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jadaudiodesign wrote: Sat Apr 22, 2017 10:32 am I did the test with QLC+_4.10.6.210.exe in the theater where i work. After 15 minutes it crashed.
Then I tested the QLC+_4.10.6.153.exe and tested for about an hour no chrash. We will be doing a rehearsal this afternoon for 3 hours, will keep you posted if there are no crashes...
Sorry but that's not the point. This thread mentioned a crash when moving VC sliders very fast.
Is that the same issue you're experiencing ? Otherwise you posted in the wrong thread (so see the one I linked before)
If that's the same issue, I need the exact configuration to reproduce the slider movements crash to speed up the issue resolution.
Thanks

EDIT: for the record, yesterday I tried to move 4 sliders controlling 5 channels each, with an AKAI APC mini, with the latest build on Windows 10.
No issue at all. I was about to break the plastic faders of the APC to reproduce the issue, with no luck.
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hello,

I have had the same problem during live shows.

I use AKAI mini apc midi with QLC + on my laptop (an old laptop ) with windows 10.

QLC is working just fine and everything is ok but during live show it just freeze my laptop very often.( i have to restart my computer ).

I have made some research and it might come from the usb hub. I think that the enttec + the apc mini + several usb (phone charger and so on...) are consuming to much power.

And when the power consumption is too high, windows freeze.

I will try to use an external USB HUB with external power supply . I think that the apc mini with all its button lite brings the power consumption to crash windows.

What do you think of my theory? I have read that this problem comes from akai apc mini. and in my case, the problem often comes when i have a lot of USB device plugged in.
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hi everyone,

i am trying everything to prevent my computer from crashing... I have noticed two things:

- When you move to fast simultanousely faders ==> it crashes.
-when i unplugged USB from laptop ( usb device ) ==> it crashes.

I tried to get a usb hub with external power supply... that's not it .

I have tried to downgrad QLC to the 4.8.5 as i read in this topic ==> it crashes to !!

I have notice that we all crash on win 10.

So i am going to go back to win 7 and if this dosen't work I will go back to freestyler even if i don't want to... :?

I hope a solution to this problem will be found soon ...

see ya !
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Guys, do you want this issue to be resolved or not ?
Keep on saying it crashes, it crashes and it crashes doesn't help at all. I need DETAILS.

I tried to do my part here and here but no one seems to be able to actually contribute to help me reproduce the issue.
Therefore I'm not spending any time on this until some more information is provided.
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hi,

Tell me exactly what do you need and I will send it to you.

FYI I have tried it on linux ==> No problem.

my config:

Laptop HP win 10 64 bit
AKAI APC Mini
USB-DMX interface USB UART FT232 (driver up to date )
QLC+ (latest version)

On My Win 10 64 Bit laptop, i can make it crash in less than 15 seconds. I just open my project, plug my fixtures, and then i launch several functions.

Then i move the dimmers simultaneously ( 4 at the same time ) and in less than 10 sec it crashes.

what type of info do you need to reproduce the crash?

Thank you for your time and for that great software wich is QLC +
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antoinelgh wrote: Mon May 15, 2017 8:01 am my config:
Laptop HP win 10 64 bit
AKAI APC Mini
USB-DMX interface USB UART FT232 (driver up to date )
QLC+ (latest version)
Have you tried the latest TEST version for Windows from this page ?
Can you share your project and indicate the operations you do to crash QLC+ ?

Thanks
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I will try it tonight and share my project.
I just need to reinstall win 7 ( broke my computer trying to install ubuntu :D )

thanks for your time
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Hi,

Unfortunately I also have the same problem, cause this I can not use it live.
I did various tests and I managed to create a workspace as simple as possible to reproduce the crash.
Just move 6-7 slider (with AKAI APC) at the same time and after a few seconds the PC crashes, you have to restart it.
I tried it on 2 pcs, with windows 7 64.

my setup:
windows 7 64
QLC+ latest 4.11.0.48
AKAI APC MINI
generic usb dmx or ENTTEC PRO Mk2

I hope to be of help, thanks
Dino
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Thanks to the project shared, I've finally been able to reproduce the issue (Windows 10 + QLC+ GIT)
The good news is that I've seen it, the bad news is that this isn't a crash, so I haven't been able to collect a crash log and fix the problem.

Basically this is a UI issue, which freezes QLC+. When frozen it is quite hard to kill it.
Also, I noticed that once QLC+ freezes, all the instances launched afterward don't seem to have the issue.

I need some more time to investigate this. The point I was missing in my previous tests was: sliders in playback mode. I always used sliders in level mode.
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UPDATE
after 3 days of attempts, countless reboots and a huge Windows 10 update in between, I think I've been able to solve the issue.

Please test the latest test version (.65) and report if it works or if there's still something wrong.
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Unfortunately I'm still able to consistently reproduce the issue by quickly moving multiple faders quickly (usually 5-6). I'm using QLC+ 4.11.0.65, Windows 8.1, and the workspace linked earlier in this thread. I have the same issue in my own, different workspace as well. I did a clean install of QLC+, I've tried swapping the APC mini cable, and I did reboot after reproducing the issue the first time.
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I just tried the new version .65, unfortunately the problem is still there.
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You're right guys. Tested again and it's still happening :(
I was so happy I saw it working yesterday, but I guess I got tricked by how Qt on Windows works.
This doesn't happen on Linux, so if you have important gigs soon, I suggest to go that way until I find a way to fix this.
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I have a show tomorrow so i installed linux and the problem isn't there you are right ;) .

Unfortunately it seems that I don't have win10 anymore :D

I will fix it after the festival and install windows back and try when you have a solution.

Thanks for your efforts they are appreciated !
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Hi, I tried again with the same workspace and I turned off feedback, QLC + doesn't lock !!! It looks like it works without stopping.
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mcallegari wrote: Mon May 22, 2017 5:58 pm You're right guys. Tested again and it's still happening :(
I was so happy I saw it working yesterday, but I guess I got tricked by how Qt on Windows works.
This doesn't happen on Linux, so if you have important gigs soon, I suggest to go that way until I find a way to fix this.
What version of Linux would you recommend using then? I'm doing a festival on the 16th June so fingers crossed that it will be fixed by then, atleast the Linux version is stable though.
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hplighting wrote: Mon May 29, 2017 12:00 pm
mcallegari wrote: Mon May 22, 2017 5:58 pm You're right guys. Tested again and it's still happening :(
I was so happy I saw it working yesterday, but I guess I got tricked by how Qt on Windows works.
This doesn't happen on Linux, so if you have important gigs soon, I suggest to go that way until I find a way to fix this.
What version of Linux would you recommend using then? I'm doing a festival on the 16th June so fingers crossed that it will be fixed by then, atleast the Linux version is stable though.
I think right now the choice is Ubuntu 16.04
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Yes ubuntu 16 worked just well for me.

I just had some feedback problems but the light were working fine.

Just a little tip:
It is another topic for later ( i haven't search for the moment) but, sometimes the light feedback on akai wasn't working. even when rebooting QLC. Only way was to reboot linux.
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Hey guys, I think this time I've got it.
Please test as soon as you can Windows version 4.11.0.105

If it doesn't freeze anymore, please help me also to test inverted sliders, range values, monitor level, controller feedbacks, etc.
Basically I need to make sure I haven't regressed on anything else.
This is the last issue blocking 4.11.0 to be released.

Thanks
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mcallegari wrote: Fri Jun 09, 2017 6:21 pm Hey guys, I think this time I've got it.
Please test as soon as you can Windows version 4.11.0.103

If it doesn't freeze anymore, please help me also to test inverted sliders, range values, monitor level, controller feedbacks, etc.
Basically I need to make sure I haven't regressed on anything else.
This is the last issue blocking 4.11.0 to be released.

Thanks
Thanks Massimo :-)
I'll try and give it a go, doing a festival next weekend so hopefully this will have fixed it!
What was causing the crash in the end?

Henry P
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