# Laser zone management when adding zones

**URL:** <https://forum.liberationlaser.com/t/laser-zone-management-when-adding-zones/2573>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [3 August 2026 19:32 UTC](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/t/laser-zone-management-when-adding-zones/2573 "2026-08-03T19:32:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![meb31](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@meb31](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/u/meb31)\
**Post date:** [3 August 2026 19:32 UTC](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/t/laser-zone-management-when-adding-zones/2573/1 "2026-08-03T19:32:58Z")

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Whenever I add a new zone that laser automatically duplicates the content of the first zone to the second which makes sense but I am trying to add new zones just to play particular clips.

Is there a way of disabling this auto copy feature so any new zones created are empty? Or is there a workaround without going through the entire clip deck and disabling zones for every clip?

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**Author:** ![seb](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.liberationlaser.com/seb/32/3_2.png) [@seb](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/u/seb)\
**Post date:** [3 August 2026 21:07 UTC](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/t/laser-zone-management-when-adding-zones/2573/2 "2026-08-03T21:07:51Z")

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Hi Mike!

That can happen if those clips were previously assigned to that zone, then the zone was deleted and later recreated. Liberation remembers the zone assignments on the clips, so when the zone comes back those assignments come back too. Because I generally work with lots of lasers and zones while developing, quite a few of the built-in clips have historical zone assignments.

The quickest way to clear it is to use **Groups**. Press the **Group** button, then you can enable or disable a zone for every clip in that group all at once, rather than going through the entire clip deck individually.

The manual covers it here: **[Clip Groups](https://docs.liberationlaser.com/clips/groups)** – particularly the section on **“Change zone settings for all clips within a group”**.

cheers!

Seb

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**Author:** ![meb31](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@meb31](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/u/meb31)\
**Post date:** [4 August 2026 14:56 UTC](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/t/laser-zone-management-when-adding-zones/2573/3 "2026-08-04T14:56:45Z")

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Thanks Seb! I knew you would have a solution and not just a solution but a superb feature that I had not yet discovered.