Add - Adds a new item to the list.
Remove - Removes the currently selected list items.

Duplicate/Copy - Copies and duplicates the currently selected list item. The new item will be added to the list right after the selected item. You can change its settings afterwards.

Navigation - Allows you to select the next or previous list item.

New - Creates a new configuration while deleting all previous list items with your permission.
- Allows you to create an empty DMX Remote Configuration [Empty] or load a preconfigured DMX protocol [Essential, Standard].

Open - Loads a previously saved DMX Remote Configuration file into the DMX-IN Remote Editor from an external file [of the file type *.mdrx].

Save - Saves the current DMX Remote Configuration to an external file [of the file type *.mdrx].
 
Save As - Save the current DMX Remote Configuration to another external file [of the file type *.mdrx]. Simply enter a name and click Save.

Assign - Allows you to assign a control of your DMX controller to a function in MADRIX 5.
- 1] Activate Assign, select an list item you created and move the control of your DMX controller. You may also select multiple entries in the list.
- 2] In most cases, MADRIX 5 will automatically recognize the identify the DMX Channel, Control Type, and Interaction for the control. Learn more Configuration

Test - Allows you to test single list items and their functionality on the MADRIX 5 user interface, while having the DMX-IN Remote Editor still opened.
- Activate Test, then use the control on your DMX controller. You can see if the control works as expected on the MADRIX 5 user interface.
- If Test is activated, MADRIX 5 will receive the signal directly and not the DMX-IN Remote Editor.

- Test is also useful for testing modifiers. Learn more Modifiers

Configuration Name - Allows you to type in an individual description for your DMX Remote Configuration.
- Once saved, you will be able to select your DMX Remote Configuration under Preferences > Device Manager... > MIDI > Remote Control and MADRIX 5 will use this label.

Ctrl + A

Selects all items in the list.

Ctrl + E [hold]

Activates Assign, while holding this shortcut.

Ctrl + N

Creates a new configuration.

Ctrl + O

Opens a configuration.

Ctrl + S

Saves a configuration.

Ctrl + T [hold]

Activates Test, while holding this shortcut.

Del

Removes selected items from the list.

Arrow Up

Navigates upwards in the list.

Arrow Down

Navigates downwards in the list.

Double-click on an item

Calls up the context menu for the column.

Double-click on a head row of the list

Sorts the list alphabetically according to the column [ascending or descending].

Function

1] Create a new item with +
Or select a list item and perform a double-click with your mouse on the column Function.

2] Select the general topic [e.g., Audio].

3] Select the exact function you wish to configure [e.g., Volume].

DMX Channel

A] Click Assign, select one or more list items and use a control on your DMX controller. In most cases, MADRIX 5 will automatically recognize the DMX Channel, Control Type, and Interaction.

B] Or first select one or more list items and perform a double-click with your mouse on the column DMX Channel. Second, enter the correct DMX channel [e.g., CH01 for channel 01].
- You can also select multiple entries in the list and change their DMX Channel value at the same time.

Invert

1] Select one or more list items and perform a double-click with your mouse on the column Invert.

2] The items will change between No and Yes:
- If Yes is selected, all values of this control will be inverted. That means for example that 0 becomes 255 and 255 becomes 0.
- No is the default value. No values will be inverted.

MIN, MAX,
Description

▪Select one or more list items and perform a double-click with your mouse on the column MIN, MAX, or Description. Enter the desired value or text.

▪MIN - Defines a minimum value for this functionality. The default value is 0.
MAX - Defines requires a maximum value for this functionality.
- For example, the Master Fader has a maximum value of 255, or you may want to set the maximum Fade Time to 10 seconds.

▪Description - Allows you to enter a text to describe the functionality.
- [By default, the name of the function will automatically be entered].

Execution

1] Select one or more list items and perform a double-click with your mouse on the column Execution.

2] The items will change between Always and On Value Change:
- If Always is selected, the remote command will be permanently and continuously processed by the software.
- If On Value Change is selected, the remote command will only be processed when the incoming value on this DMX channel has changed.

More Information:

Although MIDI and DMX-IN can both be used for similar remote control, both standards function differently.

Regarding MIDI:
- MIDI is an event-based standard, which only sends commands when a button is triggered, for example. If no control is used, no commands are sent.
- As such, the software reacts when it receives data and the incoming values are changed.
- Another event-based input, such as using the mouse on the GUI, could override the last received command.

Regarding DMX:
- DMX, in contrast, is a status-based standard. That means data is always sent. There is always and continuously incoming data.
- As such, the currently received data represents the current status of the GUI [at least regarding any functions that are mappend in the Remote Editor].
- For example, a fader set to 127 and assigned to the Master will always set the Master to 127 in the software.
- Another event-based input, such as mouse input, cannot override this current status.

Regarding Default Values:
- You might notice that the default Execution value [Always or On Value Change] might be different for different functions.
- Output > Master has the default Execution value Always, for example.
- Cue List > Go has the default Execution value On Value Change, for example.
- This is a special arrangement to make this status-based communication work with event-based actions in the software.
- For example, if Cue List > Go would be set to Always when used with a fader, the Go command would permanently be triggered and it would continuously skip cues in the Cue List even though you would not actively trigger the fader anymore.
- It is highly recommended to use the default settings for each function.
- Please also see the section 'Special Functions' below.