Reset / Panic

Over the course of a performance, a lot of “live” edits pile up on the console: submasters are raised, the crossfader is moved, a Solo or Mute is on somewhere, a color filter is applied, the strobe or blinder is lit, the speed multiplier is changed. The “Reset” button removes all of these overlays in one move and returns the console to a clean state.

📍 Where: Live → the left column, below the overlay buttons → the “Reset” button (with an eraser icon).

How to use it:

  1. Press and hold the “Reset” button for about 1 second. The button fills with red from left to right — that’s the hold indicator.
  2. When the fill reaches the end, all live overlays are cleared and the message “Live overrides cleared” appears.
  3. Release the button too early and nothing happens (see below).

Exactly what gets reset:

Reset Left untouched
Submasters, crossfader A running scene
Solo / Mute A running chase
Color filter Active effects
Strobe / blinder / smoke
Speed multiplier

Important: “Reset” is not a “show stop.” The scene, chase and effects keep running; you’re just quickly returning the console itself to zero.

If you do need a full stop, use “Fixtures → Reset all.” It zeroes the fixtures and at the same time drops the scene, the chase, the effects, the submasters, the crossfader (including a GO transition already under way), Solo/Mute, the color filter, the speed multiplier and the automatic smoke cycle. It deliberately does not switch off an engaged Strobe, Blinder or Smoke button: while the button is engaged there must be light under it — switch it off the usual way and the fixtures go to zero. Console setup is kept as well: submaster assignments and the crossfader’s A/B scenes stay in place, only their values go to zero.

⚠️ Warning: a short press deliberately does nothing — this protects against an accidental click, so a single slip won’t erase the light picture you’ve built up over the number. It takes a deliberate hold.
💡 Tip: “Reset” is your friend between numbers. The track is over and everything you’ve accumulated is no longer needed — hold “Reset” and the console is clean for the next entrance.
Fig. 07.08.1 — The “Reset” button with the hold indicator
Fig. 07.08.1 — The “Reset” button with the hold indicator