Macros on MIDI

[Inverted Reality]

I think it would be good if you could assign a MIDI note or a key to macros to control which ever fixture is currently selected. I would then use this to create a kind of pallet like this:

First for each type of fixture I would make a set of Macros that was always the same, i.e. Macro 1 - White, Macro 2 - Red, Macro 3 - Yellow, Macro 4 - Blue etc...
Next I would set up my MIDI controller (BCF 2000) so that one row of buttons selects the fixtures (this is how i have it at the moment, with each fixture in its own group and the buttons activating the groups) and then another row of buttons selects the macros. This way i could press, for example, the buttons for 2 scanners and then the red macro, the buttons for 2 other scanners and the white macro, the button for a moving head and the yellow macro.....if you see what I mean.

This is a really good way to busk live shows as I'm sure anyone who's used a desk such as a fat frog or pearl will agree, and would make live work with freestyler and the BCF that little bit better.

[Skylight]

This would be a great feature, but the architecture of Freestyler does not allow this kind of functionallity. This Idea has been brought up a couple of times, but Freestyler would have to be completely redesigned to make these kind of macro's possible.
Maybe it will happen in the future, but that depends on Raph.

(I do agree with you that it would be awesome, not just for colors but also for movement macro's, strobe overrides etc...)