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Roland GALAXIAS Quick start guide

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Quick Start Guide
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Function Explanation
Upper navigation
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Menu/notications Shows each setting menu and notications for updates.
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Main volume Adjusts the overall volume for the selected Scene.
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Scene/Setlist
Shows the name of the currently selected Scene. You can use the [ç] and [æ] buttons on the left and right sides of
the display area (if they are visible) to switch between Scenes.
Scene mode: Click the Scene tab to enter Scene mode. You can select and load Scenes from the Scene Browser
(this is shown when you click a Scene name). You can also use instruments and sounds to create a new Scene from
scratch.
Setlist mode: Click the Setlist tab to enter Setlist mode. You can load more than one Scene at once into a Setlist, for
seamlessly switching between Scenes. Creating and saving Setlists can be useful when you’re playing live. Click the
Scene name to open the Setlist Browser.
Scene mode
Scene tab
Setlist mode
Setlist tab
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Playback options Use these controls to start and stop sequencer playback, and to set the tempo.
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My Library lter When using the “My Library” lter, all instruments and packs not installed on the computer are hidden. Only the
installed packs and instruments are shown.
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Function Explanation
Left bar navigation
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Layer selector You can set up instrument on four layers for each Scene.
Use this section to select the layer to edit.
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Layer settings Use this section to adjust the volume, pan and FX send level for the layer you’ve selected with the layer selector.
Also, you can switch the insert eect and sequence eect on/o here.
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Macro controller and
keyboard switch
Click the respective icons to toggle (show/hide) the macro controllers and the keyboard. Click the [EDIT] buttons to
access the edit screens for the macro controllers and the keyboard.
Navigation tabs
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aSOUNDS View Gives you access to the sounds of all of the Roland Cloud instruments.
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bINSTRUMENT View Lets you edit the currently selected instrument and assign the instrument parameters to macro controllers.
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cMIX View This gives you access to the mix, routing and eects for all the layers.
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dSEQUENCE View Lets you edit the sequence eect for the currently selected layer.
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Instrument/Eect/
Sequencer Browser Depending on your navigation tab selection, either instruments, eects, or sequencers are displayed.
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SOUNDS View
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SOUNDS tab
Function Explanation
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aPRESETS
(Preset view)
The presets for all instruments and packs are shown on this screen.
Search for the sounds you like by using the type lter, pack lter, and so on.
Seven types of information are shown in the preset list.
Preset name Favorite Instrument
(plug-in name)
Type Pack
name
Rating Tag
The pack artwork and other information for the selected preset are shown to the left of the list.
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Function Explanation
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bPreset list sorting
Click an arrow located above one of the columns to sort the preset list by that eld.
Click the [ ] mark in the header to show only your favorites.
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cPreset search
You can input some text to narrow down the search results.
You can lter by preset name, preset type, preset tag, and preset description.
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dFilter type selection
MATCH ANY: Shows all presets that match any of your search words.
ALL: Shows only the presets that match all of your search words.
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eFavorites
This lets you mark presets as favorites.
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aPack lter
You can lter the preset list by Roland Cloud pack titles.
The packs are shown with the Roland Cloud pack artwork.
Scroll vertically to see more packs.
When Multi Select is on, you can select multiple packs by clicking on their artwork to lter them. The selection
toggles between on/o with each click.
When selecting multiple packs, you can click [x] to deselect all packs.
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Function Explanation
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bPack category
There are various ways to narrow down the pack titles. Use the lter buttons (such as New, Analog Synths, and
Drum Machines) to the right of the PACKS label to lter the related pack titles.
You can also lter by genre, and input text into the search eld to narrow down the results.
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cPack lter: show/hide
switch
To make more room for the
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preset list, click the [ä] button to collapse the pack lter view.
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aType lter
You can select the instrument types to view only those instruments. You can select multiple instrument types when
Multi Select is on.
The selection toggles between on/o with each click.
Swipe either left or right to see more device type icons.
When selecting multiple types, you can click [x] to deselect all types.
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bType lter: show/hide
switch
To make more room for the
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preset list, click the [ä] button to collapse the type lter view.
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Instrument lter Select an instrument using the Instrument Browser when you want to see only the presets for the selected
instrument.
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INSTRUMENT View
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INSTRUMENT tab
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Function Explanation
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Select layer (instrument)
to edit Click the desired instrument (layer) in the layer panel to change the instruments shown in the INSTRUMENT View.
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Instrument layer inspector
Adjust the main mixing parameters using the layer settings panel.
This lets you quickly mute or solo layers, and adjust the volume, pan and eect settings. You can also enable or
disable the sequencer.
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Instrument bar
Use this to disable an instrument or delete it from a Scene.
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Plug-in maximize button
Use this to show only the selected instrument, eect, or sequencer.
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Layer transpose and key split editor
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Function Explanation
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Show the keyboard and key
split editor
Click the keyboard icon to show the mini keyboard at the bottom of the screen.
To congure the key range, transpose, and MIDI device selections for each layer, click the [EDIT] button below the
keyboard icon.
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Layer octave setting You can transpose each layer up or down by three octaves.
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Layer transpose setting You can transpose each layer six semitones up or down.
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Layer key range
You can create custom layers and splits by specifying a key range for each layer.
You can set the key range by direct input, by dragging from the left or right side of the keyboard, by clicking the
Learn Low/Learn High buttons and then specifying a note from an external MIDI device, and so on.
Click the [Reset] button to reset the key range to the default value.
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MIDI input and channel
settings You can set each layer to receive only via the specied MIDI device or channel.
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MIX View
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MIX tab
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Function Explanation
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Full mixer view To show the mixer in its full view, click [X]. This hides the eect and shows all of the mixer channels.
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Function Explanation
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Bus sub-tabs
When the mixer is in split screen mode, use the sub-tabs to switch between the layer and bus section
mixers.
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Layer mixer: insert slots
You can add up to two insert eects for each layer.
Click an insert slot on a layer to select that slot. The eects are shown in the eect view to the right of
the mixer.
If an eect is not loaded in the slot, you can select an eect from the Eect Browser.
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Layer mixer: send levels Each layer has two send eects. You can adjust the send amount for each layer.
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Layer mixer: lters These are high-pass and low-pass lters that operate within a range of 32 Hz–24 kHz.
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Layer mixer: pan These let you set the panning individually for each layer.
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Layer mixer: volume, mute, solo Use these to adjust the volume for each layer, and to mute/solo the layers.
The faders operate within a range of -inf to +10 dB.
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FX menu, [Ā] button Use this button to turn the eects on/o, or to delete eects from the menu button.
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FX preset Lets you choose a preset for the selected eect.
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In, Mix, Out adjustment Use the [In], [Mix] and [Out] knobs to adjust the input gain, mix level and output gain for the selected
insert eect.
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Eect Browser You can double-click one of the eects in the Eect Browser to add or exchange (swap) an eect.
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Bus: FX send channels 1/2
There are two FX send tracks on the two channels to the left of the [BUSSES] tab.
The following operations are available for each send track.
¹Two insert slots for eects (FX)
¹Pan control
¹Low-pass/high-pass lter
¹Mute and solo
¹Volume control
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Bus: main channel
This mixes all layers for the four main channels and sends the channels to the stereo mix. It also adjusts
the overall volume for the Scene.
For the main channel, you can use a limiter eect to prevent clipping, as well as two insert FX. You can
also mix in mono, or apply a low-pass/high-pass lter to adjust the overall tone of the Scene.
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a Bus: routing panel Use the routing panel to change the audio outputs for each layer to the output destinations you choose.
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b Bus sub-tab: monitor channels You can use the [Mon.V] knobs to the right of each layer to adjust the monitor volume for each layer and
FX bus.
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Bus: monitor channel This is a dedicated channel for monitoring the main bus output during a live performance.
You can also use this for individual routing and volume control.
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Scene settings
You can access the following functions for both layer and bus views.
¹Limiter
¹Mono switch
¹Clear (cancel) mute and solo
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Sequence/eect bypass switch
In the MIX View, the [SEQ] and [FX] switches are common for all layers.
When you turn the [SEQ] switch o, all sequence eects that were active for the Scene preset are
disabled.
When you turn the [FX] switch o, all insert eect and send eect channels in the Scene preset are
disabled.
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SEQUENCE View
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SEQUENCE tab
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Function Explanation
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Sequence preset bar Selects the sequence eect preset.
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Sequence Browser Shows the available sequence eects.
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Sequence bypass Lets you turn the sequence eects on/o.
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Macro controllers
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The GALAXIAS features two banks of eight macro controllers. These controllers let you assign many of the parameters within a Scene.
You can link up to eight parameters from the synthesizers, eects, and mixer to each macro controller, which you can use to make powerful and
dramatic changes to the sound.
# Function Explanation
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Show/hide Click the knob icon to show or hide the macro controllers.
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Macro control: bank switch
Click in this area to switch between banks 1–8 and 9–16.
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Macro control: edit mode When linking a macro controller to a parameter, click the [EDIT] button under the knob icon to enable edit mode.
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Macro control: edit mode
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Knob label The knob name and color can be changed in edit mode.
Click the label or the color.
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Multi-link mode When multi-link mode is enabled, you can link a controller to a parameter just by operating the desired parameter.
Click the [LINK] button once more, or drag the macro control knob up and down to turn multi-link o.
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Parameter settings
Edits the setting for each linked parameter.
¹Bar icon: variable range (upper/lower limit) setting for the value
¹[Invert] button: toggles the parameter between + (positive) and − (negative)
To remove the link to the parameter, click the trash can icon at right.
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Smart link mode
When Smart Link mode is enabled, you can operate the parameter that you want to assign. This automatically
assigns the variable range and parameter invert settings, according to how much and in which direction you turn
the knobs.
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Clear all links Click the [Clear] button to remove the links to all parameters.
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MIDI Learn function
You can assign a message to a macro control knob by clicking the [Learn MIDI CC] button and sending the control
change message from an external MIDI device.
The MIDI channel and controller number are shown when the link is established.
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LFO control You can control each macro controller from the LFO module.
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aLFO control: wave
Available LFO waveforms:
¹O
¹Sine
¹Square
¹Inv Saw
¹Saw
¹Triangle
¹Random
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bLFO control: rate
Sets the LFO rate as a frequency or note length.
Available LFO rates:
Sync: OFF
0.25 Hz–30.00 Hz
Sync: ON
1 (whole note), 1/2d (dotted half-note),
1t (whole-note triplet), 1/2 (half note),
1/4d (dotted quarter note), 1/2t (half-note triplet),
1/4 (quarter note), 1/8d (dotted eighth note),
1/4t (quarter-note triplet), 1/8 (eighth note),
1/16d (dotted sixteenth note), 1/8t (eighth-note triplet),
1/16 (sixteenth note), 1/32d (dotted thirty-second note),
1/16t (sixteenth-note triplet), 1/32 (thirty-second note)
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cLFO control: depth
Use the [Depth] slider to adjust the maximum value of
LFO change. The macro controller value sets the lower
limit for the LFO eect.
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Scene mode
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Scene tab
The default mode for GALAXIAS is Scene mode.
In this mode, you can freely combine various instruments, eects, macro controllers and so on to create, save, and select your own Scenes.
When you load a saved Scene, you can change any of the settings including the instruments, eects, and macro controller assignments.
Function Explanation
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Create new Scene Click the [New Scene] button to create a new Scene.
This removes the existing Scene (if there is one) and creates an empty Scene.
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Add Scene cover image You can assign an image you like onto each Scene as Scene cover art. Click the image icon to select the image.
Hint: You can also drag and drop image les to import them into a Scene.
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Save Scene Once you’ve created a Scene, click the [Save Scene] button to save the Scene to the Scene library.
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Scene Browser: show/hide You can show all Scenes from the Scene Browser.
Click the Scene name in the top bar to show/hide the Scene Browser.
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Scene Browser
The Scene Browser lets you view all of the Scenes in GALAXIAS.
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Function Explanation
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aScene list
Use the drop-down list to switch between library Scenes
and user Scenes.
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bScene folder
When you select a folder, only the Scenes in that folder
are shown.
Select “All” to show all Scenes.
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cNew folder
Click the [New Folder] button to make a new folder.
You can name the new folder in the Folder Name dialog
box.
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Function Explanation
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dEdit folder
Click the User folder to show the pencil icon.
Click the pencil icon to edit a folder name or to delete a
folder.
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a Scene search
Input a keyword to narrow down the Scenes that are
shown.
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bScene edit button
Click the name eld for each Scene to show the pencil
icon.
You can execute the following operations by clicking the
pencil icon.
¹Load Scene
¹Rename Scene
¹Duplicate Scene
¹Remove Scene Cover
¹Delete Scene
NOTE
For the library Scenes, you can only load and duplicate
them.
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cSort Scenes
Click the name area or the [(clock mark)] to list the
Scenes in order, by name, or by date modied.
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dScene list: favorite buttons
This feature lets you mark your favorite Scenes.
Click the heart mark in the header to show only your
favorites.
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Function Explanation
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eScene list:
[Add to Setlist] button
Click on the name eld for each Scene to show the
[Add to Setlist] button.
When you click the [Add to Setlist] button, the Scene is
added to the Setlist.
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fScene list:
[Replace Scene] button
Click on the name eld for each Scene to show the
[Replace Scene] button.
Click the [Replace Scene] button to exchange the Scene
with the Scene that’s currently selected in the Setlist.
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Description Adds a description to the Scene.
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Rating You can rate Scenes from zero to ve stars.
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Tag You can add tags to a Scene.
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Setlist mode
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Setlist tab
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Setlist mode lets you seamlessly switch between multiple Scenes that are loaded into memory. This is ideal for live performance applications.
Function Explanation
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Show Setlist Browser Click the Scene name to show the Setlist Browser.
This lets you quickly select the Scenes that are loaded into a Setlist, and manage other Setlists.
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[New Setlist] button Click the [New Setlist] button to create a new Setlist.
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Setlist save button Once you’ve created a Setlist, save it by clicking the [Save Setlist] button.
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Add empty Scene to Setlist Adds a new empty Scene to the Setlist.
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Setlist: switch Scenes
In Setlist mode, you can use the arrow buttons to the left and right of the main display to switch between
Scenes in order.
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Setlist Browser
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Function Explanation
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Setlists
Use the drop-down list to switch between library Setlists and user Setlists.
All of the Setlists in the library are shown in the “Setlists” column.
The currently loaded Setlist is shown at the top of this list.
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aLoad Setlist To load a dierent Setlist, double-click the Setlist folder you want to load.
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bEdit Setlist folder
Select a Setlist to show the edit (pencil) icon. Click this
icon to show the following edit functions.
¹Load Setlist
¹Rename Setlist
¹Delete Setlist
¹Duplicate Setlist
NOTE
¹Deleting a Setlist folder does not delete the Scene
from the library.
¹Library Setlist can only be duplicated. No deleting or
editing is allowed.
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Select Scene in Setlist It’s easy to change Scenes in a Setlist.
Just click a Scene in the Setlist to immediately switch to that Scene.
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