How to design a "flashbulb" effect

Question

I am trying to figure out how to do a particular effect. I have a bank of LED strip lights. When I add the effect to a cue, I want random selected fixtures to do whatever they were doing, PLUS briefly strobe white. 
 I tried just writing an effect using the strobe parameter, but when I do that the fixtures are either randomly off or strobing white. But I don't want them OFF at all when the underlying cue is running; I want them always inherit color and intensity from whatever the underlying cue is. 
 Put another way, if they are all in blue 50%, when I turn the effect on I want them to alternate randomly between cue color and intensity and strobe white. So it sort of looks like flashbulbs. 
 Any ideas?

PatrickBoozer · Answer

Are the strip lights built as many individual channels? That is going to yield the best results. 
 If they are you can make them as a group, randomize them and then make the effect from that. 
 One option would be a Step effect that the high state is a Full and White Preset and the low state is Background (Choose the low state and @ Enter) 
 Step 1 thru 16 (or whatever) arrow over and choose your Randomized group. That will distribute the channels across the steps. 
 Just adjust the Timings from there. 
 Hope that helps.