grandMA2
Version 3.9

Preset Control Bar

The preset control bar is a part of the encoder bar.

You can also turn the preset control bar on or off for the:


Preset Control Bar

The preset control bar displays the available presets types in the show, according to the patched fixtures or channels.
If only fixture or channels with dimmer attributes are patched in the show, there is only the Dimmer preset type in the preset control bar.

The preset control bar follows the fixtures or channels according to the selected world. For more information, see World, Filters, and Masks.

Each preset has a preset type number.

  1. Dimmer
  2. Position
  3. Gobo
  4. Color
  5. Beam
  6. Focus
  7. Control
  8. Shapers
  9. Video

Green box frame indicates the available preset types to the selected fixture or channel.

Gray box frame indicates that this preset types are not available to the selected fixture or channel.

Red indicator displays active programmer values to this preset type in the programmer.


Select a Preset Type

To select a preset type in the preset control bar:

  • Tap at the preset box.

The preset type is selected. The encoder toolbar changes according to the selected preset type. The preset type number and name are displayed yellow.

You can also select the preset type by using the keys, see MA key.


Get Active Programmer Values

To get active programmer values for a preset type in the programmer for the selected fixtures or channels:

  • Double tap at the preset type in the preset control bar.

The values to the preset type for the selected fixtures or channels are active in the programmer.
The red indicator is visible.


Change values in the programmer

You can change programmer values by using the preset type bar for these functions:

Example

To remove all dimmer values for the fixture selection in the programmer:

  • Press Off and tap Dimmer in the preset type bar.

The dimmer values are removed from the programmer for the fixture selection.


Turn the Preset Control Bar on or off in Sheets

Requirement:
An open fixture sheet, channel sheet, sequence content sheet, or sequence tracking sheet.

To turn the preset control bar on or off in the sheets:

  • Tap at the yellow ball , tap Tools  and then tap in the filed below Preset Control On or Off.

The preset control bar is on or off in the sheet.

To save the preset control bar settings, save the setting as default or save the view.