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Version 3.9

Key Overview

This overview displays shortcuts for a quick execution of commands. 

 

Important:
For information on how to use the ma key in combination with shortcuts see the MA key.

 

Press this Key Command Description Example
<<< <<< Goes fast backward and ignores the cue timing.
  • <<< Executor 1
<<< <<< Black

Blacks out an executor without timing. 

Sets the master of an executor to 0 while holding the executor. 
  • <<< <<< Executor 1
<<< <<< <<< ToZero Sets the master level of objects to zero.
  • <<< <<< <<< Executor 1
>>> >>> Goes fast forward and ignores the cue timing.
  • >>> Executor 1
>>> >>> Flash Flashes an executor without timing.
  • >>> >>> Executor 1
>>> >>> >>> ToFull Sets the master level of objects to full.
  • >>> >>> >>> Executor 1
Align Align "<" Fans from the first object selected to the right. No example
Align Align Align ">" Fans from first object selected to the left.  No example
Align Align Align Align "><" Fans from the center of the selection. No example
Align Align Align Align Align "<>" Fans between first and last objects selected. No example 
Align Align Align Align Align Align Off Switches off the fan function. No example
Assign Assign Assigns functions to buttons or opens the assign menu. 
  • Assign Executor 1
  • Assign Flash Executor 1
Assign Assign Label Labels the objects.
  • Label Cue 1
Assign Assign Assign Appearance Changes the frame color for pool objects and cues.
  • Appearance Cue 1
Assign Effect Effect Assign Form Forms objects.
  • Assign Form 8 Effect 1
At At Enters the keyword At into the command line. 
  • Channel 1 At 100
  • Fixture 1 At Fixture 2
At At Normal Sets the selection to normal value. It is possible to change the normal value in Setup - User - Settings.
  • Normal Fixture 1
At press & hold Filter Opens the command "Filter".  No example 
Blind Blind Switches on/off the live programmer to black. No example 
Blind
press & hold		 BlindEdit Switches on/off the second blind programmer. No example 
Bt Pg - ButtonPage - Switches to previous ButtonPage. No example

Bt Pg - 
press & hold

 ButtonPage 1 Switches to first ButtonPage. No example 
Bt Pg + ButtonPage + Switches to next ButtonPage. No example  
Ch Pg - ChannelPage - Switches to previous ChannelPage. No example
Ch Pg -
press & hold		 Channel Page 1 Switches to first ChannelPage. No example
Ch Pg + ChannelPage + Switches to next ChannelPage. No example 
Channel Channel Enters the keyword Channel into the command line. 
  • Channel 1 At 50
Channel Channel Dmx Enters the keyword DMX into the command line. 
  • DMX 2.1 At 50
Channel Channel Channel DmxUniverse Enters the keyword DMXUniverse into the command line. 
  • Unpark DMX Universe 1
Clear ClearSelection Deselects all fixtures or channels in the programmer. No example 
Clear press & hold ClearAll Releases everything and clears the programmer. No example
Clear Clear ClearActive Deactivates all values in the programmer. No example
Clear Clear Clear ClearAll Releases everything and clears the programmer. No example
Copy Copy Copies source object to destination object.
  • Copy Cue 1 At 5
Copy Copy Clone Clones source object to destination object.
  • Clone Fixture 1 to 21 If Sequence 1
Cue Cue Enters the keyword Cue into the command line. 
  • Store Cue 5
Cue Cue Part Enters part cue object into the command line. 
  • Store Cue 5 Part 2
Delete Delete Deletes objects. 
  • Delete Sequence 1
  • Delete Executor 11
Delete Delete Remove Loads "Remove" into the programmer.
  • Remove Position
Delete Delete Delete Release Loads "Release" into the programmer.
  • Release Fixture 1
. . Enters the keyword . into the command line to indicate values separated by a dot.
  • Preset 4.1 
  • Fixture 1 At 10.5
. . Zero Sets the selection at dimmer value zero.
  • Fixture 5 Zero
Down No command  The last focus goes a page down in the window. No example
Edit Edit Loads a cue in the programmer.
  • Edit Cue 1
Edit + Next/Previous No command Loads the next/previous cue in the programmer. No example
Effect Effect Enters the keyword Effect into the command line. 
  • Off Effect 2
Effect
press & hold		 No command Temporarily opens the view Running Effects.  No example 
Exec Executor Enters the keyword Executor into the command line.
  • Executor 1 At 100 Fade 5
Exec Exec SpecialMaster Enters the keyword SpecialMaster into the command line.
  • Assign SpecialMaster 3.1 Executor 15
Fd Pg - FaderPage - Switches to previous FaderPage. No example
Fd Pg -
press & hold		 FaderPage 1 Switches to first FaderPage. No example
Fd Pg + FaderPage + Switches to next FaderPage. No example
Fix Fix Fixes and unfixes an executor for all pages.
  • Fix Executor 1.2
Fixture Fixture Enters the keyword Fixture into the command line. 
  • Fixture 2 At 50
Fixture Fixture Selection Enters the current programmer selection into the command line. 
  • Park Selection
Full Full Sets selection to dimmer value 100%.
  • Fixture 1 Full
Full Full No command Loads the highlight values into the programmer.
  • Fixture 1 Full Full
Go - GoBack Jumps back in a sequence list. 
  • Go - Executor 2
Go + Go Switches to next cue in the sequence with cue timing.
  • Go Executor 2
Go + Go + Unpark Enters the keyword Unpark into the command line. 
  • Unpark Selection
Go+ Prvw PreviewExecutor Steps through a cue list in preview mode. No example
Goto Goto Jumps to a cue. 
  • Goto Executor 1
  • Goto Cue 1 (Executor 11) 
Goto Goto Load Enters the keyword Load into the command line. 
  • Load Executor 11 
  • Load Cue 1 (Executor 11) 
Group Group Enters the keyword Group into the command line.
  • Group 2 At 100

Group 
press & hold

 No command Opens group master view temporarily. No example
Group Group World Enters "World" into the command line. 
  • World 1
Group Group Group Filter Calls or selects a filter. 
  • Select Filter 1
Help + Object No command Opens help for an object.
  • Help Fixture
Help Please Help Opens the help view temporarily.

No example
Help Help CmdHelp Displays all shortcuts in the command window.

No example
Highlt Highlight Sets the selection to the highlight values. No example
Highlt
press & hold		 No command Sets the selection to the highlight values and the highlight value of the dimmer starts to pulse.  No example
IF IfOutput Selects fixtures with a dimmer value higher than 0%.
  • IfOutput At 70 thru 100
IF IF IfActive Selects fixtures with active values in the programmer. No example
IF IF IF IfProg Selects fixtures with active or inactive values in the programmer. No example
IF IF IF IF If Selects fixtures which exist in both groups.
  • Group 1 If Group 2
Learn Learn Learns speed for a chaser or effect. No example
Learn press & hold + executor button No command Holding the key Learn and tapping the executor at a certain speed teaches the chaser to run at this particular speed.  No example
Learn Learn Rate1 Sets the rate of an executor back to 1:1.
  • Rate1 Executor 1
List No command Switches the x-keys to button executors.
No example
Macro Macro Enters the keyword Macro into the command line. 
  • Macro 1
Macro Macro Timecode

Enters the keyword Timecode into the command line. 
  • Go Timecode 1
Macro Macro Macro Agenda Enters the keyword Agenda into the command line and executes the first entry in the agenda list.
  • Agenda 1
minus No command Sets a relative value when used with spaces. Sets an absolute value when used without spaces. 
  • Group 5 - Fixture 10
  • Attribute "Tilt" At -22
minus minus At - 10 Dimmer goes down by 10 percent.
  • Fixture 1 At - 10 
Move Move Moves source objects to destination objects.
  • Move Executor 1 At 2
Move Move Replace Replaces objects or values. 
  • Replace Fixture 1 with 2
Move Move Move Insert Moves objects to a new ID. No example
Next Next Selects next fixture or fixture of a selection. No example
Off Off Knocks out values or releases executors.
  • Off Executor 1
Off Off No command Temporarily opens the Off Menu.
  • Off Off
On On Enters the keyword On into the command line. 
  • On Cue 1
  • On Selection
On On Call Calls the status of the cue in the programmer. 
  • Call Cue Thru 2
Oops Oops Undoes the last action. No example
Oops press & hold No command Temporarily opens the Oops Menu.  No example
Page Page Enters the keyword Page into the command line. 
  • Page 3
Page Page ChannelPage Enters the keyword ChannelPage into the command line. 
  • ChannelPage 2
Page Page Page FaderPage Enters the keyword FaderPage into the command line. 
  • FaderPage 3
Page Page Page Page ButtonPage Enters the keyword ButtonPage into the command line. 
  • ButtonPage 4
Pause Pause Pauses the current cue fade. 
  • Pause Executor 1
Pause Pause Park Parks objects. 
  • Park Fixture 10
Please Please Executes commands.
No example
Please Please No command Activates all attributes for the selection. No example
plus + Functions as an "and". 
  • Fixture 1 + fixture 2
plus plus At + 10 Dimmer goes up by 10 percent. No example
Preset Preset Enters the keyword Preset into the command line. 
  • At Preset 4.2
Preset Preset Attribute Enters the keyword Attribute into the command line. 
  • Attribute "Tilt" At 50
Preset Preset Preset Gel  Calls the keyword Gel from the Swatch Book. 
  • At Gel "Manufacturer"."Number or name of color"
Previous Previous Selects previous fixture or fixture of a selection.

No example
Previous + Next All Leaves the Next/Previous MAtricks selection and selects all.
No example
Previous + Set + Next MAtricksInterleave Off Turns off MAtricksInterleave. No example
Prvw Preview Shows the preview of a cue. Preview does not generate a DMX output. 
  • Preview Cue 1
Prvw Prvw PreviewEdit Switches on/off the preview mode.  No example
Select Select

Enters the keyword Select into the command line. 
  • Select Executor 1
Select Select Selfix Selects all channels and fixtures of an executor. 
  • Selfix Executor 1
Sequ Sequence Enters the keyword Sequence into the command line. 
  • Assign Sequence 1 Executor 2
Set MAtricks Toggle Toggles between the entire and the current selection of MAtricks Next/Previous.  No example 
Set + Next MAtricksInterleave + Toggles MAtricks Interleave to +1. No example
Set + Previous MAtricksInterleave - Toggles MAtricks Interleave to -1. No example
Store Store Enters the keyword Store into the command line. 
  • Store Executor 1.10
Store press & hold No command Opens the Temporary Store Options.    
Temp Temp Flashes an executor with timing and executor master level.
  • Temp Executor 3
Temp Temp Toggle Switches on/off an executor.
  • Assign Toggle Executor 101.
Thru Thru Selects several objects. 
  • Fixture 1 Thru 10 
  • Fixture 1 Thru 10 At 0 Thru 100
Time Fade Switches to layer Fade.  No example
Time Time Delay Switches to layer Delay.  No example
Time Time Time Value Switches to layer Value.  No example
Top Top Jumps to the first cue of a sequence or the beginning of a time code. 
  • Top Timecode 1
Top Top Kill Releases all executors, which are not kill-protected, on all pages except for the executor you kill. 
  • Kill Executor 5
Up No command Pages up in the window with the last focus.  No example
Update Update Temporarily opens the Update View.  No example
View View Enters the keyword View into the command line. No example
View View ViewButton Enters the keyword ViewButton into the command line. 
  • Store ViewButton 1.1 
View View View ViewPage Switches to a ViewPage. 
  •  ViewPage 2