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5.6 Options and parameters of the effects
The option window appears when you create a new effect. The EDIT EFFECT option is available from the Live
tool bar. When you click on the EDIT EFFECT option, a first window appears and prompts you to choose an
effect in the effect list. After confirmation, the EDIT EFFECT window will appear with these functions:
• NAME of the effect.
• Switch into FLASH MODE, the button will release automatically.
• Assign a short cut key.
• Assign a MIDI event.
• Assign a HE10 port number.
• Play an audio file from your hard drive.
• Play an audio file from you CD player.
• Trigger a chosen scene.
Note: It is possible to open the EFFECT PROPERTIES window with a right click on the effect button.
When the properties window is open, all the DMX levels that you modified from the control windows will be
saved and can be used after you close the window. You can install audio CODEC to read more audio formats.
The effect buttons are used for quick actions and specific actions.
5.7 Edit and change the content of an effect button
An effect can record a DMX level for all the channels. With a click on the button, you can play the levels in-
stantaneously. When the EFFECT PROPERTIES window is open, all the actions done on the control windows
will be used for the effect button and will be saved. You need to use the faders, the pallet of preset, and the
groups to change the DMX levels of the effect button. You can activate the button while you edit it, so it is
possible to see directly what you are programming. If the effect is ON, its colour is orange. If the effect but-
ton is OFF, its colour is blue.