Overlay dimmer channel for RGBWA-lights

[Maarten.Provo]

Hello guys

I'm looking for some insight in setting up lights. I'm deejaying in a new venue tonight and I'm planning on using QLC+ to control their lighting. Now they have three dmx-controlled RGBWA LED-strips with five dmx channels (one for each color) but no master dimmer channel.

My usual lights have 4 channels (RGB + Master dimmer). So I program a function for each color and a chase to turn lights on or off:
- Step 1: Only light 1 on
- Step 2: Only light 2 on
- Step 3: Only light 3 on
...

Is there some way I can create a master/dimmer function in QLC to still allow me to work this way? Like an overlay on my RGBWA-channels and dimming them all? It's going to be a lot of work if I have to program a different chase for every color.

Regards

[Yestalgia]

You can try using submasters. Put the function you want to control the brightness of in frame. Then add a slider to that frame and choose submaster mode.

[GGGss]

The QLC+ engine is built upon the RGB color model. If your fixtures have additional color cells, you will need to review all color scenes if you want to use the additional color possibilities.
Or you keep your current show inside a Loopback universe and do the translation inside an output universe. This will need a lot of programming time.
RGB orange may need some Amber to be fuller. Only RGB R scene could need some A also to make R duller. All scenes using RGB Blue may need some white also... and so on.
Or you simply can forget (or build) the extra colors present. A pure White for stobes works wonders, a dimmed Amber gives your stage a warm glow. I keep my ambers always on, even with green...
If you need a virtual dimmer for all channels: use the submaster as Yestalgia mentioned.