A Macro To Switch All Buttons Off?

[CHR1155]

Hey guys,

Is it possible to set a macro to turn all the buttons off?

I use sweetlight with the band i work for, and with the way i have it setup when it gets to the end of the song, i frantically have to turn all the buttons off between songs! Is the above mentioned possible, or am i stuck ha?

Cheers,

Chris

[support]

You can set a keyboard key to trigger the button. Then when you press <crtl> + <shift> + <key>, all ,other buttons are switched off.

[Detour DJ]

Try <CTRL> + <SHIFT> + <Z> all at once. Works like a charm on both my PC's and MacBook Pro. Just be ready to grab another scene as it blacks everything out immediately.

[Patch_1]

Hi all, is the original question possible though if your not using a keyboard?

[Detour DJ]

You could use a USB MIDI switch/controller.

[Patch_1]

What I'm looking to use is a rackmount touch screen monitor so trying to get as much control on the LIVE page as possible.

[Pink LD]

While I use Ctrl+Shift+Z because of their proximity of each other, I do build master pages of Macros incorporating all of the features I need for each song, I run that page as Solo Buttons. Then I put in a a single looped scene for whatever final effects I want want fly always, bumps, flashes, fades, or global blackouts.
When the scene loops once it releases. And that page is clear.
However Ctrl+Shift+(letter of your choice, mine is z) is a great idiot proof way to clear all of your buttons, as well as working as a snap global blackout. Even if you go to a rack mount touch screen you will still want this feature whether by keyboard, touchscreen keyboard, a customised keyboard shortcut, etc.
Perhaps Support could institute a master kill button on the Live page, and I'd probably use it, however they are heading into a Ver 7 release and it might be some time before the could institute it.

[support]

Yes, coming V7 prevents us to make improvements for V6.
No big improvements for months is the price to pay for a major new version.

However, "all buttons off" function, triggerable from midi and keyboard, is noted is the V7 ToDo list (no frame date for this).

[Patch_1]

Thanks guys. Pink LD, what do you do or use to make global blackouts?

[Pink LD]

I make a scene that activates all fixtures and brings all the values to zero and the movers to home.
This scene can be used in multiple ways. I create it as a one step 1 second scene. Then I can manipulate it in Live by looping it, adjusting the speed, making it a flash button, etc. Then I use that scene in whatever page in Live I am to finish a song.
I also use it on my page I made of the keyboard triggers I use. It is assigned to "z", and I can keyboard trigger it with a Ctrl+Alt+z and viola! I have instant global NO and the movers homed.