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98 Emphasis Console v1.4.0 User Manual
Time Functions
Cues and submasters can fade levels in time. In a cue, you can establish upfade,
downfade, wait and follow times. Submasters can be assigned up, dwell and down times.
Both cues and submasters can be modified by rate, which applies a multiplier to the
recorded fade times, either speeding up or slowing down the playback.
Use the following guidelines when entering time values in Emphasis:
• Times can range from 0.1 seconds to 99:59 minutes. Zero timing is also available.
• Use a decimal point for times less than one second: 0.1-0.9 second.
• Two-digit entries are calculated in seconds: 42=42 seconds, 90=1 minute 30 seconds.
• Three- and four-digit entries are calculated in minutes and seconds: 330=3 minutes 30
seconds, 1075=11 minutes 15 seconds.
Cues
Cue timing is assigned as an upfade time and a downfade time. Upfade time is the amount
of time it takes channels at a lower level to fade to their new higher level when a cue plays
back. Downfade time is the amount of time it takes channels at a higher level to fade to their
new lower level when a cue plays back. These times may be the same, or they can be
different (known as a split-fade ). The timing a channel follows is determined solely by the
level the channel is at when the cue is played back. You will only see the effect of timing
during the transition from one cue to another.
Assign fade time to a cue:
Step 1: Record the cue (see Record Cues, page 89 ), or press [Cue] [ x ] , where [ x ] is the
cue number you want to select.
Step 2: Press [Time] [ x ] [Enter] , where [ x ] is the upfade time.
Step 3: Press < y > [Enter] , where < y > is the downfade time, if it is different from the
upfade time.
Wait
Wait timing delays the upfade or downfade of a cue. You can only apply one wait time on
a cue to either the upfade or downfade – not both. Upfade waits are indicated by an up
arrow ( u ) beside the wait time, and downfade waits are indicated by a down arrow ( v ).
Assign wait time to a cue:
Step 1: Record the cue (see Record Cues, page 89 ), or press [Cue] [ x ] , where [ x ] is the
cue number you want to select.
Step 2: Press [Wait] [ x ] [Enter] , where [ x ] is the upfade wait time. To enter a downfade
wait time, press [Wait] [Wait] [ x ] [Enter] , where [ x ] is the downfade wait time.
Step 3: Press [Enter] .
Clear a wait time:
Step 1: Press [Cue] [ x ] , where [ x ] is the cue number containing the wait time.
Step 2: Press [Wait] [Clear] . This removes the wait time.