Use an X32 to Control QLC+ using MIDI cable

 

Controlling QLC with an X32 using a $30 USB to MIDI cable (E-MU XMidi1x1 Tab )

Yes, the built in USB port that comes with an X32 mixer sends MIDI data, I'm multitracking a performance, so the USB port is in use on a different machine.  The midi data that Behringer makes available is minimal to start with and the USB port on the 32 has even less parameters than the midi jacks.  

Make sure your cable has the proper drivers. (Windows 11)

Windows found the drivers 

Launched QLC+

Inputs/Outputs -> Select MIDI and select the USB adapter

Make sure the status for input changes to "OPEN" very important.  If it doesn't say open, something is conflicting with your midi connection.

Now plug in the MIDI cables into your X32

Make the following changes in SETUP - > MIDI CONTROL in your X32

(Dont need Mackie Control)

In QLC select "PROFILE" tab in the inputs/outputs

Give your midi controller a name, then click on "INPUT MAPPING"

Click on the Input Wizard Button

A window will prompt you that you will be put in "WIZARD" mode, which makes QLC listen to the midi line to let you program the various data streams that X32 sends.  This will let you create MIDI associations to buttons in the QLC control panel.  

Its not super obvious, but you will need to click on this wizard button to get out of the mode, else it will feel that QLC is locked up when you try and move or close windows.

Now click a MUTE button on your X32

If everything is setup ok, you should see some data appear in the window.

In this example, midi channel button 4097 is the mute

Channel 2 fader on X32 is channel 0002 on the midi

Now the X32 MIDI is really limited, fader value and mute buttons mostly.

What I've done on my 32 is use the matrix outputs to control QLC, as I don't use matrix in most situations that I would run lights, so these were the inputs I used.

For the input/output section of QLC, I've set it for INPUT and Feedback.  This way I can also control the faders in QLC and it will reflect in the X32.

In the Virtual Console, setup a button or fader, then in the properties, select "CHOOSE" on External input.  Select the midi value that you want to associate with a button.

In this example below, the 6 faders and mute buttons for the matrix in the X32 are assigned to 6 faders and buttons in QLC+.  

With buttons, they are latched. This means you press MUTE (and it will light up) to activate the QLC scene, but you need to press it again twice to deactivate it.  So in QLC we've set the buttons to be "FLASH" as this will keep them running as long as the MUTE is pressed.