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16.5
Playbacks Window
The Playbacks Window enables management of all 202 playbacks regardless of how many physical wings are attached. This
ensures that shows that will be run on consoles with wings can be programmed on a MagicQ system without wings. It also
provides an ideal way of expanding your show control by using virtual playbacks.
The Playbacks Window displays a button for each of the 202 playbacks - starting with the 10 main playbacks and then with 8
wings each with 24 playbacks.
The top right encoder is used to select which Page of playbacks is displayed. This is completely separate from the Page used
for the physical playbacks - you can have the physical playbacks set to one page whilst you view and modify playbacks on a
different page.
Cues can be recorded onto any of the playbacks in the same way as they are recorded onto a real playback. After pressing
RECORD, instead of selecting a playback SELECT button, just press the appropriate button in the Playbacks Window.
16.5.1
Testing playbacks
Any playback can be tested, by pressing the button in the Playbacks Window. This has the same effect as raising the physical
fader from zero to full. Pressing the button again sets the fader back to zero. We will refer to this as a virtual playback.
You can use physical playbacks and virtual playbacks simultaneously - however if you activate a virtual playback for an active
physical playback then the result will depend on whether the physical playback and the virtual playback are on the same page.
If they are, then the effect will be that the playback will be activated and set to the highest level of the physical playback and the
virtual playback. If not, then the physical playback will not be affected and the virtual playback will be ignored. This is because
only one Cue Stack can be run on a playback.
Use the View Faders soft button to change the view in the Playbacks Window into faders rather than buttons. Faders can then
be moved up and down using the touch screen / mouse. This enables full control of virtual playbacks. The GO, PAUSE and
RELEASE soft buttons enable immediate control of virtual playbacks.
You can select a virtual playback as the currently selected playback by pressing the SELECT button and then pressing the required
virtual playback in the Playbacks Window. This enables the Cue Stack from the virtual playback to be controlled, including the
modification of Cues and Cue Stack parameters.
In the Playback Window there is a soft button to release all test Cues, Cue Stacks and Playbacks. This does not release Playbacks
that have been activated been real faders or buttons. This function is also available on the short cut CTRL + RELEASE.
16.5.2
Naming playbacks
Playbacks can be named in the Playbacks Window as per naming of any Windows item.
16.5.3
Copying and moving playbacks
Playbacks can be moved and copied in the Playbacks Window just like any Window item. You can also change the Playback
Window page between selecting the source and destination, so that you can copy or move between pages.
When a Playback is copied to another Playback, the Cue Stack on the source playback is copied (i.e. a new Cue Stack is
generated) to the destination Playback. By default, the Cues that make up the Cue Stack are not copied - both Cue Stacks
reference the same Cues. This means, for example, that you can generate several copies of a chase, each with the same Cues but
with different chase speeds.
You can force an unlinked copy of Cue Stacks by holding SHIFT down when you press the COPY button and electing Unlinked.
This forces both the Cue Stack and its Cues to be copied.
16.5.4
Removing playbacks
Playbacks can be removed in the Playbacks Window as per removing of any Windows item.
