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    a plausible workaround could be to create a new tilt-only preset that references the sky preset, by using the store option /Embed


    set your tilt filter

    call your preset sky

    store new preset using /Embed option

    try if this alternative way of getting the time works better on mac os:


    local socket = require('socket')

    local Time = function() return socket.gettime() end

    return function()

    local timestamp = Time()

    Echo(tostring(timestamp))

    end


    if so, copy the two first lines into the beginning of the spinal tap plugin

    rightclick in empty tile in plugin pool

    press onscreen AddLuaComponent button

    press onscreen Edit button

    paste the lua code in the component text editor

    press save

    close plugin editor

    call plugin

    maybe there is a os related bug with the grandMA API function Time().


    if you run this simple script

    return function()

      local timestamp = Time()

      Echo(tostring(timestamp))

    end


    does it also crash ?

    if not, does it in the system monitor display the same time as the online time, but in seconds ?

    e.g.

    LUA    2m15.123 : 135.123456

    or something else e.g.

    LUA    2m16.543 : nil

    Code
    return function()
      local tbl = ObjectList('Collection')
      if #tbl > 0 then 
        for key, val in ipairs(tbl) do
          Echo(key .. '=' .. val:ToAddr())
        end
      else
        Echo('collection is empty') 
      end
    end

    Even if the speculations are right, and there actually is (or has been) a hardware emulator in use as some point during development (I have no clue about this), there may be numerous valid reasons for not including this (and other tools used during development), when compiling the final builds:

    e.g. os-compatibility, hardware dependencies, security, 3rd party licensing, realtime performance etc


    Nevertheless, assuming the roll-out of v1.9 goes as planned, you will in the near future be able to press the MA-key via commandline-syntax

    a Tempfader is a timeline-fader that will distribute the transition into next cue along the travel of the fader, just like the crossfader does,

    the difference is what happens when this transition-fader reaches 100%


    Crossfader:

    1. transition toward next cue with all cuetiming distributed along the fader-travel,

    2. when transition is completed, load next cue to prepare for a new transition toward another cue when fader is lowered again


    Tempfader:

    1. transition towards next cue with all cuetiming distributed along the fader-travel,

    2. when transition is completed, do nothing, just wait for the fader to be lowered, to reverse the transition.


    In both scenarios, jumping to other cues via Go, Goto etc will as expected cancel any ongoing transition, thereby resetting the fader representing the transition.


    That being said, i totally agree that there is a valid feature request to have a fader that can scale the overall impact a playback has on output.


    This is however something totally different than a timeline/cue-transition fader like the cross and temp fader


    From my point of view, such fader would need to be either a totally new fader type (scale/impact/weight/size) or a mode for the existing Masterfader, to optionally apply to all attributes. instead of dimmer attribute only, as currently implemented

    no this is not possible. selected layout follows the userprofile, which is the same on both screens


    try changing the layout-viewer to not follow selected, then replace the layout-pool with a view-pool, then store duplicated views with different layouts assigned to the layout-viewer

    yes, is this a problem?


    the offcue is triggered no matter if you switch off ( = release the Temp button) while in cue 1 Odd, or while in cue 2 Even


    or do you now want to have different fadeout times for the Odd bump versus the Even bump?

    Workaround 4:


    CueZero: Lua "last_time = Time() - 1"

    Cue 1:Lua "local diff=Time()-last_time Cmd('FaderTemp Exec 201 At %.0f', 50*math.sqrt(1/diff)) last_time = Time()"

    OffCue: Lua "last_time = nil"


    set Cue 1 to Time trigger of 1 second, and link the sequence rate to your speedmaster.

    your tempfader should update its position for every beat, when this sequence is toggled on.


    In a real world implementation, you should add conditions to only move the fader if time-difference actually has changed, scale appropriately the fader range and be careful of global namespace.

    Don't understand what you mean with "offcue - either 2 or 4" and "That has values at zero"


    In my suggested solution there are only two cues, and neither of them contains any zero values.

    this works for me:


    Cue1: spots Odd Full

    Cue2: spots Even Full


    Cue 1 property Release: Yes

    Cue 2 property Release: Yes

    Executor Key function: Temp

    Sequence property RestartMode: NextCue


    - or did I misunderstand what you want ?

    you could use the same workflow for your scenario.

    consider screenconfig 2 (combined with a view call) as your dialog, then collect the action within that dialog, then do whatever you want with that collection:


    e.g Macro "ColorFX"

    ScreenConfig 2

    View "myViewShowingColorFXpool"

    Collect [execute = No]

    ScreenConfig 1

    Assign Collection At Sequence "mydefinedseq" Cue "mydefinedcue" Part 0.1

    Go+ Sequence "mydefinedseq"