snapshots in a live situation - would like to ignore the master

do you use snapshots to page to the correct fader page or to to page and then also set fader levels?

both can be done with a macro, a faderpage macro is simple, one that also sets faders to value needs a bit more typing but is very doable as well.

The snapshots are simply to go to fader pages with specific subs, playbacks, inhibitors, etc. No levels. I haven't considered macros until now. Part of the issue would maybe be that I'm not thinking about it in terms of fader pages. I'm using a snapshot to reassign what "fader page 1" is as we are only using the one page for simplicity. But I suppose that multiple fader pages and macros are more simple than multiple snapshots embedded into cues? Also, where is fader page data recorded to? I'm thinking the answer here is that they are just part of the show file?

The snapshots are simply to go to fader pages with specific subs, playbacks, inhibitors, etc. No levels. I haven't considered macros until now. Part of the issue would maybe be that I'm not thinking about it in terms of fader pages. I'm using a snapshot to reassign what "fader page 1" is as we are only using the one page for simplicity. But I suppose that multiple fader pages and macros are more simple than multiple snapshots embedded into cues? Also, where is fader page data recorded to? I'm thinking the answer here is that they are just part of the show file?

What do you mean by fader page data? Which fader page your looking at? Or which targets are assigned to faders in higher pages?

All faders on all 100 pages are the same for all connected consoles and have their assignment saved in the showfile.