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Use Preset

Presets are often used for live playback or as building blocks in cues. Tapping a preset to get the values uses the At keyword.

Calling Preset Into the Programmer

The first step is often to select the desired fixtures and then calling the preset into the programmer, no matter if the preset is used for live busking or in a cue list.

The workflow is the same for every kind of preset (MAgic, Recipe, Multistep, standard single step, etc.)

If the programmer does not have a fixture selection and a preset is tapped, then the first tap selects all the fixtures who can use the preset. In this case, it works a little like a group.

Tapping a preset with a fixture selection in the programmer calls the preset if it is valid for the selected fixtures.

Timing values can be stored in the preset and calling a timed preset uses the stored timing to fade into the values.

Another way to use timing with presets is the Programmer Time master. Learn more about the master in the Time Control topic.

Preset with stored timing values have a higher priority than the Programmer Time master and the stored timing will be used when the preset is called.

Store Presets in Cues

When a preset is in the programmer, then it can be stored into cues. Learn more about storing cues in the Store Cues topic.

A reference to the preset is stored for the specific fixture attributes. This means that the value stored in the preset is not stored into the cue, but a reference to the preset is stored. So if the value stored in the preset is changed after the cue is stored, then the cue still looks in the preset to get the value when the cue is played back and the values in the preset will be used.

If attributes are added to or deleted from the preset after it is used. And the stored cues referencing the preset need to reflect this new change, then the preset needs to be recast. This can be done by using the Recast keyword or by the Edit Preset Object pop-up. Recasting a preset removes or adds attributes to the fixtures in the cue.

When presets are used in cues and later deleted, then the preset values are transferred to the cue.

Assign Presets to Attributes in the Tracking Sheet

When a value is edited in the Track Sheet, then the available presets can be chosen in the Calculator.

Extract Preset Values

Preset values can be extracted to the selected fixtures. The preset needs to be valid for the selected fixtures. The Extract keyword is used for this.

The values stored in the preset will be pulled into the programmer without a reference to the preset. The values are then like any other normal programmer values.

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