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Chapter 16
Playback
MagicQ consoles support 10 main playbacks situated immediately below the touch screen. Up to 192 additional playbacks
available on up to 8 expansion wings.
All playbacks have a fader, a FLASH button and a SELECT button.
The 10 main playbacks also have GO and PAUSE buttons for control of Cue Stacks.
Cue Stacks on wings have GO buttons. SHIFT + GO gives PAUSE function.
16.1 Playback Display
The area above each of the main playbacks on the display 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 paused.
The LCD screen above each of the Playbacks on the Playback Wings and Execute Wings displays the name of the Cue Stack.
The name can be up to 12 characters. When a Cue Stack is assigned to Wing Playbacks that has multiple steps then the name of
the Cue Stack is displayed on the first line of the Wing Playback and the second line shows the current step. If no name is set for
the Cue Stack then the first line shows the current step and the second line shows the next step.
16.2 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.
The Cue Stack options can be configured so that the flash buttons/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 pressing the S button to make 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.
At any time a playback can be released with time by pressing the SELECT button of the playback, typing a time and pressing the
RELEASE button.