Just thought I'd do an update.
The HW system is working fine. It's very basic.I'm still waiting for the parts to build the USB>DMX interface.
I've been learning Q Light Controller Plus and have it pretty much under control. Put it through a virtual test and it works great. I've set up a bunch of scenes. Each scene is assigned a "button" that in turn is assigned a MIDI note number.I then set up the midi out of RB to be MIDI YOKE 1. I set up QLC+ to receive from MIDI YOKE 1.When I click on the virtual piano in RB it runs the appropriate scene in QLC+.So my next thing to do is to assing scenes to each song in real time. I will use my keyboard controller to record scene note numbers as the song is playing.At this point everything works. It'll all depend on the construction of the USB/DMX hardware.
As Pat mentioned he's coming for a visit later in the year. I hope to have this up and running by then.
Any ideas what sort of contaption I can add next to my system?This is fun!!!!!!!!

John
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