Trigger Buttons

The trigger buttons enable you to trigger common effects on your dmx fixtures. The following are available: 

• BLACKOUT: All lights turn off.

• BLINDER: All LED fixtures turn full white. Color wheel-based fixtures will go to a white wheel if specified. Also, Any channel type that is set to BLINDER will get set to the ON level and return to the OFF level when the button is released. Can be used for Binder-based fixtures that you only want to turn on when the button is pressed.

• STROBE: All lights will strobe.

• FOG: Any DMX channel type that is set to FOG ON/OFF will get set to the ON level and return to the OFF level when the button is released. 

• EFFECT: Any channel type that is set to EFFECT will get set to the ON level and return to the OFF level when the button is released. Can be used for flame effects etc.

You can set the ON and OFF levels for FOG and EFFECT at the fixture level via the Patcher or Control page, or via the profile on the Fixture Profile page.

NOTE: The Trigger Buttons will only work if MaestroDMX is playing either in Live Mode or via Cues in the Show

Trigger Button Controls

Momentary vs Latched Modes

BLACKOUT, BLINDER, FOG, and EFFECT trigger buttons can be set to momentary or latched mode by clicking the circle next to the button. Green indicates latched while clear indicates momentary. In momentary mode, you have to keep the button pressed to realize the effect. In latched mode, once the button is clicked, the effect will run until the button is pressed again to turn the effect off.

Specific Trigger Controls

Click the arrow drop down next to the STROBE trigger button to access the ‘Strobe Brightness’ and ‘Flash Rate’. 

Click the arrow drop-down next to the BLINDER trigger button to access ‘Blinder Brightness’

Click the arrow drop-down next to the FOG trigger button to access the FOG settings.

FOG VOLUME controls the level, from 0-255, of the Fog Volume attribute type. Whichever DMX channels are set to use the Fog Volume attribute type will react to the FOG VOLUME slider. Make sure to have your fog or haze machine’s DMX channel that pertains to volume connected to this attribute.

FOG SPEED controls the level, from 0-255, of the Fog Speed attribute type. Whichever DMX channels are set to use the Fog Speed attribute type will react to the FOG SPEED slider. Make sure to have your fog or haze machine’s DMX channel that pertains to speed connected to this attribute.

NOTE: Not all haze fog machines have a volume control. In this case, FOG VOLUME will not have any function.

FOG CONTROL TYPE specifies how the FOG effect will function while the FOG button is engaged. In MANUAL mode, while the FOG button is pressed any DMX channels that have the FOG ON/OFF attribute specified will be turned to the ON value.

In TIMER mode, while the FOG button is pressed any DMX channels that have the FOG ON/OFF attribute specified will be cycled on and off based on the INTERVAL and DURATION sliders. The DURATION specifies how long the FOG burst will be turned ON, while the INTERVAL specifies how long the FOG will be turned OFF for in between the FOG ON bursts. Calibrate these settings to your match desired needs.