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Expression Show Control System
Effects keys
Effects are cues that include a series of steps. They are created in Blind mode.
Each effect can hold up to 10 steps, each with up to 10 channels. Each step
contains a channel or channels, a high and low intensity level for the channels,
and the channel fade or wait times. Because effects are special kinds of cues
they are included in the
Expression Show Control System’s 400 cue total.
Detailed instructions for working with effects are included in
Chapter 5, Ad-
vanced techniques.
To display the effects screen, press [Blind] [Type] [3] [Enter]. The following four
effect styles are available:
Loop
runs through steps consecutively, returns to the first step and repeats the loop.
Channels flash rather than fade between steps. Loop is useful for creating
marquee-type effects.
Bounce
Runs through steps in forward and then in reverse order. Channels flash be-
tween steps rather than fade. Bounce can be used for marquee or runway
effects.
Random
Plays steps back in random order. Channels flash to high and low levels, they do
not fade. Random creates lightning, flashing or strobe effects.
Ripple
Plays steps in random order, but unlike random, channels fade between steps.
Ripple creates the effect of flames or water reflections.
