Smart Macro Keys for Express Lighting Playback Controller (LPC)

Reboot

(either method seems to work)

• Press and Hold Macro 7
• Press Macro 1 and Macro 5 while still holding Macro 7
• Release Macro 7
• Release Macro 1 and Macro 5
• Press Macro 1 and Macro 5
• Press and release Macro 7 while still holding Macro 1 and Macro 5
• Release Macro 1 and Macro 5

Stage

(either method seems to work)

• Press and Hold Macro 7
• Press Macro 1 while still holding Macro 7
• Release Macro 7Release Macro 1
• Press and Hold Macro 1
• Press and release Macro 7 while holding Macro 1Release Macro 1

Patch

(either method seems to work)

• Press and Hold Macro 7
• Press Macro 3 while still holding Macro 7
• Release Macro 7
• Release Macro 3
• Press and Hold Macro 3
• Press and release Macro 7 while holding Macro 3
• Release Macro 3

Setup

(either method seems to work)

• Press and Hold Macro 7
• Press Macro 4 while still holding Macro 7
• Release Macro 7
• Release Macro 4
• Press and Hold Macro 4
• Press and release Macro 7 while still holding Macro 4
• Release Macro 4

[+]

(essentially the down arrow key)

• Press and Hold Macro 1 and Macro 2
• Push and release Macro 7 to step through the options

[-]

(essentially the up arrow key)

• Press and Hold Macro 2 and Macro 3
• Push and release Macro 7 to step through the options

Carriage Return (Enter)

• Press and Hold Macro 1 and Macro 3
• Push and Release Macro 7 to execute the "enter"  command

Hardboot (at boot up only)

Press and hold Macro 2 and Macro 4 and Macro 6 while turning on the power

789 Deep Clear

• Press and hold Macro 1 and Macro 3 and Macro 5 while turning on the power
• Read System Configuration
• Put disk in drivePress and Hold Macro 7
• Press [Read From Disk] while holding Macro 7
• Release Macro 7
• Release [Read From Disk]
• Read Show
• Put disk in drivePress Read From Disk

Other: On a curious note, in software version 3.0 if you hit Macro 7 and Macro 2 you see the Help menu pop up, but no way to navigate. If you hit M7 again you see the fader display, but no way to navigate.  How fun.

Note: You should know that the 96-channel and 192-channel LPC's will default to "Two Scene" mode. This causes the A/B fader to act as a crossfader and not a cue fader. If someone is running a show written in an Expression Console and they need to reference a Macro to a cue, have them run the cue in the C/D fader pair.

You can write a macro to change into 1-scene mode. 

• Setup
• 1 Enter
• 15 Enter
• 1 Enter
• Stage.
• Then run the Macro.