Leviton MC24/48, User Manual

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tracking level. Hard levels occur in cues for channels that have different levels
than they had in the previous cue. When you assign new levels and record the
cue from stage, those channel levels that change are hard, non-tracking levels.
The channel levels that remain the same are tracking, or "soft" levels. Soft
levels do not have a definite set value; they take their value from the level of the
channel in the previous cue.
Soft levels are shown in light gray in all displays that show cue levels (Stage,
Preview, and Tracksheet). All hard levels are shown in white in the Tracksheet
display. In the Stage and Preview displays, hard levels are shown in different
colors. When a level has become higher in value, it is shown in red. If a level
becomes lower in value, it is shown in blue. If a level is hard but stays at the
same value (a special case), it is shown in white.
Hard and Soft Zeros
"Hard zero" is the term used for zeros that appear as zeros. Although zero is
generally considered to be the lack of a level for a channel, you may assign a
hard zero to a channel in a cue. This is because some cues (like blackout cues)
bring channel levels to zero. Although zeros are never shown in the Stage
display, cues that have zero as an assigned level show their hard zeros in blue
in the Preview display. Hard zeros are shown in white in the Tracksheet
display. Unlike other tracking levels, tracking zeros are never shown in any
display.
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In the Preview and Tracksheet displays, when no
channel level is shown, it is actually a tracking (soft) zero.
Creating Cues in Tracking Mode
When you are working in Tracking mode, channel levels automatically track
the same values from cue to cue, unless you specify a new level for them.
When you record a new cue live from the Stage display, all channels that
remain at the same level as in the previous cue will be assigned soft levels; all
channel levels that have a new value will be assigned hard levels.
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When recording a cue live in Tracking mode, only
channels that have new levels different from the previous cue will have hard
levels; all other channels will have soft tracking levels.