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8 . Cue Lists - Page 79
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8. Cue Lists
This chapter contains: Programming a cue list; running a cue list;
editing, copying and deleting cue lists; setting fade times; cue list
options.
Cue Lists allow you to record a sequence of cues, each of which can
have its own timings and can be triggered by the Go button or run
automatically to the next cue. This allows you to build a complete show
in a single list and is ideal for theatrical shows where the show must be
exactly the same each time.
Cue lists differ from chases in the way the console handles changes
between cues. Chases will crossfade between cues whereas a cue list
will track changes.
For example: You record dimmer 1 in cue 1, press clear, record dimmer
2 in cue 2, press clear, record dimmer 3 in cue 3. If this were a chase,
when you play it back each cue will fade out the dimmer from the
previous cue, as it is not in that cue. Therefore once you get to cue 3,
you will only have dimmer 3 active.
Cue lists on the other hand track the cues. This means that the cue list
only knows about the changes, so in going from cue 1 to 2 it won't
change dimmer 1 as there is no data about dimmer 1 in cue 2. This
means that once you get to cue 3, it will have accumulated the data
from all the cues and the output will consist of dimmers 1, 2 and 3
together.
If you wanted cue 2 to turn off dimmer 1, you would have to explicitly
set the level of dimmer 1 at zero (by selecting it and setting the
Intensity to 0); or you can miss out pressing Clear in between saving
each cue.
This means that you need to be mindful of what is actually being saved
in each cue when you record your cue list.
8.1 Create
8.1.1 Programming a cue-list
Programming a cue list is similar to recording a chase.
You need to set up the look on the stage for each cue and then add it
to the cue list. If you want to set fade times, you can either set them
while saving the cues or later.
1> Press the blue Chase button twice (or press Chase then B [Create
Cue List]).
2> Press the blue Select button of the handle where you want to
store the Cue List.
3> Select the Record Mode of the console: by Fixture, Channel, or
Stage using softkey A. [Record Mode Stage] is safest as you are