Clarity
Dynamics
Operator Manual
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17
Dynamics (real time effects)
17.1
OVERVIEW
Dynamics can save you hours of programming time by creating movement from an otherwise
static cue. Dynamics mode (on the encoder touch screen) allows you to add modulation
(variation) to any attribute or combination of attributes.
When a cue has been played back, the attribute values will normally be steady on the recorded
values in that cue. Dynamics add movement by continuously varying the (selected) attribute
values. These varying values are created by waveforms. Different waveforms (such a sine
wave, a ramp or a square wave etc) have different shapes and therefore cause different
movements. Varying the rate, phase, duty cycle etc of a waveform will cause a corresponding
change in the attributes that it controls.
17.2
APPLYING DYNAMICS
On the encoder touch screen, select the required fixtures (in Rig Mode) then select
Dynamics
mode and at the bottom of the screen tap
New
.
The
Add New Effect
dialog box appears:
The
Channel Sets
pane on the left provides quick-access to some predefined attribute
combinations. Touch on a channel set to select it.
The channel set selected in the left pane can be further filtered in the right pane by touching
Intensity, Position, Colour or Beam or on the individual attributes. Combinations of attributes
can be selected by using by dragging.
If you select a channel set, then alter the selection of attributes in that channel set, you can
save your new selections by either updating the current channel set or saving your selections
as a new channel set.
To update an existing channel set, make your new attribute selection then click on
Update
.
To add your own channel set, click on the name box below
Channel Sets
and type a
new name then click
Add
. The
Update
button changes between
Add
or
Update
depending whether the name entered matches a name in the list.
When you have selected the attributes to which dynamics are to be applied, click
OK
. A
separate set of
Offset
,
Centre
,
Amplitude
,
Top
and
Bottom
dynamics Attribute Controls will
appear for each attribute.
Channel Sets
Selected
attributes
