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MagicQ User Manual 67 Version 1.3.0.0
All playbacks have a fader, a FLASH button and a SELECT button.
The 10 main playbacks also have GO and STOP buttons for control of Cue Stacks.
Note that the lower bank of playbacks on each expansion wing have GO buttons only. Cue Stacks on
Playbacks without GO or STOP buttons can be controlled using the GO and STOP buttons in the
manual section.
10.1 Playback Display
The area above each of the main playbacks on the touch screen is used to provide information about the
status of the playback. This includes the name of the Cue Stack that is loaded on the playback, the
current Cue and the next Cue. The status of the Cue is shown as a percentage along with an indication
of whether the Cue is running or halted.
The LCD screen above each of the Playbacks on the expansion wings displays the name of the Cue
Stack.
10.2 Activating and Releasing Playbacks
Playbacks are activated and released by pressing the associated buttons and raising the associated faders
depending on the options of the Cue Stack. Once a playback is activated it affects the output of the
console until it is released.
By default the Cue Stack on a playback is activated when the fader is raised above zero and released
when it is returned to zero. Similarly it is activated when a flash button is pressed and then deactivated
when the button is released.
However the Cue Stack options can be configured so that the flash buttons or the faders do not affect
activation or deactivation. In this case the Playback can be activated by pressing the GO button. It can
be released by making the playback the current playback and then pressing the RELEASE button.
The Cue Stack can also be configured so that it does not reset to the first step when it is released.
A Cue Stack can be set so that pressing the FLASH button, activates and releases the playback on
alternate presses. Set the “Flash Button toggles” option.
A release time can be set for the Cue Stack in the Cue Stack options, so that when released the levels
fade out over a specified time.
10.3 Fader control
By default the playback fader controls the level of any HTP channels recorded into the current Cue on
the Cue Stack. If the “Fader controls HTP chans” option is set to “No” then the fader will no longer
control the HTP channels – the Playback will automatically be always set to 100% level.
The Cue Stack options can be configured so that the fader also controls LTP channels (“Fader controls
LTP chans” option). This is useful for example, to set up a fader to perform a "fly away" at the end of a
song. As the fader is moved up the LTP channels are changed from their current values to the values
recorded in the Cue.