recording lamp controls into macros

Try this:

Group 301 Lamp_control Fixture_Global_Wakeup [enter][enter]

I have found the first "Lamp_controls" to problematic and not necessary. You also don't need the first enter.

Tim

Thanks Tim- your suggestion worked.

I noticed a couple of things while making macros for lamp on, lamp off and fixture shutdown-

• I tried to build a macro from scratch, but I can't get the lamp controls to appear in the macro command list while editing.  The touchscreen tiles for the various lamp controls have no effect.   I had to "learn" all of the macros in order to get the lamp control commands to appear in the macro.
• Once I had the macros working and was able to recall them using the "macro" button in Live, I removed the final [enter] so that confirmation from the board op is needed before lamping off or shutting down the fixtures.  I set the macros to be executed by cues at the end of the show.  When the cues run, the macro commands do not appear on the command line, so there is no way to give the confirmation [enter].

-Todd

Yeah, I found through trial and error that I learn the lamp control macros also and then edit them until they work.

Tim

Hi,

Just found this thread.  I want to do the same exact thing with a macro, except I am running ION v. 1.8.  I can't, for the life of me, find any keys that correspond to "lamp controls".  I can only access them via the mouse, which doesn't record into the macro. Can someone please help me?  I know they must be there somewhere!

-Cody

Call up the fixture channel(s) number and press About.

Lamp controls are in the CIA screen

Steve B.

Steve,

Thanks, I've gotten that far. It is after that.  Once the lamp controls button is visible in the CIA, how to I select it without using the mouse?

"Thanks, I've gotten that far. It is after that.  Once the lamp controls button is visible in the CIA, how to I select it without using the mouse?"

You push the "Lamp On' button on your touch screen.

You do have a touch screen ?.

If not, use the mouse.

Sorry, couldn't resist.  I read enough posts here prior to purchasing our Ion, to budget in 2 touch screens.  HUGE difference and highly recommended (at least 1), especially for the direct selects.

SB

Cody,

If you're learning the macro live, clicking the Lamp On button with your mouse is not a problem, as it will learn the syntax of Lamp On rather than the button click and mouse movements.

W

Warren,

Thank you.  I just tried recording the macro with the mouse and this time it worked.  I don't know why, but previously I had no luck recording macros with any type of mouse use. (it had to be all buttons) No matter - It works now!

 I appreciate your help!