Introduction
Please make sure to read the chapter MADRIX Cue List and familiarize with the interface of the Cue List.
Receiving Time Code ("External" and "System Time") is possible with all MADRIX license versions (incl. all MADRIX KEYs, MADRIX NEO and MADRIX PLEXUS).
MADRIX V2.13c and older versions will only allow MADRIX KEY professional and MADRIX KEY ultimate to receive "External" Time Code.
More information on MIDI Time Code can be found in the chapter MIDI Time Code (MTC).
Using Time Code, Duration, and Follow Cue
Step 1 - Adding New Entries
First, add a new entry by clicking at the "+" button. To change the name of this entry, click inside the "Description" field and type in your text. To change the "Storage" (A or B), "Place" (1 - 60), "Fade" (XF, WF, BF, or CF), or "F-Time" (fade time in seconds), click inside the respective fields and change the values. If you have activated CF (for color fade), you can modify the values for red ("R"), green ("G"), blue ("B") and white ("W") to select a color for the fade.
After adding your first entry, repeat these steps to add more entries to the list. Please do not forget to save your created Cue List if you want to use it later.
Step 2- Setting Up Time Code And Duration
The next step is to set a specific Time Code and duration for a single Cue List entry. Both are displayed in the following format: HH:MM:SS:FF, meaning hours:minutes:seconds:frames (see picture above).
You can use the following values for the Time Code and duration:
For an input of one hour you can use 01000000, 01:00:00:00, 01,00,00,00, 01.00.00.00, 01/00/00/00, 1h, or 01h00m00s00f.
For an input of ten minutes you can use 00100000, 00:10:00:00, 00,10,00,00, 00.10.00.00, 00/10/00/00, 10m, or 00h10m00s00f.
For an input of ten seconds you can use 00001000, 00:00:10:00, 00,00,10,00, 00.00.10.00, 00/00/10/00, 10s, or 00h00m10s00f.
For an input of ten frames you can use 00000010, 00:00:00:10, 00,00,00,10, 00.00.00.10, 00/00/00/10, 10f, or 00h00m00s10f.
Of course, other values are possible as well.
A value of 0 or the usage of the space bar resets the parameter to the default value.
Add or edit more entries according to your requirements.
Step 3 - Setting Up Follow Cues
The next step is to set "F.Cue" (follow cues). A follow cue allows you to define a certain order in which cues are going to be played. You can assign a certain cue to be played after another.
To configure a follow cue, double-click the F.Cue-column of the entry you want to edit. Simply type in the number of the next entry, i.e. the next cue that should be played after this one.
In our example above Cue List entry #2 will be followed by Cue List entry #1. Cue List entry #4 has Cue List entry #3 as its follow cue.
You can type in numerical values or use the following keys for F.Cue:
Step 4 - Starting The Cue List
Use the "Play/Pause" button to start your newly created Cue List. The Cue List will then run automatically. Press "Go" to skip to the next Cue List entry. Press "Back" to select and play the previous entry. By typing in a number into the input field and clicking the "GoTo" button the next Cue List entry will be the number you chose. The MADRIX main interface includes those control buttons as well (except for "GoTo").
Important Notes
Time Code can be the internal "System Time" or "External" MIDI or Art-Net Time Code.
When you are using Date, Time Code, and/or Duration, logical routines are implemented in MADRIX to determine which cue should be active. These routines are explained in more detail here.
If you are setting a Date, 3 options are available: daily, a specific weekday, or an explicit date. If you are using a mixture of those three options, a cue will be favored and activated according to the following hierarchy if applicable:
An explicit date overrides a weekday entry. And a weekday entry overrides a daily entry.
For example, daily will activate a cue every single day. But on Mondays, another cue should be activated and it will be. But 2010/04/19 is also a Monday and this cue will be activated this day instead of the daily cue and instead of the Monday cue.
Time Code Without Duration
If you are using the column Time Code without the column Duration, a cue will only be activated if the Time Code (System Time or External time) passes this predefined time.
If the Time Code of a cue (without Duration) has already passed that deadline, the cue will not be activated.
Time Code With Duration
1) If you are using the column Time Code and the column Duration, a cue will be activated when the current Time Code falls into this time window.
A cue using Time Code and Duration will be activated if it falls into the time window.
In addition, the logical routine will check if the Date needs to be considered according to the information above (Date).
For example, if your daily cue should start at 8 o'clock for 8 hours and the current Time Code says 10 o'clock, the cue will be activated.
2) When using Time Code and Duration, you should be aware of what should happen when the Duration is over. A cue with a Time Code and Duration will expire eventually.
When a cue with Time Code and Duration is over or has expired, MADRIX will automatically select the next cue; regardless of what the next cue is.
MADRIX will not check if the next cue is valid or logic. If you do not want MADRIX to select the next cue, use Follow Cues for example or make sure the next cue is set up correctly!
Loop Function
If all cues have been assigned a Duration, the Cue List will automatically start from the beginning again after the last entry.
If a cue inside the Cue List does not have a pre-defined duration, the Cue List will stop at this entry.
If you want to stop the Cue List with the last entry, you only have to remove the duration for the last cue in your Cue List.