Fanning of parameters, effects, and time is a very powerful feature and the M-Series has a wonderful amount of tools to assist with fanning. Be sure to read the M-Series User Manual for a full description of what is available.
I recently learned of a cool undocumented trick for fast access to fanning. While the standard fanning abilities using the LCD/mini-touchscreen options are useful, I prefer a physical button that I can simply hold down while I adjust an attribute to create a basic fan. This can be achieved easily by assigning the Fan function to an F-Key.
To set this up, first you will need to edit an F-Key. Press and hold EDIT while also pressing the desired F-Key. This will open the F-Key editor window. On the top left, select "Command" then in the "Categories" column select "Channel Visualization".
The center of the screen will now display several options and you will want to select the last one labeled "Fan". Press "Apply" on the bottom of the screen to accept this change.
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| One-handed fanning is possible as well! |
Now anytime that you want to fan parameters of a fixture, simply select some fixtures, press and hold your F-Key and turn the desired parameter encoder (or track belt) to fan the parameter. This works great to create basic position fans.
If you wish to be more advanced, you can open the fanning screen to further adjust or change your fan type. Or to be really cool, you can assign many of these fanning functions to other F-Keys as well.
Have fun fanning and customizing your M-Series controller.
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