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(I am using MidiMock – a virtual device – in this example)
#Qlab midi trigger Patch
You will need to select the midi interface you are using in the dropdown menu for patch 1. Go into settings and select midi from the left hand side.QLab Midi SettingsĪs was mentioned above, the EOS uses the MSC format for receiving and transmitting midi. If you can’t get it working, its probably best to do the same – reset the network settings on the Show Control box and the desk. Note: We had to reset our Net3 Show Control box to its default settings as a previous show had messed around with it. (I suggest making a toggle key on a Magic Sheet!)
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You can toggle the MSC Receive here if you are programming, and want the QLab guy to stop firing your LX cues. I suggest setting the transmit to disabled, as we are simply not using it in this example. This image taken from the website linked to above shows where the settings are that you will need to enter on the EOS.įind the above page at Browser > Setup > Show Settings > Show Control And here is what you need to enter: You can read more about it here, although you don’t need to understand the actual string of data being sent as QLab does all that for you. This is Midi messages formatted in a certain way to help keep things simple from a programming point of view. It actually uses a special blend of midi called Midi Show Control (MSC). EOS Midi/MSC SettingsĮTC have a useful page on their website showing how the desk will receive the midi. You can simply swap out the USB Midi unit for any Sound Card with midi – as you are more than likely going to be using one with midi on it.Īs you can see, we had the ETC Net3 Show Control box for accepting the midi into the lighting desk. Here is a simple diagram showing how I had this part of the system connected.
#Qlab midi trigger how to
I’l cover how to setup a QLab cue to fire an LX cue on an ETC EOS. Something will be broken somewhere. I had a vague idea of how it all worked and connected together, but I had a google before I tried to see if there were any quick and helpful guides on how to do it. All of this is all programmed into QLab so the DSM controls the game progression. It fires audio and midi cues, which in turn tell the lighting console (ETC EOS) and the video/game controller mac (running Isadora) what to do in the show. This part of the show uses OSC commands to communicate between various macs dotted around. The audience generate data and at the end of the game it gets displayed on the screens. There is a game that has been developed that runs in the space. Recently I have been working on a show at a theatre that is basically a game installation.