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Playback Button Question

We are a small venue at a retirement community.  We're using a ColorSource 40.

Up until now we're only been using Playback Page 1.  We're trying more sophisticated things now, and want to use the other Playback pages.  I have found something that is limiting what I need/want to do.

This is a simple example:

  1. Program Page 1 Playback Fader 1 to raise fixture 20.
  2. Program Page 2 Playback Fader 1 to raise fixture 21.
  3. Set both Playback Faders to level 0.
  4. Raise Playback Fader on Page 1 to 100%;  fixture 20 is on.
  5. Select Page 2.
  6. Playback Fader 1 is up;  it is gray and the bump button is flashing dim white.  If I want to raise fixture 21, I have to move the Playback 1 fader all the way to zero, which lowers fixture 20 to zero.  Then when I raise Playback Fader 1 again fixture 21 goes up as expected.  This is not what I want to have happen.  I want to independently control these two fixtures.

I was not expecting there to be crossover between playback pages.  This is an unexpected limitation of the usefulness of having multiple pages.  Is there a configuration setting that I've missed?  Is there a bug in the software?

Thanks,

MIke

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    Yes, this is correct behaviour, so you retain control of playbacks on the preceding page until you fade them out. If you want control of fixture 20 and 21 at the same time then they should be on different faders. 

  • 0 in reply to Stuart Sampson

    Thanks for the response.

    It's not necessarily that I want to control these specific fixtures.  I want to go to a new page because I want to repurpose the fader for a different scene, sequence, or cue.  But I can't do that if it's still tied to the prior page.  I was expecting to have a new page and new empty playbacks.

    Is there no work-around for this?

    Thanks, Mike

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