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Start an effect and adjust it

Start an effect from the list, change its speed and color in Properties, watch the preview and stop it again.

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Choose where it runs

An effect runs on whatever is selected under Devices. Click your device to select all its fixtures; the bar below the list shows the target. With nothing selected, an effect runs on every fixture.

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  1. Choose where it runs
    An effect runs on whatever is selected under Devices. Click your device to select all its fixtures; the bar below the list shows the target. With nothing selected, an effect runs on every fixture.
  2. Pick an effect
    The Effects list on the left holds every built-in effect, sorted by category. Click Breathing: it starts right away on the selected device.
  3. Watch it run
    The LED preview in the middle shows what your LEDs show. Active Effects lists what is running, and Properties on the right shows the effect's settings.
  4. Make it faster
    Click further right on the Speed slider, or drag its knob, to make the effect breathe faster. The preview follows at once.
  5. Open the color
    Click the color swatch under Color. A color picker opens with a color field, a hue bar, a hex value and quick colors.
  6. Pick a color
    Click the orange quick color, or pick any shade in the color field. Press Esc to close the picker. The LEDs breathe in the new color.
  7. Stop the effect
    Click the × next to the effect in Active Effects. The LEDs go dark. Click Breathing in the list whenever you want it back.