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Step 4: Bring both faders down until they meet the current level of the crossfade. When
they meet that level, the crossfade transfers from timed fades to manual fade.
Step 5: Raise the faders to move forward through the crossfade manually. Once you
reach level 10 on the faders, the crossfade completes and you no longer have
control over the levels in the cue. You could also pull the faders down to zero to
return to the previous cue state and then fade the cue up manually from there.
N o t e :
Grabbing crossfades manually is useful if you need to quickly force a cue to completion,
like when you need to setup for a scene in a rehearsal, or if you need to edit a cue with
a long crossfade.
Start a cue with manual control:
Step 1: Press [Stage] . You must be in the stage display to select a cue for playback.
Step 2: If required, press [Cue] [ x ] , where [x] is the number of the cue you want to play
back.
Step 3: Bring both faders down to the zero level (closest to you).
Step 4: Press [Go] on the fader pair of your choice. The cue will load, but will not begin
its fade until you slide the faders off the zero level.
Step 5: Raise the faders to move forward through the crossfade manually. Once you
reach level 10 on the faders, the crossfade completes and you no longer have
control over the levels in the cue.
Rate
You can also temporarily modify a cue’s playback by applying a [S5 - Rate] to the fader
pair. [S5 - Rate] settings are applied on a per cue basis and will not override the whole cue
list’s recorded times. If you apply a rate to a standard crossfading cue, the rate will affect
the time to completion of that cue. Once the cue completes, you lose [S5 - Rate] control
over the cue. If you apply a [S5 - Rate] to an effect or subroutine cue that loops
continuously, the [S5 - Rate] will apply until you play back another cue in the fader pair.
[S5 - Rate] adjustments at the fader level can be updated into a cue. This is especially
useful for adjusting effect times. You can apply and adjust the fader rate live, and then
update the setting into the cue. Each time the cue is played back after that, the rate will
automatically be applied.
Rates are expressed as percentages of recorded fade times. A rate of 100 will play back at
recorded times. A rate of 200 will play back twice as fast as the recorded time: 10 second
recorded time will play back at 5 seconds. A rate of 50 will play back half as fast as the
recorded time: 10 second recorded time will play back at 20 seconds. You can set rates
anywhere between zero and 2000. A rate of zero stops the fade.
Apply a rate to a fader pair:
Step 1: Press [Stage] . You must be in the stage display to select a cue for playback.
Step 2: If required, press [Cue] [ x ] , where [x] is the number of the cue you want to play
back.
Step 3: Press [Go] on the fader pair you wish to use.
Step 4: Press [S5 - Rate] on the same fader pair. As the cue runs you can adjust its rate
live by using the rate wheel or trackpad. When the cue completes, the rate on the
fader reverts to 100.