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MagicQ Console Quick Start Manual
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Saving your show
The MagicQ utilises a large hard disk to enable storage of a virtually infinite number of shows. When you are
programming a show the show is stored in memory. In order to store your show on the disk you need to press the
SAVE SHOW soft button in the Setup Window.
Whilst programming, you should regularly save your show, so that if the unexpected happens and the power fails your
show data is not lost. You can chose any filename - the console will automatically set the file extension to .shw.
By default, the console periodically saves a backup of your show to disk. It uses the same show name but with the file
extension .sbk.
It is a good idea to save your show to different file names so that you have various points you can back-track to if
things go wrong. For example, save the show as myshow-patch.shw after you have patched and then as myshow-
final.shw after you have finished programming.
When you shut down the console through the QUIT soft button in the Setup Window, the console automatically saves a
backup copy of your show with a .sbk extension. When you subsequently restart the console this file will be re-loaded.
This ensures that the console starts up as it was when the QUIT soft button was pressed.
Playing back your show
Now you have Cues and Cue Stacks recorded you can play back your show using the Playback faders and buttons.
You can control how each Cue Stack is played back using the Cue Stack options – for example you can set the fader to
control LTP fades or FX size and speed.
Make sure the master faders are raised!
Note that if you have a large show file you may wish to turn auto backups off during playback. Remember to turn
them back on when you are programming.
If you get stuck at any point, just press the HELP button!
