Using the [Learn] Key

Pressing the [Learn] key while in live mode places the console in macro learn mode. The [Learn] key flashes and the CIA displays “Learning” above the command line. Assign a number identifier (from 1 to 99,999) to the Macro using the control keypad and press [Enter]. The CIA flashes “Learning Macro ####” above the command line. This indicates that the console is ready to record the macro.

Note: It is helpful if you plan your macro content in advance of the macro record process. While in learn mode, each button press is recorded as content, even the [Clear] button if you have mistaken a keystroke. There is no way to fix a content error in live mode, but you can rerecord the macro as needed, or you can edit the recorded macro in the macro editor, removing any unneeded commands. See Editing Macros

Begin writing the sequence of button presses and events for the macro record. When you have finished with the series of events and button presses, press the [Learn] key again to exit macro learn mode.

Examples of a macro record function include:

  • [Learn] [1] [Enter] [Go To Cue] [Out] [Time] [0] [Enter] [Learn] - records macro 1 with the go to cue out command.
  • [Learn] [5] [Enter] [1] [Full] {Chan Check} [Enter] [Learn] - records macro 5 with channel 1 at full in channel check mode. To check the next channel in the list, press [Next].
  • [Learn] [4] [Enter] [-] [Sub] [Record] [Learn] - records macro 4 with instructions to record a target excluding all submaster data.
  • [Learn] [2] [Enter] [-] [Group] [6] {Color} [Record] [Learn] - records macro 2 with instructions to record a target excluding the color data from group 6.

You can also create a macro in live that bumps submasters across fader pages but first you must have content assigned to the submasters. For example, write submasters 1 through 5 and 15 through 17, each with its own channel selections at 100%. Then select:

  • [Learn] [1] [Enter] [Bump1] [Bump2] [Bump3] [Bump4] [Bump5]
  • [Fader Page]
  • [Bump15] [Bump16] [Bump17] [Learn]

Once you have created the macro from Live in [Learn] mode, you can easily edit the sequence from the macro editor display. See Macro Editor [Tab 18].