r/GrandMA3

Hi, quick question for everyone: Is it possible to stream via SACN over two ports simultaneously in Grand Ma 3? If so, how? And is it possible to connect my PC to the session via a separate network connection despite the SACN stream? Right now, I can only get one to work at a time, but I can't imagine that it wouldn't be possible to use multiple ones.

Note: This involves the exact same stream, so I want to achieve a result similar to that of a DMX splitter, the same signal split into two paths.

Hey y’all!

I just started working for a venue that hosts a lot of tours, and my experience is mostly in theatrical lighting, meaning: I would walk into a venue with a system set up to only cater to that venue and things didn’t change much beyond that. Which means I am still learning a lot of things about a lot of systems and equipment that I haven’t had much exposure to in my previous experience. So if any of my questions seem confusing, it comes from a lack of familiarity with a lot of these technologies that I am newer to. So please be kind. :)

I have a tour coming into my venue soon that will be bringing in a Grand MA3 and they want to hook into our system. I have a 2 port portable ETC Response Gateway set up to send out my universe 1 and 2 for this reason that works just fine. And typically that’s all folks need. But this tour also wants to use my universe 3, which is all wireless Lustrs talking to a show baby that’s hooked up to our house console, an ETC Ion.

My issue is that I don’t know much about the MA line of consoles (which is why I’m coming here for your expertise!) and I want to make sure I can provide him with access in whatever way he needs it. How can I make sure he can properly hook into all three of my universes? We have a lighting network, can you just run an Ethernet from one of our lighting network ports straight into the board? And would that grab the wireless universe as well? Does my house console need to be on for any reason or should it be off at all times?

I am trying to learn more and more about networking to better understand all of this, but I am nowhere near knowing what I want to know. So please explain things to me even if they might seem obvious to you. Thank you so much in advance for any help provided!!!! :)

Any updates on this? It feels like such a long time between announcement and release this time.

I had 48hrs to get my show together, spend the last few months breaking things and learning and now it’s time to start over and actually be organized and…
I want to do that in 2.4!

Edit for directness: has anyone talked to their reps/ACT and have any solid info about a release timeline?

I am trying to match my node software version to my PC version. I am currently running v.2.3.0.4.
In the tutorials it says to copy the "EFI, "ma" and "update" files out of the ma install folder and put into USB. I do not have "EFI" nor "update" in my downloaded folder on my PC. This happen to anyone?

Also, can you just update node directly through the program on PC?

Hello , i'm just a new learner of grandma3 pc and i know some tips and basically things but i reall want to have a 100 % complete showfile someone can send me with macro sequences and more ( old project if you want )

i just gonna see how its made and practice in same time, beacose i love do live ! ^^

Please someone send me a completly show file for free plz with 3D stage or just fixtures already placed for just do live training and be curious of the project !

( sorry for my english i'm 16 years old french... )

Whenever I have all my lights the way I want them, I click on an empty spot in my sequence pool. Then the command line says Illegal Object. Why is that and why can't I successfully make a sequence?

Working with a grandMA3 Command Wing and trying to build a fast workflow around Speed Masters using the top button row:

- Rotary + = double speed
- Rotary - = half speed
- Button press = Learn

I noticed a strange behavior:
When the Speed Master is set to DIV / MULT mode and I press Learn, the learned BPM is not fully accepted.

Example:
It briefly shows something like 150 BPM, but then instantly clamps down to around 113 BPM.

This only happens when half/double speed is active.
If the Speed Master is set to normal (no DIV/MULT active), Learn works perfectly.

Is this expected behavior or a limitation/bug?
Is there any way to make Learn work correctly while DIV/MULT is active?

So i have a problem. Once i sat behind an MA3 command wing on one concert and i mostly do like busking and stuff. And i have one problem. In chamsys when i wanted to fade an color that i had in my presets so i simply clicked like 3 on numpad and it faded 3 seconds to that color. And i just needed to do same on the MA3. How do i do that?

I am fairly new to Ma3 and to being an operator. I was wondering what are the most common problems/quirks of the Ma3 can occur after loading your show file until load out that an operator should be aware of/ know how to handle or fix.

Thanks in advance

Hello,

I'm doing my first steps in the GrandMA world right now. While waiting for the command wing to arrive. I started with the onPC Software. So far everything worked well. Patched the fixtures I will work with. Setup my views, presets etc. Then I encountered some ETEC E200 Spot fixtures in the location this is all for. Since the MA Hardware is not here yet, I don't know if the fixture is working correctly in real life, but in the visualizer is dosn't. Is won't show any beams, which was a problem I could fix by modifing the profile with angle information in zoom channel of the fixture. No I see at least some light but it won't change color like the other fixtures in my patch do. I just remains white. Also I don't seem to be able to adjust the brightness of the light in the visualizer. I added a emitter to the prfoile and defined the luminous flux. But this does not seem to impact the visualizer at all.

Could somebody check the profile and give me hint to where the problem with the non changing colors lies?

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Hey folks,

idk but for me and my colleagues we dont appreciate the view of clock in ma3 software.

perhaps we get use how it was on ma2

tried to do a pluggin with chat gpt- that runs just like a seq name and u assign it on layout view.

anyone knows a trick, or maybe custom macro, or crazy guy who could do it ?

much appreciate it

Hi all,

For some context im a very experienced programmer I did live entertainment for years and now do mostly film/tv.

I understand the concept of recipes, I understand how it would be helpful on a tour or festival circuit when the rig is local every time and you have different fixtures. But most of the work I do is with a rig that tours with us or on a film with a set fixture package.

How can recipes help my workflow? What am i missing out on? Any examples or general feedback on recipes would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: Thanks everyone for the constructive feedback, really helpful!

I'm having problems with my Bump Cue Stack. In Cue 1, I have half of my lights set to Zoom 100 and in blue. And in Cue 2, the other half is also set to Zoom 100 and in blue. Now I want that when I go to Cue 2, it fades in and Cue 1 fades out, and when I go to Cue 1, it fades in and Cue 2 fades out. Fading in the cues works, but fading out doesn't. Does anyone have an idea?

I am trying to save to a USB drive, but it will not let me select "Removable E" in the upper right corner. It shows it there when I right click on "Internal". Running version 2.3.0.4