I'm a high school student working with the express 24/48 and since the tech crew got the board about some years ago I think I've been the only one to completly preset the board for an entire show (High School Musical). The show went well with-out presetting the effects but got really tiring with having hitting three step buttons in random order during a seemingly long scene. Although I have read the manual I just do not understand how program an effective effect!! (If it helps any what we usually use the effects for is just to flash our constants during scenes of plays we need them) pleas respond thanks