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Ok, this is a bit of a hard one to explain, but here goes:

I have a star cloth that is basically 4 dimmers (4 groups of led's) and a control dimmer.

I never use the control dimmer, so have a cue running permanently to keep this channel at 100%.

The other 4 dimmers I generally have a nice twinkle effect (fader 1) or static on (fader 2).

I also have a strobe type effect (fader 3) which I built from an intensity shape over the 4 channels.

When I have these "cues" assigned to faders, even when I have BOTH the static AND twinkle faders UP at 100%, when I then bring the strobe effect up, they strobe as desired, and returning the strobe fader back down brings the starcloth back to normal.

The same desired action happens when I assign the strobe cue to an executor button.

HOWEVER, even though the executor button does the job, it LATCHES. So I go into playback options, and change the key profile to "Flash"... But now it doesn't have the same effect.

For some reason, when in flash mode, it only produces the strobe effect when the twinkle and static faders are at zero.

Is there something I'm missing here? Have I perhaps set the key profile up incorrectly?

Hard to say. My initial thoughts are as to whether the strobe playback has a particular fade mode (ie. mode 2) and/or a particular playback option (ie. size on fader) etc. and perhaps something is not being obeyed correctly. If you move the strobe effect from an executor to a playback fader handle does it work when using the flash button there?

Sorry, forgot to say, only the fader works as desired. The flash button above the fader does not... It does the same as when I assign the cue to an executor and make it a "flash" key.

I'm trying to work it out myself now. The shape is a key frame shape, whether that makes a difference.

I can see even on the built in visualiser that when I have the static fader up, then slowly bring the strobe one up, it gradually affects the intensity of the dimmers...

I appreciate that dimmers are usually HTP, but seems odd that the strobe one, or even the twinkle fader gradually reduces the intensity of dimmers already at 100%. ??? Maybe this is a "bug" and the fact the fader is doing what I "want" is actually an error?

You can change the behaviour with Playback Option [Shape Behaviour = Overlay/LTP]. [Shape Behaviour = Global] uses the one set in User Settings. Try playing with this.