Midas XL8

238 Chapter 12: Automation
XL8 Control Centre
Operator Manual
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1 Show management panel.
2 New button for creating a new show.
3 Load button for loading a stored show by
restoring all stored snapshots and associated
automation data from the selected show file.
4 Save button for backing up all stored snapshots
and associated automation data to selected/current
show file. This button changes to red to indicate that
there are show settings to be saved. We recommend
you save your show at regular intervals, particularly
when this button changes to red.
5 Show name field, which can be up to 27
characters long.
6 Show file scene list window; see page 239.
7 Now scene panel (yellow banner) displays scene
details, such as number, name and notes.
8 Next scene panel (green banner) displays scene
details, such as number, name and notes.
9 Scene management buttons for copying, deleting
and adding scenes.
10 Copy button for copying a selected scene -
without having to recall it to the control surface - to
another scene in memory. Brings up a window for
selecting source and target scenes.
11 Delete button to delete current/selected scene.
12 Delete button to delete current/selected scene.
automation scope controls, which determine extent of
automated controls.
13 Recall Scope button brings up a “Recall Safes”
window which shows the status of all of the recall
safes and allows selection/deselection.
14 Store Scope button brings up a “Store Safes”
window which shows the status of all of the store safes
and allows selection/deselection.
15 MIDI section allows triggering of scene changes
between control centre/MIDI equipped equipment.
16 Global MIDI (MIDI output) button sends a
globally enabled message from the control centre to
the MIDI equipment that contains recalled scene
number for all recalled scenes. Brings up a window
containing “MIDI Input” and “MIDI Output” panels.
17 MIDI Disable (MIDI input) button disables
triggering from MIDI input.
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