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• Normal – same priority as other playbacks – last activated has control
• Mid – above Normal but lower than programmer
• High – highest priority of all playbacks but lower priority than the programmer
• Above Programmer – higher than playbacks and the programmer
When the Cue Stack has highest priority, LTP channels under control of the playback are not affected by other playbacks. HTP
channels continue to operate as normal.
18.7 Playbacks ignore masters levels
Sometimes it is necessary to program playbacks that are not affected by the Grand Master or Sub Master. Use the “Masters do
not affect level” option to prevent the Cue Stack being affected by the master faders – this is useful for controlling channels that
must stay up – e.g. house lights, smoke machines etc. . . Cue Stacks set with this option are not affected by grand master, sub
master, DBO button.
Cue Stacks with this option set are not released by pressing SHIFT RELEASE to release all playbacks.
18.8 Playback Stomping
There is a Playback Stomping option in the Setup Window, View Settings, Playback. With this option enabled playbacks that
have been fully overridden by other playbacks will be automatically released (stomped).
This is useful in some environments such as night-clubs where the operator wishes to continually play back new functions without
having to turn off the older functions.
There is a choice of Stomping - LTP or both LTP and HTP.
When set to just LTP then playbacks that contain HTP channels are never released (stomped) as they may still be affecting the
output. When set to LTP and HTP then playbacks are stomped if all of the LTP channels have been overridden by another
playback and the HTP channels are at the same or higher level in another playback.
When using the Playback Stomping option it is possible to allow some playbacks to be marked as “non stomping”. This enables
certain playbacks to be bumped in without stomping over the original playback.
18.9 Group Masters (Inhibit Masters)
Playbacks can be used to control groups of channels – you can assign a playback to be a master for Intensities, FX size or FX
speed for a specified set of heads. Using Intensity Masters you can make an “Inhibit Master” to give overall control for the levels
of a group of channels.
Group Masters are activated and released in the same way as normal Cue Stacks. When you set Cue Stacks to be Intensity
Masters, FX Speed or FX Size Masters it is not necessary to set Fader Activates Stack to No and Fader Releases Stack to No.
MagicQ will ignore these settings and always activate only using the GO button and release using the RELEASE button.
When editing the channels in a Group Masters you should ensure that the fader is released before you make the edit.
Note that the channel levels, times, and FX information in the Cue that is used as the Group Master are ignored and hence do not
affect the output in any way.