grandMA works harder

The v2.0.0.4 grandMA3 software update introduces a raft of functionality and workflow improvements to MA Lighting’s lighting console, including a customisable encoder bar, bitmaps, soundfiles in timecode, selection grid improvements, fixture sheet modes and what MA Lighting refers to as “special dialogues”. In addition, the update delivers improvements to data handling and organisation. Sheets can now be filtered and reorganised to create a personal workspace, and the transfer of fixture data is said to be easier with the introduction of a clone window. Tracking functionalities reportedly simplify working with big sequences, while fixture type presets allow users to easily transfer predefined content from show to show.

MA Lighting’s free online MA University provides detailed training on the updated feature set, and the company has also announced a series of hour-long grandMA3 v2.0 public webinars in April.