Lesson 8: Working With Macros - ETC Expression 2.0 User Manual

Chapter 5 Learning advanced techniques
Lesson 8
Working with macros
A macro works like a redial button on a telephone . You can store a series
of keystrokes and later replay it with a simple keystroke . Macros simplify
complex tasks that you perform often . You can program up to 125
macros in Expression. If you have expanded memory, you can program
up to 640 macros.
For example, you might program a macro to simplify the process of
performing a channel check . Rather than manually selecting each
channel and bringing it up, and then clearing it and moving to the next
channel, you can write a macro to do all the key punching for you.
You can include any keys on the console (except [Enter Macro], [Flash]
and MIDI commands) in a macro . You cannot enter fader wheel move-
ment . Each macro can contain up to 32 keystrokes . If you need more
than 32 keystrokes, you can link macros together by putting a macro
keystroke at the end of a macro to link it to another macro.
You can also program the macro to pause for any length of time be-
tween one second and one hour . The [Macro wait] key lets you program
a pause anywhere in a macro.
Hint: See page 5 - 52 of this chapter for examples of some handy
macros.
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