MagicQ User Manual
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Chapter 1
Introduction
MagicQ supports an extensive array of features to enable lighting designers to quickly and easily realise their innovative and
imaginative designs.
• Sixty four full 512 channel universes (32768 channels)
• Up to 202 playbacks
• DMX512, Art-Net I, II and III, Pathport, ACN and many 3
rd
party DMX dongles
• Extensive personality library
• In-built personality editor
• In-built Pixel Mapping
• Advanced Media Server control
• Colour mixing library including Lee and Rosco colours
• Flexible control of both heads and generic lighting
• Cloning and Morphing of heads
• Thousands of cues and cue stacks
• Naming of all items
• Virtually unlimited internal show storage & show merging
• FX generator with extensive FX library
• Immediate control of any chase / FX parameter
• Fully featured and enabled PC/Mac version
• Comprehensive multi console networking
• Remote control via consoles, tablets, and phone applications
• Export and import of patch data to spreadsheets / databases
• DMX input, over-riding, merging and testing option
MagicQ has been designed to be as flexible as possible so that it can be used equally well for pre-programmed shows / tours or
for busking festivals. All parameters can be changed during run at the touch of a button.
Ease of use and speed of programming have been at the forefront of the design process ensuring patching and programing a show
in the minimum amount of time without complex button sequences and multi level menus.
The first few chapters of this guide describe an overview of MagicQ including scenes, chases, fx and playbacks. If you wish to
go straight into programming a show then turn to the
Quick Start
section.
