Speed Dial Multiplier over 16

[DSTN]

Is there a possibility to multiply the speed dial with values over 16 (like 32 or 64)?

Why I want this?
I use the same dial to bpm sync color swaps and head movement.
But if I use big movement patterns on a high bpm, I need a huge multiplier for the heads in order to keep them in a normal speed.
I'm open for alternative ways.

Regards

[GGGss]

A 2 or 4 step chaser with dummy steps inside? Your Speed dial will set its pace, divided by the n# of steps.

[DSTN]

Hm, at this moment I use the speed dial to set the time per step.
I don't know what dummy steps exactly are but if I add a new step to a chaser the moving head EFX will still finish after the same time, since it is one step in the chaser.
I would need to split up one movment EFX into 2 movment EFX or something like this.

[GGGss]

I see ... ok,
Now you have to make a chaser which is in fact your master timer.
With the use of dummy steps you extend this timer.
Through the use of a loopback channel you can trigger your EFX chaser. I have composed many examples here in the forum for the loopback-magic.

[DSTN]

haha loopbacks are amazing, overall!
thank you so much, regards

the/one solution:
1. enable loopback (in the in- / output window) in a new unsiverse as in- and output
2. add one fixture into the new universe with one channel (name it clock or something)
3. create a chaser where the clock is 1/2 of the time at 255 and 1/2 at 0/unused
4. trigger this chaser all time and time it with a speed dial in the virtual console
5. use the clock channel from the loopback universe (as setup above) as a tap input of a new speed dial in the virtual console

... the new speed dial will be half so fast as the normal speed dial and can be used to multiply speed by 32 (or even higher if more steps in the chaser set the clock to 0)

[janosvitok]

The code to add this is quite simple:
you need to add the new values at these places:

1. https://github.com/mcallegari/qlcplus/b ... tion.h#L38
2. https://github.com/mcallegari/qlcplus/b ... n.cpp#L102
3. https://github.com/mcallegari/qlcplus/b ... n.cpp#L125

and compile QLC+ again.

If you write here what exact values do you need (e.g. 1/32, 1/64, 32, 64), maybe Massimo will add them some time.

Jano

[DSTN]

Cool, thank you! Just a UI thing

Values up to and down to 64 (i. e. 1/32, 1/64, 32, 64) would be great overall.

[GGGss]

Love you man ... you got it worked out all right
THX for sharing your solution - it will come in handy to others 4 sure.

hint:

4. trigger this chaser all time and time it with a speed dial in the virtual console

Use a collection called 'init' or 'startup' with all those functions inside... whenever you have to restart your setup, hit this one cue and you are clear...