Copying and Moving Cuelists Within the Cuelist Directory

Moving and Copying from the Cuelist Directory

In the case of the cuelist directory, moving and copying to playback controls or playback buttons are identical functions.

To Copy from the Cuelist Directory to a Playback Fader:
  1. Press Copy
  2. Select the desired Cuelist from the Cuelist Directory.
  3. Press the target Playback Select (where you wish to copy the cuelist).

You can copy the same Cuelist to as many different Playback Controls on as many banks as you wish. However, as with copying a Cuelist from one Playback Fader to another, any changes made in one Cuelist, will be reflected in all others.

Also, changes made to a Cuelist on a Playback Fader will affect the same Cuelist if it is found on a playback button page as well.

To Copy from the Cuelist Directory to a Playback Button:
  1. Press Copy
  2. Select the desired Cuelist from the Cuelist Directory.
  3. Bring up the Playback Buttons window. (Or skip this step, if it is a physical button)
  4. Press the target Playback Button (where you wish to copy the cuelist).

Again, you can make as many copies as you wish, but they are all still the same Cuelist so changes made in any one, will affect all copies. This includes copies found on Playback Controls.

Moving a Cuelist from the Cuelist Directory to a Playback Fader or Playback Button is exactly the same as copying it. The same rules apply.

Moving and Copying Within the Cuelist Directory

Moving or Copying a Cuelist from one location in the Cuelist Directory to another is simple task to do, but it is important to understand what is happening.

To Copy to another Directory location (Creating a duplicate, unique Cuelist)
  1. Press Copy
  2. Select the desired Cuelist from the Cuelist Directory.
  3. Press the target location in the Cuelist Directory.

When you perform this function, you have made an actual copy.

There is no relationship between the two Cuelists with the one exception that the copy will retain the same name.

The reason for this is that when you select the original Cuelist, it is assigned a number (such as Cuelist 8); when you copy it to a new location, that location has its own Cuelist number.

Therefore, by copying Cuelist 8 and “pasting” it into a new Cuelist button, you have, in effect created a new Cuelist, which you can then change while retaining the original Cuelist in its original form.

To Move between two Directory locations
  1. Press Move
  2. Select the desired Cuelist from the Cuelist Directory.
  3. Press the target location (where you wish to move the Cuelist).

When you move a Cuelist from one location to another, you are destroying the old Cuelist and creating a new one.

If you move from Cuelist 8 to cuelist 12, Cuelist 8 no longer exists.

However, the ONYX will automatically update all Playback Controls, Playback Buttons and Cuelist Macros with the new location of the Cuelist. It is safe to organize your Cuelists in the Cuelist Directory without affecting your show.