Q Light Controller+

Finally i found some time to make this post, the last weeks and months were pretty exciting and exhausting.
after i learned about QLC+ in january, it quickly became my choice when finding a solution, to control everything, while building a nice little, but amazing techno-club, in an old workshop garage in hamburg with some friends.

at first i struggled with a vew things, but got around it and managed to do some coding on a RasberryPI (never have done that bevore) and got it working.
i used a simple USB Interface for one universe, and artnet for two more.
list of things i controlled with it:

6 Varytec Giga pix Frost LED Bars
8 ADJ Dotz Pars
2 Antari AF3 Fans
4 Cheap noname Movinghead Spots
1 Quad audience blinder
25 Oldschool Par 64 cans in a 5by5 Matrix as a Centerpiece above the DJs
and 8m Stairville Pixel Rail


bevore i found QLC+ i only ever had controlled my DMX stuff with old little Analog controllers with 384 Channels max, and had not much experience with software controlling.
but i must say, i love it!

being able to completely customize my workspace, is pretty nice.
only a few things that i was missing there, a master Fade, similar to speed control, but with fade times, and the ability to freeze funktions without turning them off.
and it only crashed twice a week, when i was really pushing it to the limits ( 5 animations running simultaniously, on 5 different speeds and different multipliers, and sometimes overlapping functions between multiple fixture groups for some extra effect, bringing the RPI 4b to its limit with its 4 GB RAM, i think) but simply restarting qlc brought me back live within 16 seconds.
most visitors didn't even notice..

i will try to upload some pictures, and maybe link some videos, when i get around uploading them,

three more pics

Almost forgot, this is what my "foh" looked like
the virtual console is in an early state there, changed over time. And this is also a point i love with QLC, being able to adapt to new ideas and needings on the fly, correcting positions and functions while running live. Every day a few hours before doors opened, i was there testing a few things and looks out, and improving the controls a bit.

after reading about it in this forum, i was using a Korg Nanocontrol 2 midi input to control the group submasters, and some other things, my normal keyboard for speed controls, an a 16ch DMX faderwing via usb interface for RGB and master dimmer for the Dotz pars, and movement speed for the moving heads.

i found a suitable touchscreen online used, and this complete setup, whilest a bit chaotic, was really nice to use.

more pictures will follow soon if wanted.

LightningViking wrote: ↑Fri Apr 04, 2025 6:29 pm three more pics

Nice!

2nd picture:
Hint: if you PAN inverse the movers, you even get a more dramatic look... (only watch out for the inevitable turns in the opposite direction if you set them to pass 270°).

thanks
for some of the automated movements i used the oposite option in the FX generator, to archieve that, made it more interesting, especially with different combinations here and there.

More pictures will follow soon,
here is a frst video link from a litte testrum, while playing around alone.
I wanna add that i played single handed whilest holding the phone to record it, so its not the best performance..

https://youtu.be/KnG6nGIP2Us

feel free to share, or use somewhere.