# Master

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To enter the **Master** keyword in the command line, use one of the options:

- Type **Master**
- Type the shortcut **Mas**

## Description

The Master keyword is an object keyword that is used to address the different master functions, e.g., for the selected sequence, grand masters, speed masters and playback masters.

## Syntax

**\[Function] Master** \["MasterCategory\_Name" or MasterCategory\_Number].\["Master\_Name" or Master\_Number]

Master \[MasterCategory\_Number].\["Master\_Name" or Master\_Number] At \[SpeedReadout] \[SpeedReadout\_Value]

## Examples

- To assign the master to the selected sequence on executor 206, type:

|                                                                    |                                                       |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Assign Master 1.1 At Executor 206 |

 

-  To assign the grand master to executor 207, type:

|                                                                    |                                                       |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Assign Master 2.1 At Executor 207 |

 

- To label the second speed master "Great Speed", type:  

|                                                                    |                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Label Master 3.2 "Great Speed" |

 

- To assign the playback master 3 to executor 209 on page 6, type: 

|                                                                    |                                                     |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Assign Master 4.3 At Page 6.209 |

 For more information on how to assign objects to executors see [Assign Object to an Executor](/grandma3/2-3/executor_assign/). 

 

- To set the first speed master to a speed of 42 BPM, type:

|                                                                    |                                          |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Master 3.1 At BPM 42 |

- To set the first speed master to a speed of 2 hertz, type:

|                                                                    |                                               |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Master 3."Speed1" At Hz 2 |

- To set the first speed master to a speed of 0.69 seconds, type:

|                                                                    |                                                       |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Master 3."Speed1" At Seconds 0.69 |

|                                            |                                                                                     |
| ------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/tip_gray-269535.png) | **Hint:**                                                                           |
|                                            | You can also set the speed readout of other objects such as sequences and presets.  |