Q Light Controller+

Hi everyone, I just got my hands on QLC+ for a DIY project I'm working on and intend on using TouchOSC to fire off commands to QLC+. I just got started about ten minutes ago, figured out how to git a Universe output sending DMX to a generic fixture and have configured functions. Everything worked w/o a single hiccup or confusion. And I don't know lighting at all. So that is amazing.

I am also able to get TouchOSC landing MIDI on my Mac. And that is using TouchOSC bridge. But that is not relevant to my troubles because I'm able to run a MIDI sniffer after TouchOSC bridge and see the MIDI flowing as one would expect. In fact, my hacked TouchOSC test button registers a bank select on channel one with bytes 0 and 127. So that is all ducky.

So coming back to QLC+, I've got a function, 'new scene 0' and 'new scene 1'. The former puts the fixture into a green state and the latter red. These also work just great.

Honestly, it is amazing that inside of an hour I was able to get this far being somewhat of a newbie.

So the trouble is that a new button on the VC doesn't register and act on the MIDI. The autodetect feature doesn't appear to do anything either. But I'm 90% sure I've got the right input universe selected. A new button is created, inspected for button properties and external input is used to select an input channel (This should really say 'pick your input universe') and I configure in generic midi, ch 1, bank select.

But clicking the button in the UI just selects it and no DMX is dropped on the network.

What I've tried:

- going after the MIDI w/ another app which works so doubly sure touchOSC and MacOS are doing the right thing
- doubly make sure my MIDI monitor is not somehow snatching the MIDI
- recreated the QLC+ project, tried various combinations, purposefully picked MIDI wrong channel, right channel, midi values

OMG. The VC button only works when in live mode. The button is single-clickable and highlights in the console which I took as a clear indication that the button should be capable of invoking a function while not in live mode.

I am posting this so people can laugh at me or take the experience for any future UX enhancements.

Well, great software! LMK where the tip jar is.

richandrews wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 6:14 pm What I've tried:

- going after the MIDI w/ another app which works so doubly sure touchOSC and MacOS are doing the right thing
- doubly make sure my MIDI monitor is not somehow snatching the MIDI
- recreated the QLC+ project, tried various combinations, purposefully picked MIDI wrong channel, right channel, midi values

OMG. The VC button only works when in live mode. The button is single-clickable and highlights in the console which I took as a clear indication that the button should be capable of invoking a function while not in live mode.

Hi and welcome to the forum,

Funny and encouraging for new users to read about your experience. ToP - thx 4 sharing.

You can make your life easier if your create an input profile: https://www.qlcplus.org/docs/html_en_EN ... files.html
With this tool, you can clearly name your inputs (or for what they are intended to do).

There is a yellow donation button on the home page (right side) - but this is not mandatory and gives you access to a precompile ready to go version for the Raspberry Pi.

Have fun.