Pearl Matrix request (WISH LIST)

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I have been asking Avo for ages to this and even came up with a simple concept that epitemises the ease and busking principles of the Pearl, as with the use of LED panels and LED products, matrixes are being used more and more. This feature will bring the Pearl inline and beyond with other desks that have a matrix feature.

The Matrix is not used to select channels, but used to select FIXTURES and goes like this:-

1) First you set your grid/matrix size. Each cell in the matrix represents a pre-patched fixture NOT a DMX channel.

2) You can then either manually asign each cell of the grid to a pre-patched fixture or do it automatically, auto goes as follows:-
a) Select which corner you wish to start from
b) Select which fixture number to start from
c) Choose whether to patch cells automatically in a horizontal or vertical pattern.
For manual, youhighlight the cell (read on) and press a key that gives you the option to assign the cell to a fixture.

3) Selecting cells is done by first highlighting cells. To highlight cells use the two wheels, one is for hoziontal positioning, the other vertical. If you move the horizontal wheel fully to the left (off the grid), the veritical wheel now highlights entire rows instead of single cells. Similar goes if you do it the other way. If both wheels move to off the grid, the entire grid is highlighted. To select what is highlighted press the ENTER key or maybe another key.

4) You should be able to either select the highlighted cells, or toggle them (invert their selection status). You should also be able to toggle selected and non-selected cells. When cells are selected, you use the attribute keys to control the fixture attributes as each cell represents a fixture.

Please post your comments.

Justin