How We Control Stage Lights, Video, Metronome, and Backing Tracks with REAPER // Full Laptop Rundown 

Did you get it figured out?

IM in the same boat! i feel like it has something to do with "Profiles" tab under loopmidi input. i feel like its not recognizing my virtual midi keyboard from reaper

1. Enable loopmidi in Reaper preferances 2. In reaper, create a new track and add a route/send for loopmidi. Also create a midi file on the track 3. In QLC+ go to inputs/outputs and check loopmidi as input. 4 On your virtual deck, open the settings for the button/slider you want to control from reaper, click autodetect midi. Then go to the miditrack in reaper and press the button on the pianoroll you want to control the button

The USB dongle seems to be discontinued, but this is the one we use: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T8OKM98/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It took a while to figure out the QLC+ program. There are a few good tutorials already out there that I don't think I could add much too! This one is solid: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EbN2vi9SeVw.html

The moving heads are just your generic "spider lights". Something similar to this (i cant remember the exact ones we bought): www.amazon.com/U%60King-Activated-DMX-512-Control-Lighting/dp/B081H833BG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IR6BN483O5FZ&keywords=spider+light+dmx&qid=1640661374&s=musical-instruments&sprefix=spider+light+dmx%2Cmi%2C82&sr=1-1 The vertical beams are just regular LED lights from the hardware store.

@@KOTRmetalthe vertical beams are sooo sick! Do you know the brand, wattage, etc?

we just create a scene in which only a certain color (say, red) and do that for every color.

We run the lights via USB, completely separate from our interface. The lighting USB goes straight into the laptop

The USB dongle seems to be discontinued, but this is the one we use: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T8OKM98/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The moving heads are just your generic "spider lights". Something similar to this (i cant remember the exact ones we bought): www.amazon.com/U%60King-Activated-DMX-512-Control-Lighting/dp/B081H833BG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IR6BN483O5FZ&keywords=spider+light+dmx&qid=1640661374&s=musical-instruments&sprefix=spider+light+dmx%2Cmi%2C82&sr=1-1 And yes, the vertical beams are just regular LED lights from the hardware store. The only reliability issues we've run into is that we used to use an old laptop and the midi would lag a little bit toward the end of the set, but since we upgraded our laptop that isn't an issue anymore.

@@KOTRmetal The LED lights from the hardware store: Could you possibly take a picture of one of them with the make and model? I'm looking for something like that myself. :)

@@jillybeanAZ something like this: www.lowes.com/pd/GE-Color-Correct-Technology-32-Watt-EQ-48-in-Daylight-Linear-LED-Tube-Light-Bulb-2-Pack/5000197455

@@KOTRmetal thanks!

These are similar to the lights we used for movement: www.ebay.com/itm/80W-RGBW-8x-LED-Spider-Beam-Moving-Head-Stage-Lighting-Bar-Disco-DJ-Party-Lights/264926187993?hash=item3daed4d1d9:g:lpgAAOSwonZfpBTc the wash lights are just cheap basic 18x1 wash lights

@@KOTRmetal Cool, what are the vertical scrim lights? Love your music. Thanks

@@video-ci3hk also interested to see what they are using for this

@@video-ci3hk The vertical lights are literally just LED beams from the hardware store. You can use lights for those since they're just plugging into the DMX dimmer/switcher box.

@@KOTRmetal Hey, I assume the only way to program those regular LEDs is with the box? And you just daisy chain them together with the spiders via the dongle from your laptop?

Use effects

Its a seperate program. He is controlling it with midi from Reaper thru a virtual midicable (loopMidi)

Yes, we setup chaser sequences for each moving head in QLC+ (one for fast movement, one for slow movement for each light)

Hey Did you ever figure this out? Also got some Uking Spider lights and can't figure out how to program those fast and slow tilts!

they're just standard "dmx spider lights" ru-vid.com?event=comments&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHgyenlkd2ltdGZncVRxZzM0NlMycTA5anhVd3xBQ3Jtc0tsY2o3a2o0VXVfSGhCUkdEOVhxbXhtdnZwOFV1b1A5dGZDWVZ4Wkt3dTZpT3RQRmxoRllMZV9aRUQxM0tCQUptenM2MjZDeTV3OG54TE1EU1dtSnpSWnFZUmJmNmo4dkFESXFadndhUjVJTjEtWmZZQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FU%2560King-Activated-DMX-512-Control-Lighting%2Fdp%2FB081H833BG%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fcrid%3D3IR6BN483O5FZ%26keywords%3Dspider%2Blight%2Bdmx%26qid%3D1640661374%26s%3Dmusical-instruments%26sprefix%3Dspider%2Blight%2Bdmx%252Cmi%252C82%26sr%3D1-1&stzid=UgyW5rdtwBzJTL4GOlt4AaABAg.9U3-SvSTed89WUDcmFfn_r

​@KOTRmetal what about the light bars in the back? Love your tunes by the way! Really brings me back to the good old days.

the slight delay on the video is likely due to the delay in video going into OBS for the capture/stream. but yes, you can always move the midi file back a little to compensate for delay.

You need to set a midi device to the output of your reaper midi track, and then set that same device as the input of your universe or scene!