Show Triggers
The single most common Logic Rule is "when this input fires, play this show." It's so common that we built a focused editor for it, accessible directly from the timeline editor.
The Triggers button
Every show has a Triggers button in its metadata bar (right next to the show name and duration). Click it to open the Triggers editor.
Inside, you see a simplified rule graph:
- Available inputs on the left — every input on every controller in your account
- The show's trigger on the right — pre-wired to the show you're editing
- Drag and drop to wire inputs to the show
That's the whole UI. No logic gates, no counters, no delays. Just "input X fires show Y."
When you save, Studio pushes the rule to your controllers.
A show's trigger rule runs on a specific controller — by default, the first controller in the show's targets. You can change which one in the Triggers editor under Settings.
When to use the Triggers button vs. the full editor
| Use the Triggers button when... | Use the full editor when... |
|---|---|
| The show should fire on a single input | You need logic gates (and, or, etc.) |
| The show should fire on multiple inputs that are interchangeable | You need timing (delays, counters) |
| You want a quick view of "what triggers this show" | You're authoring multi-rule logic |
| You're a designer, not a programmer | You're integrating webhooks or external systems |
The button handles the most common case quickly. For anything more complex, click Advanced Editor to jump to the full Logic Rules editor.
In the full editor
In the full editor, a show's trigger rule looks like any other rule with one constraint: the show output is fixed to the show that owns the rule. You can't wire it to a different show, and you can't delete it. Studio shows a notice banner explaining this.
Otherwise, you're free to add inputs, gates, delays, etc. — anything ending in the show's trigger.
External rules that trigger the show
Other rules in your account can also play the show, even if they don't "own" it. For example, a rule on a different controller might detect a sequence of events and end with a trigger pointing at your show.
These rules show up in the show's Logic Rules button (next to the Triggers button). Click it for a list of every external rule that fires this show. Click any rule to jump to it in the full editor.
This is a quality-of-life feature: when you delete a show, you'd hate to discover six months later that another rule was firing it. The Logic Rules button gives you a single place to audit who-fires-what.
Stopping a show
A show plays until it ends naturally, or until something explicitly stops it. To stop a show from a rule:
- Wire an input to the show trigger's stop port (instead of play).
- When that input fires, the show stops and the controller returns to its ambient routine if one is configured.
Multi-show rules
A single rule can fire multiple shows — drag two show triggers into the graph, wire both to the same upstream input. Both shows play simultaneously (each on its own targeted controllers).
This is how you'd, e.g., have a haunt scene that fires lighting on one box and audio on another from a single sensor input.