Re: Nice review on the Martin M1
"The only beefs I had about it, however, were that somethings were overly complex for no stated reason at all. Such as:
1. the differences between submasters and sequences. Yes, there is one. If you record one
cue as a
submaster, it's one
cue and can't take an additional one on the stack. If you record it as a sequence, it can take additional cues, and it functions exactly like a
submaster... except with different rules (submasters engage when you bring the
fader up, sequences reguire you to bring the
fader up and hit the go
button... unless that's the last handle you changed, in which case you don't have to bring the handle up, simply hit Go, OR bring the handle up and back down again). "
There are very good reasons to make a difference between Cuelist and
Submaster.
Submaster only work fir
intensity and
RGBAW parameters, internally they are far more efficient and easier to deal with, particularly when a show uses hundreds of
submaster. On a
submaster there's no need for a Go,Pause,Back, it only works with one
cue and the
button is by default a flash.
On a cuelist you have a Go,Pause,Back,
etc... if you want you can assign a Go and
Release to the
fader, you do that in the Cuelist Option window.
And the Override mode allow you assign any parameters to the
fader such as Focus,
zoom,
intensity or whatever else...
It always has priority over anything else.
"2. External monitors and arranging palettes. I created a window on the external
monitor. Once. By accident. None of the techs managed to replicate that feat. There's no intuitive way to do it. "
Very simple. Unlock the view creation in the main
drop menu. From that same menu select the window to add (let say
fixture group) and then click on the second
monitor where you want the window to be. Resize and position , then hold RECORD and Press the View , name the view and that's it!
Thanks for your
feedback Adam!
