Presets and Macros
Posted: 10 January 2012, 19:02
I do use presets from time to time but when ever I wish to Macro those presets then I have to have an individual button set to the preset I want for a Macro to give me the Preset I want.
Is it feasible to have one button of all the presets I want and each Macro recall the button and the individually set Presets?
I am aware that priority rules would have to be in place such as LTP or HTP but it sure would reduce the number of buttons I would need for different features (levels) of each channel.
For example on an RGB fixture on a non-Solo Button Page:
Presets for R= 25%, 50%, 75% & 100%
Presets for G= 25%, 50%, 75% & 100%
Presets for B= 25%, 50%, 75% & 100%
I select Red preset of 100% and Macro it on a separate Solo Buttons page.
I then select Red to 50% and Blue to 100% (for a purplish colour) and Macro it putting it on the same Solo Button page.
In this case Priority doesnt matter because I am going from one Solo Button Macro to the other. But in this scenario I can switch between full Red and Purple without having to have built individual buttons with Presets for each level of the three colours. Nor building custom scenes for different colours. I could effectively mix RGB with Macros, as I see fit, with just 3 Preset buttons.
Is it feasible to have one button of all the presets I want and each Macro recall the button and the individually set Presets?
I am aware that priority rules would have to be in place such as LTP or HTP but it sure would reduce the number of buttons I would need for different features (levels) of each channel.
For example on an RGB fixture on a non-Solo Button Page:
Presets for R= 25%, 50%, 75% & 100%
Presets for G= 25%, 50%, 75% & 100%
Presets for B= 25%, 50%, 75% & 100%
I select Red preset of 100% and Macro it on a separate Solo Buttons page.
I then select Red to 50% and Blue to 100% (for a purplish colour) and Macro it putting it on the same Solo Button page.
In this case Priority doesnt matter because I am going from one Solo Button Macro to the other. But in this scenario I can switch between full Red and Purple without having to have built individual buttons with Presets for each level of the three colours. Nor building custom scenes for different colours. I could effectively mix RGB with Macros, as I see fit, with just 3 Preset buttons.