1 Channel

2 Channels

3 Channels [e.g., RGB]

4 Channels [e.g., RGBW]

White

Black

255, 255, 255

0, 0, 0

Red

Green

Blue

255, 0, 0

0, 255, 0

0, 0, 255

Color Picker - You can control the intelligent Color Picker simply with the mouse.

1] Click inside the color field next to Color and hold the mouse button.
2] While holding the mouse button, you can easily navigate inside the color field and pick your preferred color.
3] If you have chosen a color, release the mouse button.

Input Fields - You can use these input fields to choose a color. Use one of 3 ways:

A] Click into an input field and enter a number between 0 and 255 for each channel.

B] Click into an input field and use the spacebar to set a value to either 0 or 255.

C] Click into an input field and continue to hold the mouse button. Then, move your mouse up or down to adjust the value.

Alpha - Is only available for certain MADRIX Effects. Defines an individual Opacity for a single color. The color becomes transparent and blends with the background.

Fader Box - Opens the Fader Box.

Phase Mode - Uses all color channels separately to define the colors.

Colors - Opens the Color Table.

Color Table - Contains a list of different colors. Each of the colors is used in the effect. Simply adjust the color values as described above and work with the Color Table in the following way:

- Adds a new color to the list according to the color settings at the top.

- Removes currently selected colors from the list.

- Duplicates currently selected colors in the list.

#6 - Shows the total number of colors in the list.
 

- Inverts the whole list. Or swaps the position of colors in the list when several colors are selected first.

- Moves currently selected colors one item up in the list.

- Moves currently selected colors one item down in the list.
 

- Loads a previously saved Color Table from an external file [of the file type *.mctx]. A new window opens for you to select the file on your harddisk.

- Loads a previously saved Color Table from an external file [of the file type *.mctx] ] and adds the new colors to the colors that are already included.

- Saves a Color Table in an external file [of the file type *.mctx].
 

- Inverts the currently selected colors to quickly create the complimentary colors.

- Converts the currently selected colors quickly to grayscale colors.
 

Defaults - Restores the default colors.

Close - Closes the Color Table.

Loop Mode - Activates Loop Mode for the Color Table. All colors in the Color Table will be used in their respective order [from top to down].

Shuffle Mode - Activates Shuffle Mode for the Color Table. All colors in the Color Table will be used but randomly selected without a specific order.

Random Mode - Activates Random Mode for the Color Table. Only randomly generated colors will be used. The colors in the Color Table will be ignored.

Fade - Adds a smooth transition between colors with the help of intermediate colors instead of switching with hard cuts between colors.

Mix Mode - Activates Mix Mode for the Color Table. All colors in the Color Table will be used at the same time but randomly selected without a specific order.

Color Gradient Window

Color Gradient Effect Control

Add - Click inside the large colored area to create a new color at this particular position with the particular color you picked. Simply drag and drop it afterwards to change its position. Change the color values as described above.

Relocate - Select and hold a color [using the small square button] and move the mouse if you want to relocate a color.

Remove - Click the small x-button at the bottom of a color to remove it.

Position - Defines the position of a color on the Color Gradient.

Fade - Adds a transition between colors with the help of intermediate colors instead of switching with hard cuts between colors. This option is available separately for each color of the Color Gradient.

Fade All - Activate smooth color transitions for all colors.

Fade None - Deactivates smooth color transitions for all colors.

Uniform Distances - Make sure that all colors have the same distance to each other.

Invert Position - Change and inverses the position of all colors.

Invert Colors - Inverts each color and thus creates the complementary equivalents of the colors before.

Open - Allows you to open a previously saved Color Table from an external file [of the file type *.mctx].

Save - Allows you to store a Color Table configuration in an external file [of the file type *.mctx].

Close - Closes the Color Gradient window.

Color Mode - Allows you to choose the Color Mode.

Monochrome - Displays the effect only in White [and Black].
Band - Applies the colors of the Color Gradient to each object individually [e.g., an EQ band].

Matrix - Applies the colors of the Color Gradient to the virtual LED matrix and the effect as a whole.

M2L Colors - Opens M2L Color Table.

M2L Color Table - Allows you match colors to specific keys.

Fade - Adds a smooth transition between colors with the help of intermediate colors instead of using hard cuts between colors.

Default Color Table - The Circle of Fifths from music education is used for the default M2L Color Table. Starting with C, this notion describes a circle. Because of that, the relationship of the keys is visible from the arrangement.