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150 Emphasis Console v1.4.0 User Manual
Quickstep
Quickstep suppresses recorded cue timing, causing cues to play back at full speed
(time = 0). When Quickstep is enabled, upfade, downfade, wait and follow times are
ignored. Cues that would auto-follow based on follow timing do not execute until you press
[Go] . Link commands are respected for playback order, and subroutine and effect cues are
not affected beyond not executing upfade, dwell and downfade times at the effect cue level.
N o t e :
Quickstep is a useful tool for stepping through your cue list quickly. You can verify that
the end state of all your cues is correct without waiting for the individual fade times to
complete.
Enable or disable Quickstep:
Step 1: Press [Stage] or [Fader] . Quickstep is only available in the Stage and Fader
displays.
Step 2: Press <S7 - More Softkeys> [S1 - Enable Quickstep] . “Quickstep” will blink in
each Fader Status display to indicate that Quickstep is active. Quickstep will
always affect both fader pairs at the same time. [S1] will toggle to [S1 - Disable
Quickstep] .
Step 3: Press [S1 - Disable Quickstep] to disable Quickstep and return to normal fader
operation.
Multi-part Cues
Multi-part cues play back the same as any other crossfading cue. All the parts and their
timing attributes are displayed individually in the playback cue list and the Fader Status
display will show the time remaining and completion percentage for the whole cue, not on
a per part basis. When a part cue plays back, the levels for all channels that will move in
the cue turn green on the stage display as soon as [Go] is pressed. Movement of those
channels depends on the fade times recorded in the part, and whether or not a [Wait] time
is applied to the part.
Effect Cues
When you play back an effect cue in a fader pair, the faders take on different functions. The
left-hand fader in the pair becomes a level master for the running effect. The LEDs for the
right-hand fader only move to 50 to indicate that an effect is running.
To fade out of an effect with a dwell time of hold , press [Clear] on the fader pair to start the
downfade. To clear an effect cue entirely, press [Clear] [Clear] .
Subroutine Cues
When you play back a subroutine cue, you are actually playing back a series of cues at a
given rate (see Subroutines, page 117 ). The Fader Status display will indicate the
subroutine cue number, as well as the currently running cue based on the subroutine’s
steps (see Fader Status display, page 146 ). The faders behave as they do when running
an effect cue. The left-hand fader in the pair becomes a level master for the running
subroutine. The LEDs for the right-hand fader only move to 50 to indicate that a subroutine
is running.