Manual

121 PRO X User Manual
Chapter 20: Scenes And
Shows (Automation)
This chapter shows you how to use scenes and shows, which are part of the
PRO X’s automation.
About automation
Automation is predominantly a GUI-only function that allows complex editing
of scenes and the creation of show les via the GUI menu. The control surface
provides limited control via the automation section, which facilitates fast store/
recall operation during show time and rehearsals.
The automation system of the PRO X can store and recall up to 1000 scenes, each
one being a snapshot of the control centre’s settings at the instant the scene was
created. By recalling scenes, users can — with certain exceptions — restore
the control centre to the state that existed at that time the scenes were stored.
This makes it ideal for multi-act tours by providing quick and accurate access of
settings for the band with a minimum of sound check time, as well as for theatre
productions, where each act requires reconguration of audio I/O.
All of the scenes for a show are contained within a show le. Show les are stored
in the PRO X, so that they can be loaded when required, and they can also be
transferred to/from external USB storage devices.
Events provide an additional scene control by which you can use the MIDI, GPIO
and ‘internal’ functions to trigger events on internal and external devices from
within the show le.
For theatre applications, channel settings can be recalled (across all scenes) from
the user library (see Chapter 24 “User Libraries (Presets)”) so that one generic
show can cope with dierent performers on a night-by-night basis, which is
common in theatres.
You can copy certain parameters through scenes by using the
Show Editor screen. For more information on the Show Editor screen and for
details on how to use it for copying and pasting throughout scenes, see “Show
editor” in chapter 9. For details of the parameters that can be copied through
the scenes, see Appendix P “Parameters Copied Through Scenes”.
Throughout this chapter, wherever scenes are mentioned this also applies to
point scenes, unless otherwise stated.
Automation controls
Although automation is supported on the master bay control surface by the
automation section, it also requires large amounts of screen support. The GUI
provides this in the form of an Automation screen that gives full scene and
show le support, and also scope and event features. Additionally, the GUI has a
Files screen for show le management and transfer.
The following diagram explains the automation section of the control surface
and shows the location of their equivalents on the GUI’s Automation screen.
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Automation controls on the control surface and GUI