Understanding Color Palettes

MaestroDMX provides you with a variety of color palette options that support RGBWAUV. There are two types of palettes: Grouped Palettes and Individual Palettes (single color and gradients). 

Individual vs. Grouped Palettes

Individual Palettes can be comprised of either a single color or a color gradient made up of multiple color stops. The Individual Palettes that support Amber, White, and UV are specified with the letters Am, W, and UV. For example the ‘Halloween UV’ and ‘Amber Sparkle W’ palettes. 

Grouped Palettes are comprised of several Individual Palettes. Maestro patterns intelligently move through the color palettes within the chosen palette group based on the music. 

Using Colour Palettes 

Maestro Patterns function best with Grouped Palettes since the Maestro Pattern will make the decision to switch to different Individual Palettes (contained within the Grouped Palette) based on the music. If you just select an Individual Palette for a Maestro Pattern, the pattern will still function, the effects with changes, etc,  however, the pattern will use the same Individual Palette for the duration of its runtime.

Core Patterns only use a single individual palette and do not have the intelligence to switch to a different one. If you select a Grouped Palette when running a Core Pattern, one of the individual palettes within the group will be chosen at random for the entire runtime of the Core Pattern.

NOTE: In a future release, users will be given the ability to create customized Grouped Palettes from Individual Palettes.