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{{Manual Header
| Type = DMXC3 Main-Software
| Version = 3.3.0}}

{{Manual Objectcaption|Parameter Master}} are a type of {{Manual Windowcaption|[[Master DMXC3|Master]]}} available in DMXControl 3, which allows you to live manipulate the values of device functions (e.g., dimmers) as well as effect parameters (Peak, Size, Phase, ...). As a general rule, the Parameter Masters can only be applied to device functions or effect parameters that do not specify a speed (frequency in Hertz or time in seconds or milliseconds).

The Parameter Masters have a default value range of <code>0</code> to <code>100</code>, which they pass as a value to the respective function or parameter. This range can be adjusted in the properties of each Parameter Master, allowing, for example, a value range of <code>180</code> to <code>540</code> to be passed to the phase of an effect. In the input assignment, the selected value range always corresponds to the normalized value range for linearly changeable values of <code>0</code> to <code>1</code>, simplifying the linking with other nodes, etc.

= Usage =
== Creating New Parameter Masters ==
There are two ways to create a new Parameter Master:
* One can create it in the {{Manual Windowcaption|[[Project Explorer DMXC3|Project Explorer]]}} under the {{Manual Windowcaption|Master}} branch. Here, each new Parameter Master automatically gets a sequential number.
* If you prefer a custom number instead of the sequential one, you can enter the name of the desired Parameter Master, including its number, in the {{Manual Windowcaption|[[Device Control DMXC3|Device Control]]}} in the corresponding device function or parameter.

The schema is that the type of master is defined as an internal keyword for DMXControl 3 (here <code>ParameterMaster</code>) and its sequential number. Both the keyword and the sequential number are enclosed in curly brackets <code>{ ... }</code>. In the following example, <code>{ParameterMaster 1}</code> is assigned to the amplitude of the bump effect:

{{Picture_with_subtitle|DMXC3 Manual Master Parametermaster-effect-usage.png|1|Application of the Parameter Master in the Device Control|center}}

If the desired Parameter Master does not yet exist in the project, it will be automatically created upon confirmation of the input. Therefore, creating the Parameter Master via the Project Explorer is not necessarily required. You can use any other number when entering, such as <code>{ParameterMaster 32}</code> or <code>{ParameterMaster 4942}</code>, to store, for example, complex fanings or several device functions or effect parameters in a single scene.

== Fanning with Parameter Masters ==
In addition to simple usage, the normal {{Manual Windowcaption|[[Fanning DMXC3|Fanning]]}} operators can be used to fan in any conceivable combination: multiple Parameter Masters in a sequence or in combination with a static value. For example, entering <code>{ParameterMaster 1} > {ParameterMaster 2}</code> generates a linear fanning between the values set for Parameter Master 1 and Parameter Master 2. With the input of <code>{ParameterMaster 2}</code> in this context, Parameter Master 2 will automatically be created in the project, if it does not already exist.

== Storing and Addressing Parameter Masters ==
After entering the values for device functions and effect parameters, this setting is stored in a {{Manual Windowcaption|[[Cuelist DMXC3|Scene (Cue)]]}} or a {{Manual Windowcaption|[[Preset DMXC3|Preset]]}}. When the scene is executed through the associated {{Manual Windowcaption|Scene List}} or the preset, the Parameter Master is loaded in the background. Once the value of the Parameter Master is changed, the corresponding property adjusts. The value changes can be made either through the master window, through the {{Manual Windowcaption|[[Executor DMXC3|Executors]]}}, or via the {{Manual Windowcaption|[[Input Assignment DMXC3|Input Assignment]]}}.

== Other Usage Possibilities ==
Parameter Masters can also be used outside of scene lists in a project, for example, exclusively for operations in the {{Manual Windowcaption|[[Input Assignment DMXC3|Input Assignment]]}}. One option, for example, is for a Parameter Master to provide the same values in several connection sets and thus serve as a flag function.

{{Manual Box | en | Hint | If you need additional Parameter Masters in your project, they can currently only be created through {{Manual Windowcaption|Device Control}}. The procedure follows the same schema as if you were using the Parameter Master in an effect or for a device function. After entering this input and pressing the {{Manual Keyboard|Enter}} key, the new Parameter Master will be added to the project, and the content of the programmer can be deleted. Corresponding improvements are already in progress.}}

= Settings =
The Parameter Masters offer the following settings in the properties (Properties).
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{{DMXC3 Manual-Tablesection | S1 | 5 | Kernel Settings (Kernel properties) }}

| Name || Default Text Schema || ParameterMaster ... || Internal name of the Parameter Master, which serves as the keyword for all uses.
|-
| Master number || Numeric value || || Internal number of the Parameter Master.
|-
| Display name || Any text || ParameterMaster ... || Descriptive, freely assignable name for the Parameter Master, such as "Dimmer Spots," "Dimmer LED PARs," "Phase Effects," ... .
|-
| Min || Numeric value || 0 || Minimum value that is passed to a device function or effect parameter, etc.
|-
| Max || Numeric value || 100 || Maximum value that is passed to a device function or effect parameter, etc.
|}

= External Control =
The Parameter Master can be controlled via the {{Manual Windowcaption|[[Input Assignment DMXC3|Input Assignment]]}} and returns corresponding values. The following nodes exist, which can be linked to the corresponding inputs and outputs:
*[[Parameter Master (Input Assignment) DMXC3|Parameter Master]]

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