for example), you are given the opportunity to "Monitor" this slider and QLC+ will add a reset button to the slider widget. I can then create a button to trigger the reset. This works great. But is there a "Reset universe" option like there is in Simple Desk? Does anyone know how I can access this universe reset via OSC or create a reset widget of some kind that I can trigger?

Thanks!
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GGGss
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Real Name: Fredje Gallon

If you want a harsh and hard reset, you can use an OSC command to stop all running functions. This leads to a 'dead lights' situation which isn't the nicest thing to see happening.
The other option would involve quite some extra work but you could create a button. Bound to that button, a scene controlling a dimmer in a loopback universe. This dimmer channel could be bound to the reset level button(s). (Multiple buttons, in this case, resetting all levels f.i.)
This all depends on your workflow...
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ricoinaz
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Joined: Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:59 pm
Real Name: Anthony Federico

The stop all running functions doesn't reset the lights. It just resets running functions. For now I'll script it in OSC and send a reset for those needed. It would be nice to have a fixture reset option. Even in cases where DMX causes an issue. A fixture reset option on-the-fly would be very helpful.
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