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Create and Define the ALBION Preset Type and its Attributes in the grandMA

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The second step in this project is to import Presets that contain all of the Attributes ALBION will affect or listen to. Once imported, these Attributes can easily be added to each of the Fixture Types used in the grandMA project.

Import ALBION Fixture Type

Make sure to download the latest version of the ALBION fixture and copy the file to a USB key formatted in FAT32. (https://cloud.vyv.ca/s/zEWgb2xps7JzezQ)
Create a first folder named “gma2” at the root of the USB Key.
Create a second folder inside the first one called library.
Place the fixture file inside the library folder.
In the grandMA, click on Setup then on the Patch and Fixture and Schedule button.
Click on the Fixture Type button.
Click on the Import button and select your USB device instead of internal.
Look for the ALBION fixture by typing Albion in the fixture text field, select it and click on import.

Once imported, this fixture will give you access to all of ALBION’s parameters. Displayed names can be changed by modifying the screen name of the attribute but the library names need to stay the same in order to link correctly each parameter to the right ALBION feature.

Add the ALBION Attributes to Fixture Types

Identify the Fixtures you want to link to the ALBION system. You will need to edit their related Fixture Type to add the ALBION Attributes you want to link to them.
Select the Fixture Type you want to edit by clicking on its entry in the Fixtures Types list.
Click on the Edit button.
Click on the Add button OR right-click on the New button located at the bottom of the Attributes list.
Select the Attribute you want to add by clicking on its entry in the Select Attribute window.
Once the Attribute has been added to the Fixture Type, you will need to assign a coarse and a fine value to the Fixture Type. This is done to obtain 16 bits of resolution for the values passed to the Attribute. (Use the ALBION DMX chart below)
Assign a patch break to the newly added Attribute. The ALBION Attributes must reside on the same patch break but they cannot reside on the patch break used by the Fixture Type’s default Attributes. The standard practice is to set the patch break at 2 for ALBION Attributes while leaving the default Attributes at patch break 1.
Click on the Setup button to return to the grandMA main menu. A Warning window will open.
Click on the Yes button of the Warning window to save the changes.

ALBION DMX Chart

Patch break 2 – Albion attributes

In the grandMA, click on the Setup button then on the Patch and Fixture and Schedule button.
Patch the 2nd break of all fixtures that contains ALBION attributes to an empty universe.

Click on the Setup button to return to the grandMA main menu. A Warning window will open.
Click on the Yes button of the Warning window to save the changes.

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