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MADRIX 5 uses so-called Storage Places [storage bins] to store and organize your lighting visuals. ▪Storage Places are part of a Storage. ▪The screenshot below shows the complete Storage Deck A including the numbered Storage Places [Storage Place 1 to 62 can be seen by default]. Learn more »Storages
▪A single Storage contains 256 Storage Places. And MADRIX 5 offers up to 256 Storages. ▪In total, you have therefore access to 256 x 256 Storage Places.
▪Storage Places allow you to access, manage, and organize your different lighting visuals. ▪In order to use MADRIX Effects and light effects, you need to set them up first.
Using The Mouse ▪Left Mouse Click - Click with your left mouse button directly on a single Storage Place to select and activate it. MADRIX 5 will automatically fade to the new Storage Place according to the Fade Time and Fade Type of the crossfader. ▪Left Mouse Double-Click - Perform a double-click with your left mouse button directly on a single Storage Place to select and activate it immediately without using the Fade Time and Fade Type of the crossfader. ▪Right Mouse Click - Calls up the context menu as explained below. ▪Left Mouse Click And Hold And Swipe/Drag - Click with your left mouse button in the general direction of the Storage Place panel, continue to hold, and move your mouse in order to swipe and drag the entire panel. This allows you to navigate through the Storage Place panel. [You can also use the scroll bar at the bottom.] ▪Scroll Wheel - Click in the the general direction of the Storage Place panel to focus it. Then, use the scroll wheel of your mouse to scroll through the panel. ▪ Click with your left mouse on this scroll bar to scroll through the Storage Place panel.
Automatic Fade ▪MADRIX 5 automatically applies an automatic fade according to the Fade Time and Fade Type of the Crossfader when you are switching from one Storage Place to another Storage Place within one, single Storage. ▪Example: S1 P34 is currently selected. Now, select S1 P22 and MADRIX 5 will automatically do a crossfade for you [incl. Fade Time and Fade Type]. ▪[Perform a Left Mouse Double-Click to not use the automatic fade. This will activate the next Storage Place without a crossfade.]
Drag And Drop [Copy/Cut/Paste] Copy And Paste ▪Left Mouse Click And 2 Sec. Hold - You can perform a Copy and Paste with the mouse. Cut And Paste ▪Left Mouse Click And 2 Sec. Hold + Shift - You can perform a Cut and Paste with the mouse. Drag And Drop ▪File Drag And Drop - You can select a MADRIX 5 Storage Place file [of the file type *.mspz or *.mspx] in Windows and drag it to a Storage Place of your choice in MADRIX 5 in order to load it in MADRIX 5.
Keyboard Shortcuts ▪Arrow Keys - Use the 4 arrow keys on your computer keyboard to navigate and in order to preselect a specific Storage Place. ▪Spacebar/Enter - Press the Spacebar or Enter key on your keyboard to actively select a preselected Storage Place. ▪Page Up/Page Down - Press the Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll through the Storage Place panel back and forth. ▪Home/End - Press the Home key to instantly display the first Storage Place [P1]. Press the End key to instantly display the last Storage Place [P256]. ▪Ctrl+F - Press F to instantly jump back to your currently selected Storage Place and to bring it into focus.
There are several options available for each Storage Place via a context menu. ▪Right Mouse Click on a Storage Place to call up the context menu. ▪A small window will be shown.
You can use the following options: ▪Cue - Adds the currently selected Storage Place to the current Cue List. ▪Open... - Loads a previously saved MADRIX 5 Storage Place file [of the file type *.mspz or *.mspx]. A new window opens for you to select the file on your harddisk. ▪Save... - Saves the current Storage Place configuration to an external file [of the file type *.mspz or *.mspx]. A new window opens for you to select a location on your harddisk. Simply enter a name and click Save ▪Copy - Copies the current Storage Place configuration into the clipboard as a duplicate. ▪Cut - Copies the current Storage Place configuration into the clipboard and applies a Clear ▪Paste - Inserts a copy of a Storage Place from the clipboard into the currently focused Storage Place. ▪Thumbnail - Defines how MADRIX 5 manages the Thumbnail of the currently selected Storage Place. Learn more below ▪Clear - Removes the current Storage Place configuration and restores the default, blank Storage Place.
Hover with your mouse over a single Storage Place in order to see a small preview of the MADRIX Effect that is stored in the Storage Place. When using the context menu of a Storage Place, you can set up how MADRIX 5 manages the Thumbnail of each individual Storage Place. First, make sure that the currently selected Storage Place is also the active Storage Place of this Storage. ▪Right Mouse Click on a Storage Place to call up the context menu. ▪A small window will be shown. ▪Navigate to Thumbnail
▪Automatic - Is activated by default. MADRIX 5 will automatically generate a new Thumbnail each time you leave this Storage Place and switch to another Storage Place. That means the Thumbnail preview will always be up to date and show the last visual status. ▪Generate - Allows you to manually generate a new Thumbnail at this moment. Automatic will then be deactivated as a result. ▪Open... - Allows you to load a custom image and have it shown as Thumbnail for this Storage Place. You can also define how thumbnails look. Learn more »User Interface
Import Learn more »File Types File Menu ▪Go to the menu File > Import > Storage Place > Storage Place Deck A / Deck B... ▪You can import previously saved MADRIX 5 Storage Place file [of the file type *.mspz or *.mspx] onto the currently selected Storage Place on the left or on the right side. A new window opens for you to select the file on your harddisk. [This is the same functionality as Open... from the context menu.] Drag And Drop ▪File Drag And Drop - You can select a MADRIX 5 Storage Place file [of the file type *.mspz or *.mspx] in Windows and drag it to a Storage Place of your choice in MADRIX 5 in order to load it in MADRIX 5.
Export File Menu ▪Go to the menu File > Export > Storage Place > Storage Place Deck A / Deck B... ▪Go to the menu File > Export > Storage Place > All...
▪Make sure to save your MADRIX 5 Setup file after configuring your MADRIX Effects [and working with Storage Places]. ▪When switching to a different Storage, MADRIX 5 will not automatically select a new Storage Place for you. When switching to another Storage, you need to actively select a different Storage Place if that is what you want.
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