Panels
Every dockable panel in Spectralite, what each one does, and how to add it to a workspace from the Window menu.
Spectralite's interface is a set of dockable panels. Add one from Window > Add panel in the menu bar.
Core
Preview
Real-time visualization of your lighting output
Node Editor
Build effects by wiring nodes together
Timeline
Arrange effect layers in time
Bumps
Trigger single-shot bump layers from a button bank
Positions
Recall stored pan and tilt positions for groups of moving heads
Parameters
Properties of selected items
Configuration
Color
Color palette and gradient controls
Layer Settings
Layer blend modes and properties
Fixtures
Fixtures in your current project
Beat Matcher
BPM and tempo sync
Fixture layouts
Layout Editor
Place fixtures in 3D
Layouts
Manage all fixture layouts
3D Aim
Aim groups of moving heads by hand or at targets on the Stage
System
Address Space
DMX universe overview
Spectralite Controllers
Network Spectralite controllers
RDM Devices
Discover and edit RDM responders over Art-Net
History
Undo/redo history
Audio Spectrum
Audio frequency visualization
Notepad
Show notes that save with the project
Inputs covers the non-modal input dialogs for Audio, MIDI, DMX, and NDI.
Arranging panels
To move a panel, drag its title bar. Drop it on an edge to dock it beside another panel, or on the center to make tabs. To resize panels, drag the edges between them.
Close a panel with the × button. A tabbed panel has it on the tab. A panel on its own has it at the right of the title bar, beside the popout and maximize buttons.
Use the popout button in a tabset's title bar to move a panel into its own window. A popout window belongs to the project, so it stays open when you switch workspaces. When you close a popout window, its panels return to the current workspace. Keyboard shortcuts work there as they do in the main window: [ and ] halve and double the BPM, Cmd+S saves, and the panel's own shortcuts act on it.
Spectralite saves workspace layouts with the project. To restore the defaults, use Window > Reset workspaces. To add another workspace tab, use Window > Add workspace and pick Live View, Fixtures, Layouts, Effects, Positions, or Empty.