23: Cue and Programmer Recipes | grandMA3 for grandMA2 Programmers
6 Apr
2021
Written by catwest

23: Cue and Programmer Recipes | grandMA3 for grandMA2 Programmers »

This time, it's #grandma3 Recipes in the Programmer and in Cues. There are some benefits to putting your recipes directly in the cues instead of a preset- especially if you think you'll be changing the groups of fixtures used in your recipes. I'll show you what happens when you make changes and when/how you need to cook.

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17: Sequences | grandMA3 for grandMA2 Programmers
23 Feb
2021
Written by catwest

17: Sequences | grandMA3 for grandMA2 Programmers »

Sequences fundamentally changed in grandMA3: let's go over how that changes our workflow and talk about how we store, edit and manipulate cues (and part cues!) in our Sequences. There's new stuff like Mirror Sequences, new MIB options and more.

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18 in 2018- Day Fifteen: Where the Heck is that Sequence?
15 Jan
2018
Written by catwest

18 in 2018- Day Fifteen: Where the Heck is that Sequence? »

Our fifteenth day of 18 in 2018 we're gonna answer the question: What page did I store that Sequence to?

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18 in 2018- Day Seven: Release Parameters and Mode
7 Jan
2018
Written by catwest

18 in 2018- Day Seven: Release Parameters and Mode »

It's Day 7 of 18 in 2018. Lets talk about putting some release parameters into cues, and then look at the Release Mode on a cue.

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18 in 2018- Day Six: Better Bumps
6 Jan
2018
Written by catwest

18 in 2018- Day Six: Better Bumps »

Day 6 of 18 in 2018 is all about getting better bumps, and finding an alternative to the old favorite: the "Flash" button.

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18 in 2018- Day Five: Break Cues
5 Jan
2018
Written by catwest

18 in 2018- Day Five: Break Cues »

Welcome back. It's day 5 of 18 in 2018. Today we're talking about "Break Cues." A break cue is a short cut to creating a block cue. If you tell a cue to be in "Break" mode, it means no values from a previous cue can track into it. It works a lot like if you were to block all of the values in your cue, but it's faster, easier and saves show file size.

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18 in 2018- Day Four: Trigger a Chase from Within a Cue
4 Jan
2018
Written by catwest

18 in 2018- Day Four: Trigger a Chase from Within a Cue »

Day Four of 18 in 2018 takes us right back to the Sequence Executor window, where we’ll use the Command options to trigger other cues.

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18 in 2018- Day Three: Organized Sequence Views
3 Jan
2018
Written by catwest

18 in 2018- Day Three: Organized Sequence Views »

Its 2018! Lets make our showfiles more efficient. Here's what you'll need: - One thumb drive - One grandMA2 console on grandMA2 onPC running software version 3.3.4.3 - grandMA3D v3.3.4.3 (Optional) - The Consoletrainer 2018 showfile (Includes our updates up through Day Two) so you can play along. You can grab the software for free at http://www.malighting.com/en/support-downloads/software.html Software [...]
Hog QuickStart: Playback
6 Aug
2014
Written by catwest

Hog QuickStart: Playback »

Playing back cues- both from Masters and Virtual Cuelists.

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