Export DMX show

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Obsoldier
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Joined: Thu Jul 20, 2023 3:53 pm
Real Name: Simon

Hello,
With my band, we've created a show on reaper (the famous DAW) and I've created a show on QLC+ to run with.
Really nice, exactly what I need and I did exactly what I wanted.
On reaper, I send midi to QLC+ to send out on an USB device (enttec).
The only mater is the software is quite unstable for live application. Around 30% of failure rate in live situation (no mater what I did) and someting for "no" reason on random moment. But this is not the point it's a great software (well done).
But, I want to avoid those issue, I had an Idea.
Export DMX date from QLC+ to "bypass" it and directly the DMX values. So I don't have to run the software and I only use it to create the show.
I don't know if I'm clear so let's say it
Now : Reaper (out midi) ==> Loopmidi (to carry midi data) ==>QLC+ (to transform MIDI to DMX and run the fixtures) ==> Enttec (USB to DMX)
After : (Runing QLC+ and keep the DMX date and create "DMX songs") Reaper (out midi to lauch MIDI) ==> unknow software (reading DMX song) ==>Enttec
Can you help me with that ? I spend so many time on this projet, it kicks ass but the crashes made me mad. :D
Kinds regard
Simon
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GGGss
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Joined: Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:15 pm
Location: Belgium
Real Name: Fredje Gallon

Welcome to the forum,

What you are describing sounds like unwanted / unforeseen midi input signals; hence mayhem on stage. Or an inconsistent use of the VC widgets (reuse of scenes, mismatched inputs vs double assigned inputs?
QLC+ on its own is dead stable.

It will be difficult to reproduce your observations, because of the rather complex chain of commands.
Let us first look at your project on its own. Please send it in.
Obsoldier wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 5:04 pm After : (Runing QLC+ and keep the DMX date and create "DMX songs") Reaper (out midi to lauch MIDI) ==> unknow software (reading DMX song) ==>Enttec
Why do you think this will change anything if the cause is unknown? Reaper to midi to loopmidi to QLC+ (where we assume this problem situates?) you want to change to Reaper to midi to loopmidi to something else. The unknown problems stay put?

What do you mean by
reading DMX song
?
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