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The effect editor
The building block of the light and sound of a Diamond saber is the effect, which packs together
a light sequence and one or more sounds. Effects are triggered by events such as power on,
swing, lockup… and organized into fonts. The effect editor is the software module of the
Launcher which allows you to create and modify effects.
There are two ways to start the editor: standalone or on an effect:
The effect editor starts
standalone
from the “Diamond Controller” tab of the Launcher. It will
start with a blank effect. You don’t even have to be connected to the saber to use the editor
standalone.
In standalone mode there is no association between the effect and the font or the event to
which it would be assigned (e.g. Power On, Swing, Lockup), so the only way you can use the
edited effect is by saving it on your computer and later loading it to a font. Standalone mode is
there mainly for working offline, without the saber connected to the computer.