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Layer Settings

The Layer Settings panel configures a selected layer's name, mapping, speed, beat offset, controlled values, and per-fixture parameter mapping.

The Layer Settings panel provides detailed control over the selected layer's properties.

Related concept: Effects and layers.

Basic properties

Name

Give your layer a descriptive name. Good names help organize complex shows, for example "Base - Blue Wash", "Chase - Rainbow", or "Accent - Strobe".

Mapping

Select which position mapping this layer renders to. Each layer is assigned to a position mapping that determines which fixtures receive its output.

Speed

Control the speed multiplier for the layer's effect (0 to 4). A value of 1 is normal speed, 2 is double speed, and so on.

Beat offset

Shift the layer's timing by a number of beats (-4 to 4). Use fractional values for fine adjustment.

Controlled values

If the layer's effect exposes controlled values (via a Controlled Values node), they appear as additional settings. Each controlled value has a reset button to return it to the default.

Number, Boolean and vector values can be driven from a controller. Enter Mapping Mode, click the value's row (each axis of a vector gets its own outline), and move a fader, turn an encoder, or press a pad. The binding copies the value's range, so the fader spans exactly what the slider spans.

Parameter mapping

The mapping panel lists every fixture in the layer's position mapping, grouped by fixture type. Each parameter on a group shows a master row with an effect output dropdown and a channel offset input. Expand the chevron on a group to override values for individual fixtures.

When fixtures in a group hold different values for a field, the master row shows "Mixed" and editing it applies the new value to every fixture in the group. A mapping is stored only after you change a default, so groups with everything left at their defaults add nothing to the project file.

Setting an offset without choosing an output writes a static bias to the DMX channel. Use this to nudge a channel by a fixed amount without driving it from an effect.

Toolbar

The panel toolbar provides quick actions:

  • Delete - Remove the selected layer
  • Duplicate - Duplicate the selected layer

Color panel

The Color panel authors a project's primary, secondary, and tertiary preset colors, which effects reference so one change restyles them all.

Fixtures

The Fixtures panel lists every fixture in your project and provides tools for adding, patching, editing, and managing them from one table.

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