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title: "Magic Cues Generator - DMXDesktop"
lang: en
source: /knowledgebase/magic-cues
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# Magic Cues Generator

New in v1.0.51

Magic Cues builds a set of ready-to-run effect cues for you, tailored to your fixtures and their features. Tell it how many cues you want and the style you're after, and it generates a varied batch in seconds.

## Opening the generator

From the Effect Cues panel, click **Magic Cues** to open the **Magic Cues Generator**. The cues it creates are ordinary effect cues — you can edit, rename, group or delete them like any other.

## Choosing an action

Pick what the generator should do:

- **Add New Batch** — generate more Magic Cues alongside the ones you already have.
- **Replace All** — clear your existing Magic Cues and generate a fresh set.
- **Update** — re-apply the Fixture Behaviour settings to your current Magic Cues, keeping their colours and movement.
- **Remove All** — delete all Magic Cues.

## Shaping the cues

Set the overall feel of the batch:

- **Number of Cues** — 5, 10, 20 or 40 cues per batch.
- **Energy Level** — slide from Chill to Energetic to bias the mix towards mellow or high-energy looks.
- **Color Preference** — keep all colours, or steer towards warm, cool, vibrant or pastel palettes.
- **Speed Preference** — run effect and movement speeds slower, normal or faster.

## Fixture behaviour

The right-hand side controls how your fixtures' features are used:

- **Brightness** — let it vary automatically, set a minimum floor, or push everything to full.
- **Gobo Frequency** — how often gobo-capable fixtures use a gobo: None, a custom percentage, or Always.
- **Prism Frequency** — the same control for prisms.
- **Strobe** — None, Subtle or Aggressive. Strobe flashes on loud moments, so it needs *Strobe on Peaks* enabled in Quick Controls (see Audio Configuration).

## Tuning cues you already have

Happy with your cues but want less gobo or a brighter floor? Choose **Update**, change the Fixture Behaviour settings and apply — your existing Magic Cues keep their colours and movement and just take on the new behaviour.