[QLab] QLab and AU Lab - better living through Chemistry

[Michael Keniger]

Hey Dan,

I'll just go through this in a step-by-step style - keeps it clearer in my 
head anyway!  No hard and fast rules I suppose but I think this is a fairly 
logical approach to it.

1) Open up Qlab and AULab.
2) Create your AULab 'mixer session' (adding ins/outs etc as needed)
3) Set up a Midi patch between QLab and AULab - I have been using Apple's 
IAC MIDI driver (the OSX built in app-to-app midi drive)

4) Create a seperate Cue list in QLab for MIDI assignments (this is not 
required, just keeps things tidy)
5) Create several MIDI Cues eg. [Chan-1 CC-1 Val-0],  [Chan-1 CC-2 Val-0],  
[Chan-1 CC-3, Val-0] etc

6) AppleKey+Left Click on a control in AULab (eg Input 1 fader) - it will 
turn blue and a Midi mappings box will pop up saying "Move MIDI control to 
complete mapping"
7) In QLab run your first MIDI CC Cue.  You should see the control mapped in 
the AULab mappings box.

8) AppleKey+Left Click the next AULab control.
9) Run the next MIDI CC Cue in Qlab.  The next setting should show up in the 
mappings box.

10) repeat as needed.

Hope this makes sense!

(as you have found it is possible to assign the same CC to multiple 
controls)

You can of course then create things in your MIDI Cue List like "reset all 
to 0" and "mute all" group cues to be triggered from the main cue list.  
Things that seem to be MIDI-friendly in AULab are volume, pan, routing, mute 
and solo.  I'm sure in the manual I've read that you can automate plugin 
settings but I've had no success with this.

Take care!

Mike

PS I'm starting back at Chichester in about a weeks time - our new Sound HOD 
is Jonathan Suffolk, not sure if you know him?  Chich have purchased a PM5D, 
DME64 and LDS speakers for the main house now so should be interesting.  
Great that they've found the cash for this!

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