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Input: OSC ---> Output: DMX USB --> Feedback: MIDI
Input: Enttec Wing --> Output: ArtNet --> Feedback: MIDI
MIDI beat clock
Starting from version 4.5.0, QLC+ supports MIDI beat clock
Not to be confused with the MIDI timecode, the MIDI beat clock is a useful signal to sync BPM-
based devices such as a drum machine with your lights controlled by QLC+.
Two special MIDI channels have been mapped in QLC+ to control your Virtual Console widgets
with a beat clock.
Here's a brief explanation of the special channels:
Channel 530: A signal is sent on this channel when a beat clock starts or stops.
Channel 531: This signal is sent every BPM. QLC+ doesn't consider measures (e.g. 3/4,
4/4, 7/8), so you need to setup your MIDI clock considering how QLC+ will handle it.
Hint: If your controller is set to work at high BPM (e.g. 180-200), you might find difficult to catch
the start signal. A trick to do this, is to catch the stop signal. Example:
1. Enable the QLC+ Virtual Console widget auto-detection
2. Hit play on your device generating the MIDI beat clock. QLC+ will detect channel 530 and
will switch very quickly to 531
3. Stop the playback on your MIDI beat clock device. QLC+ will detect channel 530 again.
4. Disable the QLC+ Virtual Console widget auto-detection
In a similar way you can catch the beat signal as well. Just disable the auto-detection process
before stopping the playback on your beat controller. (invert steps 3 and 4)
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