Version 11 Change Notes

Some fixtures such as the Chauvet GigBar series have multiple moving heads within one DMX personality. QuickQ now allows the fixture to be patched once but enables individual control of the strobes, washes and other functions on the unit. The same system also allows individual control of RGB Plates and white strobes on fixtures such as the Chauvet DJ Shocker Panel and the Chauvet Professional Color Strike M.

The functions can be selected separately in the Layout Window and can be treated as separate fixtures. The functions appear separately in the Intensities Window and the Output Sources Window while the MFF faders will control all the currently selected functions of a fixture when in Fixture mode.

Users who often use the Record All option when recording cues will be happy to see a new option in the Settings Window, "Record All by Default". When this option is turned on and Record is pressed the Record All button will already be selected, saving time. When Record All is selected the message shown in the toolbar changes to let you know what will happen.

It is now possible to add cameras to a Visualiser room and see what the camera can see. In the Plot View Design Mode you can add a 'Camera' object, then patch a 'Camera Switcher' fixture. Using QuickQ it is possible to choose which camera to view and also set it’s Angle of View.

QuickQ can now use a sophisticated algorithm to synchronise effects and chase to the beat of music from the Audio Input. You can click on the In VU meter to see the range of BPM it is detecting, and see when it is hearing beats. It takes a few seconds for the BPM to synchronise fully.

There is a new option the in chase Sound to Light options for Track Beats, and a new Track Beats button in the Effects options. Effects can trigger once every beat, or every 2, 3 or 4 beats.

There are two new Dimmer Effects. The old effects all add intensity so if the fixtures are already at full they have no effect. The new Ramp +/- effect adds and subtracts intensity from the base value so will always have an effect. The new Ramp Down adds to the intensity and flashes the light on then fades it out giving a very rhythmic pulse which works well with Beat Tracking.

Two more Ramp Down effects have also been added, 2 Col Ramp Down will snap to a colour then fade back to another while 2 Beam Ramp Down does the same with beam palettes.

When an audio file is added to a cue stack the file will be converted to Ogg Vorbis format. This is much smaller than uncompressed formats so loading and saving the show file will be a lot quicker when audio is used.

You can set a background image for the Layout window. You could use a stage plan, and lay the fixtures out where they are on the plan. You can load an image, clear the image and save a blank image that is the right size to fit the space. The image will be stretched to fit the whole of the window so that the lights always appear in the right place, even if you are using the Remote App with a different sized screen to the Console.

To load an image press the Padlock button then press the image button. This will bring up a menu that lets you load an image, clear the image or save an image that is exactly the right size to fit the space. The button will show a progress spinner while the new image is being copied onto the console.

The MIDI Out port now outputs MIDI messages when the main playback faders are moved, the flash buttons are pressed or the main Go and Pause buttons are pressed. QuickQ will also pass through any MIDI commands that it receives.

This means that 2 or more QuickQ consoles can be controlled from one set of playbacks, or from one MIDI controller.

QuickQ can also send and receive MIDI from GeNetix devices that support MIDI, such as the GN5 and the GN10. The Send and Receive MIDI option must be turned on in the Network Devices Window. This is a change from v10 which did not require the option to be set. If you are upgrading from v10 you will need to set the option.