Editing a multipart cue on an Express console

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Once you have created a multipart cue, you can add or delete parts, add or delete channels from the parts, change channel levels, or change fade and wait times. Except for Update, all multipart cue editing is done in Blind.

Deleting a part from a multipart cue

Deleting a part from a multipart cue is the reverse of creating a multipart cue from a standard cue. When a part is deleted, the channels in the deleted part do not leave the cue but transfer to part 8, where they can be reassigned if desired. Channel levels are unaffected.

Follow these steps to delete part 1 from a multipart cue in Blind:

Keystrokes:	Actions:
1. Press [Blind].	Selects Blind display mode
2. Press [Cue] [4].	Selects the cue
3. Press [S7], More Softkeys, until Part appears as softkey [S1].	Finds the Part softkey
4. Press [S1], Part, [1].	Selects the part
5. Press [S6], Delete Part.	Prompt reads: To delete part, press ENTER – Delete part & tracking, press TRACK + ENTER To cancel, press CLEAR
6. Press [Enter].^a	Prompt reads: To confirm, press ENTER To cancel, press CLEAR
7. Press [Enter].	Deletes part 1 from cue 4

^aIf the part to be deleted has tracking channels and you want those tracking channels removed from subsequent cues, press [Track] before [Enter].

Adding, deleting and modifying channels

Follow these steps to edit channels in a multipart cue:

Keystrokes:	Actions:
1. Press [Blind].	Selects Blind display mode
2. Enter the cue number.	Prompt reads: Select cue number To select cue type, press TYPE
3. Press [S7], More Softkeys, until Part appears as softkey [S1].	Finds the Part softkey
4. Press [S1], Part, then press [+] or [–] until the desired part is displayed.	Prompt reads: Select part number
5. Press [Channel], and select the desired channels.	Prompt reads: Select channel numbers
6. Set channel levels. Press [At] [Clear] to delete the selected channels.	If the channels are new, this adds them to the part at the level indicated. If already in the part, this modifies their level
7. Press [S7], More Softkeys, until Part appears as softkey [S1].	Finds the Part softkey again
8. Press [Record] [S1], Part, [2] [Enter].	Records the changes into part 2 of the cue

Using Update

With Update, you can do live editing of cue parts in Stage and see the results immediately on stage.

Use the procedure below to add channels and set levels, assuming you previously created multipart cue 1.

Keystrokes:	Actions:
1. Press [Stage]	Selects stage display
2. Press [S8], Fixture, [4]	Selects fixture 4
3. Set intensity, pan and tilt levels.
4. Press [S2], Update.	Prompt reads: To update cue, select number and press ENTER (TRACK + ENTER for tracking) To cancel, press CLEAR
5. Press [Cue] [1].	Selects multipart cue 1 to update
6. Press [S7], More Softkeys, until Part appears as softkey [S1].	Finds the Part softkey
7. Press [S1], Part, [2] [Enter].	Updates part 2 of cue 1

Modifying fade and wait times

If you do not assign fade and wait times to a part, the console assigns default times.⁵⁶ No wait time will be recorded.

Follow these steps to assign fade and wait times to parts to a multipart cue:

Keystrokes:	Actions:
1. Press [Blind].	Selects Blind display mode
2. Enter the cue number.	Prompt reads: Select cue number To select cue type, press TYPE
3. Press [S7], More Softkeys, until Part appears as softkey [S1].	Finds the Part softkey
4. Press [S1], Part, then press [+] or [-] until the part you want to edit is displayed.	Prompt reads: Select part number
5. Press [Time].	Prompt reads: Enter upfade time
6. Enter an upfade time between .1 second and 99:59 minutes and press [Enter].	Prompt reads: Enter downfade time
7. If you want a downfade time that is different from the upfade, enter the desired time and press [Enter]. If not, just press [Enter].	Fade times are set for the part
8. Press [Wait].	Prompt reads: Enter wait time
9. Enter wait time and press [Enter]. Wait time is the delay between when you press [Go] and when the part begins. If you do not enter a wait time, the console assigns a wait time of zero.	Wait time is set for the part

⁵⁶See Setting default fade times.