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This overview displays shortcuts for a quick execution of commands. 

 

Important:
For information on how to use the ma key in combination with shortcuts see the MA key.

 

Press this KeyCommandDescriptionExample
<<<<<<Goes fast backward and ignores the cue timing.- <<< Executor 1
<<< <<<BlackBlacks out an executor without timing. Sets the master of an executor to 0 while holding the executor. * <<< <<< Executor 1
<<< <<< <<<ToZeroSets the master level of objects to zero.- <<< <<< <<< Executor 1
>>>>>>Goes fast forward and ignores the cue timing.* >>> Executor 1
>>> >>>FlashFlashes an executor without timing.- >>> >>> Executor 1
>>> >>> >>>ToFullSets the master level of objects to full.* >>> >>> >>> Executor 1
AlignAlign ”<“Fans from the first object selected to the right.No example
Align AlignAlign ”>“Fans from first object selected to the left. No example
Align Align AlignAlign ”><“Fans from the center of the selection.No example
Align Align Align AlignAlign ”<>“Fans between first and last objects selected.No example 
Align Align Align Align AlignAlign OffSwitches off the fan function.No example
AssignAssignAssigns functions to buttons or opens the assign menu. - Assign Executor 1
  • Assign Flash Executor 1 | | Assign Assign | Label | Labels the objects. | * Label Cue 1 | | Assign Assign Assign | Appearance | Changes the frame color for pool objects and cues. | - Appearance Cue 1 | | Assign Effect Effect | Assign Form | Forms objects. | * Assign Form 8 Effect 1 | | At | At | Enters the keyword At into the command line.  | - Channel 1 At 100
  • Fixture 1 At Fixture 2 | | At At | Normal | Sets the selection to normal value. It is possible to change the normal value in Setup - User - Settings. | * Normal Fixture 1 | | At press & hold | Filter | Opens the command “Filter”.  | No example  | | Blind | Blind | Switches on/off the live programmer to black. | No example  | | Blind press & hold | BlindEdit | Switches on/off the second blind programmer. | No example  | | Bt Pg - | ButtonPage - | Switches to previous ButtonPage. | No example | | Bt Pg -  press & hold | ButtonPage 1 | Switches to first ButtonPage. | No example  | | Bt Pg + | ButtonPage + | Switches to next ButtonPage. | No example   | | Ch Pg - | ChannelPage - | Switches to previous ChannelPage. | No example | | Ch Pg - press & hold | Channel Page 1 | Switches to first ChannelPage. | No example | | Ch Pg + | ChannelPage + | Switches to next ChannelPage. | No example  | | Channel | Channel | Enters the keyword Channel into the command line.  | - Channel 1 At 50 | | Channel Channel | Dmx | Enters the keyword DMX into the command line.  | * DMX 2.1 At 50 | | Channel Channel Channel | DmxUniverse | Enters the keyword DMXUniverse into the command line.  | - Unpark DMX Universe 1 | | Clear | ClearSelection | Deselects all fixtures or channels in the programmer. | No example  | | Clear press & hold | ClearAll | Releases everything and clears the programmer. | No example | | Clear Clear | ClearActive | Deactivates all values in the programmer. | No example | | Clear Clear Clear | ClearAll | Releases everything and clears the programmer. | No example | | Copy | Copy | Copies source object to destination object. | * Copy Cue 1 At 5 | | Copy Copy | Clone | Clones source object to destination object. | - Clone Fixture 1 to 21 If Sequence 1 | | Cue | Cue | Enters the keyword Cue into the command line.  | * Store Cue 5 | | Cue Cue | Part | Enters part cue object into the command line.  | - Store Cue 5 Part 2 | | Delete | Delete | Deletes objects.  | * Delete Sequence 1
  • Delete Executor 11 | | Delete Delete | Remove | Loads “Remove” into the programmer. | - Remove Position | | Delete Delete Delete | Release | Loads “Release” into the programmer. | * Release Fixture 1 | | . | . | Enters the keyword . into the command line to indicate values separated by a dot. | - Preset 4.1 
  • Fixture 1 At 10.5 | | . . | Zero | Sets the selection at dimmer value zero. | * Fixture 5 Zero | | Down | No command  | The last focus goes a page down in the window. | No example | | Edit | Edit | Loads a cue in the programmer. | - Edit Cue 1 | | Edit + Next/Previous | No command | Loads the next/previous cue in the programmer. | No example | | Effect | Effect | Enters the keyword Effect into the command line.  | * Off Effect 2 | | Effect press & hold | No command | Temporarily opens the view Running Effects.  | No example  | | Exec | Executor | Enters the keyword Executor into the command line. | - Executor 1 At 100 Fade 5 | | Exec Exec | SpecialMaster | Enters the keyword SpecialMaster into the command line. | * Assign SpecialMaster 3.1 Executor 15 | | Fd Pg - | FaderPage - | Switches to previous FaderPage. | No example | | Fd Pg - press & hold | FaderPage 1 | Switches to first FaderPage. | No example | | Fd Pg + | FaderPage + | Switches to next FaderPage. | No example | | Fix | Fix | Fixes and unfixes an executor for all pages. | - Fix Executor 1.2 | | Fixture | Fixture | Enters the keyword Fixture into the command line.  | * Fixture 2 At 50 | | Fixture Fixture | Selection | Enters the current programmer selection into the command line.  | - Park Selection | | Full | Full | Sets selection to dimmer value 100%. | * Fixture 1 Full | | Full Full | No command | Loads the highlight values into the programmer. | - Fixture 1 Full Full | | Go - | GoBack | Jumps back in a sequence list.  | * Go - Executor 2 | | Go + | Go | Switches to next cue in the sequence with cue timing. | - Go Executor 2 | | Go + Go + | Unpark | Enters the keyword Unpark into the command line.  | * Unpark Selection | | Go+ Prvw | PreviewExecutor | Steps through a cue list in preview mode. | No example | | Goto | Goto | Jumps to a cue.  | - Goto Executor 1
  • Goto Cue 1 (Executor 11)  | | Goto Goto | Load | Enters the keyword Load into the command line.  | * Load Executor 11 
  • Load Cue 1 (Executor 11)  | | Group | Group | Enters the keyword Group into the command line. | - Group 2 At 100 | | Group  press & hold | No command | Opens group master view temporarily. | No example | | Group Group | World | Enters “World” into the command line.  | * World 1 | | Group Group Group | Filter | Calls or selects a filter.  | - Select Filter 1 | | Help + Object | No command | Opens help for an object. | * Help Fixture | | Help Please | Help | Opens the help view temporarily. | No example | | Help Help | CmdHelp | Displays all shortcuts in the command window. | No example | | Highlt | Highlight | Sets the selection to the highlight values. | No example | | Highlt press & hold | No command | Sets the selection to the highlight values and the highlight value of the dimmer starts to pulse.  | No example | | IF | IfOutput | Selects fixtures with a dimmer value higher than 0%. | - IfOutput At 70 thru 100 | | IF IF | IfActive | Selects fixtures with active values in the programmer. | No example | | IF IF IF | IfProg | Selects fixtures with active or inactive values in the programmer. | No example | | IF IF IF IF | If | Selects fixtures which exist in both groups. | * Group 1 If Group 2 | | Learn | Learn | Learns speed for a chaser or effect. | No example | | Learn press & hold + executor button | No command | Holding the key Learn and tapping the executor at a certain speed teaches the chaser to run at this particular speed.  | No example | | Learn Learn | Rate1 | Sets the rate of an executor back to 1:1. | - Rate1 Executor 1 | | List | No command | Switches the x-keys to button executors. | No example | | Macro | Macro | Enters the keyword Macro into the command line.  | * Macro 1 | | Macro Macro | Timecode | Enters the keyword Timecode into the command line.  | - Go Timecode 1 | | Macro Macro Macro | Agenda | Enters the keyword Agenda into the command line and executes the first entry in the agenda list. | * Agenda 1 | | minus | No command | Sets a relative value when used with spaces. Sets an absolute value when used without spaces.  | - Group 5 - Fixture 10
  • Attribute “Tilt” At -22 | | minus minus | At - 10 | Dimmer goes down by 10 percent. | * Fixture 1 At - 10  | | Move | Move | Moves source objects to destination objects. | - Move Executor 1 At 2 | | Move Move | Replace | Replaces objects or values.  | * Replace Fixture 1 with 2 | | Move Move Move | Insert | Moves objects to a new ID. | No example | | Next | Next | Selects next fixture or fixture of a selection. | No example | | Off | Off | Knocks out values or releases executors. | - Off Executor 1 | | Off Off | No command | Temporarily opens the Off Menu. | * Off Off | | On | On | Enters the keyword On into the command line.  | - On Cue 1
  • On Selection | | On On | Call | Calls the status of the cue in the programmer.  | * Call Cue Thru 2 | | Oops | Oops | Undoes the last action. | No example | | Oops press & hold | No command | Temporarily opens the Oops Menu.  | No example | | Page | Page | Enters the keyword Page into the command line.  | - Page 3 | | Page Page | ChannelPage | Enters the keyword ChannelPage into the command line.  | * ChannelPage 2 | | Page Page Page | FaderPage | Enters the keyword FaderPage into the command line.  | - FaderPage 3 | | Page Page Page Page | ButtonPage | Enters the keyword ButtonPage into the command line.  | * ButtonPage 4 | | Pause | Pause | Pauses the current cue fade.  | - Pause Executor 1 | | Pause Pause | Park | Parks objects.  | * Park Fixture 10 | | Please | Please | Executes commands. | No example | | Please Please | No command | Activates all attributes for the selection. | No example | | plus | + | Functions as an “and”.  | - Fixture 1 + fixture 2 | | plus plus | At + 10 | Dimmer goes up by 10 percent. | No example | | Preset | Preset | Enters the keyword Preset into the command line.  | * At Preset 4.2 | | Preset Preset | Attribute | Enters the keyword Attribute into the command line.  | - Attribute “Tilt” At 50 | | Preset Preset Preset | Gel  | Calls the keyword Gel from the Swatch Book.  | * At Gel “Manufacturer”.”Number or name of color” | | Previous | Previous | Selects previous fixture or fixture of a selection. | No example | | Previous + Next | All | Leaves the Next/Previous MAtricks selection and selects all. | No example | | Previous + Set + Next | MAtricksInterleave Off | Turns off MAtricksInterleave. | No example | | Prvw | Preview | Shows the preview of a cue. Preview does not generate a DMX output.  | - Preview Cue 1 | | Prvw Prvw | PreviewEdit | Switches on/off the preview mode.  | No example | | Select | Select | Enters the keyword Select into the command line.  | * Select Executor 1 | | Select Select | Selfix | Selects all channels and fixtures of an executor.  | - Selfix Executor 1 | | Sequ | Sequence | Enters the keyword Sequence into the command line.  | * Assign Sequence 1 Executor 2 | | Set | MAtricks Toggle | Toggles between the entire and the current selection of MAtricks Next/Previous.  | No example  | | Set + Next | MAtricksInterleave + | Toggles MAtricks Interleave to +1. | No example | | Set + Previous | MAtricksInterleave - | Toggles MAtricks Interleave to -1. | No example | | Store | Store | Enters the keyword Store into the command line.  | - Store Executor 1.10 | | Store press & hold | No command | Opens the Temporary Store Options.   |   | | Temp | Temp | Flashes an executor with timing and executor master level. | * Temp Executor 3 | | Temp Temp | Toggle | Switches on/off an executor. | - Assign Toggle Executor 101. | | Thru | Thru | Selects several objects.  | * Fixture 1 Thru 10 
  • Fixture 1 Thru 10 At 0 Thru 100 | | Time | Fade | Switches to layer Fade.  | No example | | Time Time | Delay | Switches to layer Delay.  | No example | | Time Time Time | Value | Switches to layer Value.  | No example | | Top | Top | Jumps to the first cue of a sequence or the beginning of a time code.  | - Top Timecode 1 | | Top Top | Kill | Releases all executors, which are not kill-protected, on all pages except for the executor you kill.  | * Kill Executor 5 | | Up | No command | Pages up in the window with the last focus.  | No example | | Update | Update | Temporarily opens the Update View.  | No example | | View | View | Enters the keyword View into the command line. | No example | | View View | ViewButton | Enters the keyword ViewButton into the command line.  | - Store ViewButton 1.1  | | View View View | ViewPage | Switches to a ViewPage.  | *  ViewPage 2 |