• grandMA3 User Manual
    • Introduction
      • About the manual
      • Symbols used in the manual
    • Device Overview
      • grandMA3 consoles
      • grandMA3 replay unit
      • grandMA3 processing units
      • grandMA3 nodes
      • grandMA3 onPC command wing
      • grandMA3 onPC command wing XT
      • Screen Allocation
      • Keyboard shortcuts
      • Keys
        • . [Dot]
        • <<< [GoFastBackward] | Black
        • >>> [GoFastForward] | Flash
        • - [Minus]
        • + [Plus]
        • / [Slash] | * [Asterisk/Multiply]
        • At
        • Assign
        • Align
        • Blind
        • Clear
        • Channel
        • Copy
        • Cue
        • Down
        • Delete
        • Esc
        • Edit
        • Freeze
        • Full
        • Fixture
        • Group
        • Goto
        • Go+ [large]
        • Go- [large]
        • Go+ | Temp
        • Go- | Top
        • Help
        • Highlt [Highlight]
        • If
        • Learn | Rate1
        • List
        • MA
        • Menu
        • Move
        • Next
        • Numeric keys | arrows
        • Oops
        • On
        • Off
        • Pause [large]
        • Pause | Fix
        • Page+
        • Page-
        • Please
        • Power
        • Preset
        • Prvw [Preview]
        • Prev [Previous]
        • Select
        • SelFix [SelectFixture]
        • Sequ [Sequence]
        • Set
        • Solo
        • Stomp
        • Store
        • Thru
        • Time
        • Up
        • Update
        • U1
        • U2
        • X1 | Clone
        • X2 | Link
        • X3 | Grid
        • X4 | Layout
        • X5 | Step
        • X6 | TC
        • X7 | View
        • X8 | DMX
        • X9
        • X10
        • X11
        • X12
        • X13 | Phaser
        • X14 | Macro
        • X15 | Page
        • X16 | Exec
        • XKeys
      • Control elements
        • Dual encoders
        • Level wheel
        • Grand master
        • Executor elements
        • Custom section
        • Master section
    • System Overview
      • Standalone device
      • Locally networked devices
      • World server
      • Parameters
        • Calculate parameters
        • Expand the amount of parameters
    • First Steps
      • Unpack the device
      • Check scope of delivery
      • Position the device
      • Connect power
      • Connect desk light
      • Connect external screens
      • Connect USB mouse and USB keyboard
      • Connect DMX
      • Connect Audio In
      • Connect SMPTE (LTC)
      • Connect Ethernet
      • Connect DC Remote In
      • Connect grandMA3 extension
      • Turn on the console the first time
    • grandMA3 onPC
      • System requirements grandMA3 onPC
      • Windows installation
      • Optimize Windows
      • macOS installation
      • Optimize macOS
    • Show File Management
    • Workspace
      • User interface
        • Configuration of displays
        • Desk lock
        • User-defined area
        • Command line
        • Control bar
        • View bar
        • Tables in general
        • Trackpad window
      • Gestures
      • Command section
      • Master controls
      • Playback controls
      • Displays in grandMA3 onPC
      • Encoder bar
        • Feature group control bar
        • Encoder toolbar
      • Calculator
      • Playback bar
      • Colors
        • System
        • Markers
        • Color theme
    • Command Syntax and Keywords
      • General syntax rules
        • Object keywords
        • Function keywords
        • Helping keywords
      • All keywords
        • / [Slash]
        • . [Dot]
        • .. [DotDot]
        • = [Equal]
        • <<< [GoFastBackward]
        • >>> [GoFastForward]
        • - [Minus]
        • * [Asterisk]
        • % [Percent]
        • + [Plus]
        • Absolute
        • Acceleration
        • Action
        • ActivationGroup
        • Align
        • AlignTransition
        • Appearance
        • Assign
        • At
        • Attribute
        • Black
        • Blind
        • Block
        • BPM
        • Camera
        • Call
        • ChangeDestination
        • Channel
        • ChannelSet
        • Chat
        • Clear
        • ClearActive
        • ClearAll
        • ClearSelection
        • Clone
        • CmdDelay
        • ColorTheme
        • ColorThemeLibrary
        • Configuration
        • Console
        • Copy
        • Cue
        • CueDelay
        • CueFade
        • CueInDelay
        • CueInFade
        • CueOutDelay
        • CueOutFade
        • CurrentUser
        • CurrentUserProfile
        • Cut
        • DataPool
        • Deceleration
        • Decimal8
        • Decimal24
        • Default
        • Delay
        • Delete
        • DelGlobalVar
        • DelUserVar
        • Dismiss
        • Display
        • DMXAddress
        • DMXReadout
        • DMXUniverse
        • Down
        • Drive
        • Echo
        • Edit
        • EditOption
        • Eject
        • Effect
        • EndIf
        • Exchange
        • Executor
        • Export
        • Extract
        • Extension
        • Fade
        • FaderMaster
        • FaderRate
        • FaderSpeed
        • FaderTemp
        • FaderX
        • FeatureGroup
        • Filter
        • Fix
        • Fixture
        • FixtureType
        • FixtureTypeLibrary
        • Flip
        • Flash
        • Fog
        • Font
        • Freeze
        • Full
        • GDTFLibrary
        • Gel
        • GetGlobalVar
        • GetUserVar
        • Global
        • Go+
        • Go-
        • Goto
        • Grid
        • Group
        • Help
        • Hex8
        • Hex24
        • Highlight
        • Houselights
        • Hz
        • If
        • IfOutput
        • Image
        • Import
        • Index
        • Insert
        • Integrate
        • Interface
        • Invert
        • Invite
        • IP
        • JoinSession
        • Keyboard
        • KeyboardShortcuts
        • Knockin
        • Label
        • Language
        • Layout
        • LearnRate
        • LearnSpeed
        • LeaveSession
        • Library
        • List
        • ListOwner
        • ListRef
        • Load
        • Loaded
        • LoadShow
        • Lock
        • Login
        • Logout
        • Lowlight
        • Lua
        • Macro
        • MacroLibrary
        • Master
        • MAtricks
        • MAtricksPool
        • Media
        • Menu
        • MenuLibrary
        • Move
        • MyRunningMacro
        • MyRunningSequence
        • NewShow
        • Next
        • Node
        • NonDim
        • Normal
        • Off
        • On
        • OnPC
        • OSC
        • Oops
        • Page
        • Part
        • Park
        • Paste
        • Patch
        • Pause
        • Percent
        • PercentFine
        • Phase
        • Physical
        • Plugin
        • PluginLibrary
        • Preset
        • Press
        • Preview
        • Previous
        • Programmer
        • Property
        • PU
        • Pyro
        • Rate1
        • Readout
        • Reboot
        • Recast
        • Relative
        • Release
        • ReloadPlugins
        • ReloadUI
        • Remote
        • RemoteCommand
        • Remove
        • Reset
        • Restart
        • Root
        • RTChannel
        • RunningMacro
        • RunningSequence
        • SaveShow
        • ScreenConfig
        • ScreenContent
        • Scribble
        • Seconds
        • Select
        • Selection
        • SelFix
        • Sequence
        • SendOSC
        • Set
        • SetGlobalVar
        • SetUserVar
        • Shuffle
        • Shutdown
        • SnapDelay
        • SoundChannel
        • Solo
        • SpecialExec
        • Speed
        • Speed1
        • Stage
        • Station
        • Step
        • StepCreator
        • StepRecipe
        • Stomp
        • Store
        • Temp
        • Thru
        • Timecode
        • Toggle
        • Top
        • Transition
        • Unblock
        • Unlock
        • Unpark
        • Unpress
        • Up
        • Update
        • User1
        • User2
        • User
        • UserProfile
        • Version
        • View
        • ViewButton
        • Width
        • World
        • Zero
    • Windows, Views, and Menus
      • Add windows
      • Rearrange
      • Store and recall views
      • Remove windows from a screen
      • Window settings
      • Menus
      • Change menu locations
      • Pool windows
        • Create pool object
        • Label pool objects
        • Move pool objects
        • Insert pool objects
        • Copy pool objects
        • Lock and unlock pool objects
        • Delete pool objects
    • Networking
      • Interfaces and IP
      • Session
        • Create a session
        • Leave a session
        • Invite to a session
        • Dismiss from session
        • Create a custom key
      • Web remote
      • SFTP connection
    • DMX In and Out
      • DMX port configuration
      • Ethernet DMX
        • Art-Net menu
        • sACN menu
        • Transmit DMX using Art-Net
    • Single User and Multi User Systems
      • Create User
      • User settings
    • Patch and Fixture Setup
      • What are fixtures
      • Add fixtures to the show
      • MVR
      • Live patch
      • DMX sheet
      • DMX universes
      • Remove fixtures from the show
      • Position fixtures in the 3D space
      • 3D Window
      • Camera Pool
      • Stages
      • Classes and Layers
      • Attribute definitions
        • Activation group
        • Feature group
    • Operate Fixtures
      • What is the programmer
      • Fixture sheet
      • Using the color picker
      • Selection bar
      • Align
      • Selection Grid
      • Smart view
    • Scribbles
      • Create scribbles
      • Edit scribbles
      • Assign scribbles
      • Delete scribbles
    • Images
      • Screenshots
    • Appearances
      • Create appearances
      • Use appearances
      • Delete appearances
    • Groups
      • Create groups
      • Edit groups
      • Delete groups
      • Group masters
    • Presets
      • Preset pools
      • Create presets
      • Assign input filter
      • Edit presets
      • Update presets
      • Preset pool settings
      • Embedded presets
      • Store values of multi steps
      • Delete presets
    • Worlds and Filters
      • At filter
      • Create a world
      • Create a filter
      • Use a world or filter
      • Delete a world
      • Delete a filter
    • MAtricks and Shuffle
      • Blocks
      • Groups
      • Wings
      • Widths
      • Shuffle
    • Cues and Sequences
      • What is tracking
      • Look at cues and sequences
      • Sequence settings
      • Store cues
      • Update cues
      • Store options and preferences
      • Play back cues
      • Move in black
      • Cue timing
      • Renumber cues
    • Executors
      • Assign object to an executor
      • Executor configurations
      • Running playbacks
      • Special executors
    • Masters
      • Selected masters
      • Grand masters
        • Time Control
      • Speed masters
      • Playback masters
    • Phasers
      • Step bar
      • Phaser editor
      • Create sinus dimmer phaser
      • Create circle phaser
      • Create circle phaser around position
      • Create color rainbow phaser
      • Step creator
    • Macros
      • Create macros
      • Edit macros
      • Assign macros to keys and buttons
      • Examples
    • Timecode
      • Record a timecode show
      • Edit a timecode show
      • Timecode settings
      • Toggle view mode
      • What are timecode slots
    • Layouts
      • Create a layout
      • Edit layout
      • Layout view settings
      • Edit layout view
      • Edit layout elements
    • Plugins
      • What is Lua
    • Data Pools
    • System
      • Date and time
      • Clock
      • System information
    • Remote Inputs
    • Control Other MA Devices
      • grandMA3 xPort Nodes
    • Update the Software
      • Update grandMA3 consoles
      • Update grandMA3 xPort Nodes
      • Update grandMA3 onPC command wing XT
      • Network update
    • Fixture Types
      • Import fixture types
        • Import GDTF
      • Build fixture types
        • Insert fixture types
        • Insert DMX modes
        • Insert geometries
        • Insert models
        • Link models to geometries
        • Link DMX modes to geometries
      • Export fixture types
        • Export GDTF
  • grandMA3 Quick Manual consoles
  • grandMA3 Quick Manual processing
  • grandMA3 Quick Manual Nodes
  • grandMA3 Quick Manual DIN-Rail
  • grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC command wing XT
  • grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC command wing
  • grandMA3 Quick Manual onPC fader wing
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Version 1.3

Keys

A shortcut is a series of one or several keys that invoke the software to perform a pre-programmed action.

In grandMA3, we differentiate between the term key and button.

A key is a (hard) key on the console or on the (integrated) keyboard.

A button is an element in the User Interface.

The keys F9, F10, F11, Pause and Print Screen provide system-wide shortcuts on all operating systems always available in all contexts as long as the program is running. These shortcuts cannot be edited.

The following shortcuts are available on all OS through several input methods:

Desk lock:

  • Keyboard
    • F9 
    • Pause 
  • Key
    • MA + MA + Pause|Fix
  • Button
    • Lock

Toggle keyboard shortcuts:

  • Keyboard
    • F10
  • Button
    • ShCuts

Print screen:

  • Keyboard
    • F11
    • Print

Reload UI (If the color theme is set to unreadable values):

  • Key
    • MA + MA + Clear
Hint: 
The Shift keys on the keyboard correspond with the MA keys on the console. 

All other shortcuts are user-editable.

This overview displays shortcuts for a quick execution of commands.

Press key Command Description
. . Sets a dot in the command line.
. . Zero Sets the selected fixtures dimmer value to 0.
MA . Default Sets the attributes to its default values.
<<< <<< Goes fast backward and ignores the cue timing on a given executor.
MA <<< Black Temporarily overrides the master level to zero on executing objects.
>>> >>> Goes fast forward and ignores the cue timing on a given executor.
MA >>> Flash Temporarily overrides the master level to full on a given executor.
- - Sets a minus in the command line.
- - At -10 Decreases the intensity of the selected fixtures by 10.
+ + Adds a plus to the command line.
+ + At +10 Increases the intensity of the selected fixtures with +10.
/ / Sets a slash in the command line.
MA / * Sets an asterisk in the command line.
At At Sets the values on the selected fixtures.
At At Normal Sets the intensity to Normal on the selected fixtures.
MA At Integrate Integrates preset values into another step of the phaser.
MA At At Extract Breaks any referenced links and applies the hard values.
Press and hold At   Opens the At menu (At filter overlay).
Store At /Embed With store in the command line, at adds /Embed to the command.
Assign Assign Assigns functions or objects to other objects.
Assign Assign Label Labels objects.
Assign Assign Assign Set Sets values to object properties.
Align   Cycles through the different align modes.
Press and hold Align   Sets the align mode to off.
MA Align   Cycles through the different align transitions.
Press and hold MA Align   Sets the align transition to linear.
Blind Blind Switches blind mode on and off.
Clear Clear Clears the selected fixtures.
Clear Clear Clear Clears the active values.
Clear Clear Clear Clear Clears the programmer.
Press and hold Clear ClearAll Clears the programmer + command filter. The same as 3 x Clear.
Channel Channel Selects fixtures by its Channel ID's.
Channel Channel   Cycles through the custom made ID types.
Copy Copy Creates a copy of an object.
Copy Copy Paste Pastes previously copied or cut objects.
Copy Copy Copy Insert Inserts previously copied or cut objects.
MA Copy Cut Cuts content to the clipboard.
Cue Cue Cue is an object type.
Cue Cue Part Part is an object type.
MA Cue Programmer Enters the Programmer keyword in the command line.
Down   Navigates down in the fixture/subfixture structure.
Delete Delete Use Delete to remove something from the show file.
Delete Delete Remove Loads Remove in the programmer.
Delete Delete Delete Release Loads Release in the programmer.
ESC   Closes pop-ups, returning keyboard focus to the command line. If there are no open pop-ups, ESC deletes unexecuted commands from the command line.
Edit Edit Opens an editor for objects like cues, presets, sequences, and macros.
Edit Edit EditOption Adds EditOption into the command line.
Freeze Freeze Toggles the Freeze function on and off.
Full Full Sets the intensity for the selected fixtures to 100%.
Fixture Fixture Selects the fixtures of a given ID.
Fixture Fixture Selection The actual programmer selection.
Group Group Selects a group of a given ID.
Group Group World Selects a world of a given ID.
Group Group Group Filter Selects a filter of a given ID.
Goto Goto Goes to a cue in the selected sequence.
Goto Goto Load Loads a cue from the selected sequence.
MA Goto Goto Loaded Adds Loaded to the command line.
Go+  Go+ Unpark Releases a parked DMX channel or universe.
Go+ [Large] Go+ Exec Executes the next cue in the selected sequence.
MA Go+ [Large] Go+ Loaded Executes all the loaded cues at the same time.
Go- [Large] Go- Exec Executes the previous cue in the selected sequence.
Go+|Temp Go+ Executes the next cue in the sequence.
MA Go+|Temp Temp Enables an executor only as long as that executor is held.
MA Go+|Temp Go+|Temp Toggle Toggles between on and off status.
Go-|Top Go- Executes the previous cue in the sequence.
MA Go-|Top Top Executes the first cue in the sequence.
Help Help Displays the help topic of a key or view.
Highlt Highlight Toggles the highlight function on and off.
MA Highlt Lowlight Toggles the lowlight function on and off.
If IfOutput Selects fixtures based on their current output.
If If IfActive Selects fixtures with active values in the programmer.
If If If IfProg Selects fixtures that contain values in the programmer.
If If If If If Selects fixtures that exist in both groups.
Learn|Rate1 Learnrate Learn speed for a chaser or a phaser.
MA Learn|Rate1

Rate1

 Sets the rate to 1:1 for the executor or speed group.
List List Lists the sub-directories in the command line.
MA List ListRef Lists references and dependencies of an object.
MA   Pressing and holding MA in combination with other keys, gives shortcuts to other functions. Same as Shift on a keyboard.
MA Please   Forces the focus to the command line.
Menu   Opens the menu pop up.
Menu Menu SaveShow Saves the show file using the current name.
Move Move Moves objects to another location.
Move Move Exchange Function keyword used to swap places.
Next Next Selects the next fixture.
MA Next   Selects the next step.
Oops Oops Undoes the last operation or selection.
On On Starts an executor or activates attributes.
Off Off Releases an executor or deactivates attributes.
Off Off   Opens the off menu.
Pause [Large] Pause Exec Toggles pause on and off for the selected sequence.
Pause|Fix Pause Pauses a crossfade or a phaser.
Pause|Fix Pause|Fix Park Enters the park keyword in the command line.
MA Pause|Fix Fix Fixes an executor for all executor pages.
MA MA Pause|Fix Fix Toggles the desk lock.
Page+ Next Page Calls the next page.
Page-  Previous Page Calls the previous page.
Press and hold Page-  Page Calls page 1.
Please   Executes the syntax written in the command line.
Please Please   Activates all attributes tor the selected fixtures. Additional presses toggle this activation.
Power   Turns the console on and off.
Preset Preset Selects the preset of a given ID.
Preset Preset Attribute Selects the attribute of a given ID.
Preset Preset Preset Gel Selects the gel of a given ID.
MA Preset FeatureGroup Selects the feature group of a given ID.
MA Preset Preset DataPool Selects the data pool of a given ID.
Prev Previous Selects the previous fixture.
MA Prev   Selects the previous step.
Select Select Selects objects as defaults.
SelFix SelFix Selects all fixtures from an executor or another object.
Sequ Sequence Selects the sequence of a given ID.
Set Off Matricks Restores the selection. Toggles MATricks on and off.
Press and hold Set Reset Matricks Resets the MATricks.
MA Set Step Toggle Toggles between the first step selected and all steps selected.
Solo Solo Toggles the solo function on and off.
Stomp Stomp Stop the phaser of selected fixtures and takes the values of the moment of stopping active for step 1 into the programmer. All other steps will be deleted from the programmer.
Store Store Stores objects in the show file.
Press and hold Store   Opens the Store Options pop up.
Thru Thru Selects a range of items.
Time Time key Allows access to parameter and cue timing as well as relative and absolute value layers.
Up   Navigates up in the fixture/subfixture structure.
Update Update Opens the update pop up.
X1|Clone   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X1 is executor 291.
MA X1|Clone Clone Copies data from one fixture to another.
MA X1|Clone X1|Clone Recast Updates dependent objects when attributes are added to or deleted from presets.
X2|Link   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X2 is executor 292.
X3|Grid   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X3 is executor 293.
MA X3|Grid Grid Sets the grid cursor in the Selection Grid window.
X4|Layout   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X4 is executor 294.
MA X4|Layout Layout Selects the layout of a given ID. 
MA X4|Layout X4|Layout Appearance Puts some colors on buttons backgrounds and borders of a given object.
MA X4|Layout X4|Layout X4|Layout Scribble Small drawings on the background of objects.
X5|Step   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X5 is executor 295.
MA X5|Step Step Selects the step of a given ID.
X6|TC   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X6 is executor 296.
MA X6|TC Timecode Selects the timecode of a given ID.
X7|View   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X7 is executor 297.
MA X7|View View Selects the view of a given ID.
MA X7|View X7|View ViewButton Selects the view button of a given ID.
MA X7|View X7|View X7|View ScreenContent Defines the size of a screen or has all the windows as content.
X8|DMX   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X8 is executor 298.
MA X8|DMX DMXAddress Selects DMX addresses, using absolute numbering.
MA X8|DMX X8|DMX DMXUniverse Selects the DMX universe of a given value.
X9   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X9 is executor 191.
X10   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X10 is executor 192.
X11   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X11 is executor 193.
X12   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X12 is executor 194.
X13|Phaser   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X13 is executor 195.
MA X13|Phaser StepRecipe  
X14|Macro   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X14 is executor 196.
MA X14|Macro Macro Selects the macro of a given ID.
MA X14|Macro X14|Macro Plugin  
X15|Page   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X15 is executor 197.
MA X15|Page Page Selects the page of a given ID.
MA X15|Page X15|Page SpecialExec  
X16|Exec   At the moment all XKeys behave like executors. X16 is executor 198.
MA X16|Exec Exec Selects the executor of a given ID.
MA X16|Exec X16|Exec X16|Exec FaderMaster  

 



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