Stomping and priority with multi cue lists

There are many ways to do this.

I wouldn't be using a macro to trigger the other list, best to use Cue X {Execute} [Cue 21/1], this will make the list run rather when go to cue 1.

You could then set up list 21/ to be restore to background on the 'Go From Last' setting. Then just give cue 21/1 a Hang or Follow on time. This will then just release list 21/ when it's finished.

This is one option many others would work.

Hi Nick and thanks for the reply.
I tried your suggestion, but on the main cuelist, the values do not return to the previous values - they just fade to default (grey) when 21/ releases which is what I have been getting doing it my way using the macros.
I actually don't think that using a macro to run the exec command is any different to having the goto 21/1 in the cue.
So, its still a mystery to me how to get the background values to restore properly.

Hi Jim

Weird that that's not working, this is how I've been running all my external list since 2.4 and it's been fine.
The difference with Macros (I'm sure you've worked this out) is it will use the go to cue time and will not run any follow on. An execute will use the list/cue timing and will use follow on.
I'm also not a fan of macros for this like this but that just a personal thing.

If you manually release list 21 does it work?

I'm about to go back into tech so someone else may pick this up.

Hi Nick
Yes its how I use it normally too, except that I use go cue 21/ time in the macro.
It runs OK, but the release is wrong. I dont get it.
Thanks for the ideas.

Hi Nick
Yes its how I use it normally too, except that I use go cue 21/ time in the macro.
It runs OK, but the release is wrong. I dont get it.
Thanks for the ideas.

Make sure the first cuelist has [background] enabled. It is by default, but if it ever was set to disabled, then other cuelists wont release back to it.

Dan - you solved it! Thanks :-)