Brightness Masters for every Group

Posted about 1 month ago by Lukas Betschart

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Lukas Betschart

Hello MaestroDMX team and users,

I would like to suggest a feature that would greatly improve workflow flexibility.

It would be very helpful to have a brightness master for each group, or alternatively to have the group brightness behave like a master. The idea is that the brightness of a group could be adjusted live via a master control and would not need to be stored in cues.

For example, if I have a group used as front light for performers, I want to be able to adjust its brightness dynamically without switching into Live Mode or modifying cues. The group level should act as a global intensity control on top of the programmed cues. (Like the global brightness master)

My current workaround is to patch the front light to DMX address 500 and control it using a small 6-channel DMX console combined with a DMX merger. While this works, it is quite cumbersome and not ideal in practice.

Thank you for considering this feature request.

Best regards Lukas

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Technical Support posted 5 days ago Admin

Thanks for the request. We are considering these features.

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Lukas Betschart posted 25 days ago

I wouldn't call these general purpose dimmers, but instead individual masters.

However, I think this is a great idea, as it offers even more flexibility. This is how I imagine it working:

There is a certain number of individual masters available (at least 4).

These can be assigned to all channel(s) in the Control Page. With the Link function, this can be done for several fixtures at once.

The output of the channel(s) is reduced depending on the value of the individual master.

It would also be worth considering whether different masters or masterfunctions would be useful. Instead of simply limiting the output, it could be scaled. For example, if the channel is at 50% and the individual master is at 50%, then the output is 25%.

The individual masters should not be influenced by cues, as they are masters. The individual masters should also be controllable via MIDI and OSC.

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Technical Support posted 26 days ago Admin

Hi Lukas

Thank you for posting this request. We have heard this from a few other users. Another thing that users have asked for are general purpose dimmers that can be attached to any channel(s) on the Control Page. Would a feature like this suffice for your use case?

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