Is there a way, specifically with Element console, to write a macro that includes separate timing. For example, Start the macro and my lights will move to position A over 1 second, then sweep up to position B over say 4 seconds, then release and return to their Cue position over 2 seconds. Thanks.
This is probably going to be more easily accomplished with an Absolute effect. You can write a macro, but the absolute effect is really designed for this.
An absolute effect can have a variety of things for the level - including palettes. Record the positions you want the lights to go to as Focus Palettes, and assign those to the Level for each step.
Returning to the cue position would then be "Background". You can enter this level by typing [At][Enter].
Finally - it sounds like you'd want it to only happen once. You can do this by changing the duration to 1 Cycle.
Sample screenshot attached.
There are more options to tweak depending on your setup. For example, Grouping as Spread means that the lights would be evenly distributed along the effect. Changing that to 1 means they'd all do the actions together.
