Modifying an Effect in Express

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You can set channel levels or add channels to steps with Update in Stage. In Blind, however, you can do these and many more editing functions, such as deleting channels from steps, inserting or deleting steps and modifying the attributes of the effect. The first procedure, below, applies to Stage, and all the rest in this section apply only to Blind.

Using Update

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

Use the procedure below to add channels and set levels for effect cue 100, assumed to have been previously created.

Keystrokes:	Actions:
1. Press [Stage] [Cue] [1][0][0].	Selects effect cue 100 in Stage
2. Press [S8], Fixture, [4] [Thru] [6] [Full].	Selects fixture 4 and 6 and sets their intensity levels to full
3. Set the pan and tilt levels. ^a	Sets the levels of the position attributes of all selected fixtures
4. Press [S2], Update.	Prompt reads: To update cue, select number and press ENTER To update step, press STEP
5. Press [S7], More Softkeys, until you see Step at softkey [S8].
6. Press [S8], Step, [1].	Selects step 1 Prompt reads: Select step number
7. Press [Only] [S8], Fixture, [5].^b	elects step 1 Prompt reads: Select step number
8. Press [Enter].	Updates step 1 of cue 100
9. Press [Rel][Rel].	Clears captured channels
10. Repeat steps 2 through 8.	Update other steps in the same cue

^aUse your trackpad.
^bOptional step. If not restricted with Only, all captured and selected channels are included in the update. For more information on the uses of Only, see The Only command.

Editing channel levels

Regardless how channels were added to the effect, channels may be individually edited in the effect, either individually or in ranges. Levels may be set with the keypad or with reference to focus points.

Follow the procedure below to edit channel levels in a recorded effect cue that has at least 5 steps. Levels are set with reference to a focus point.

Keystrokes:	Actions:
1. Press [Blind] [Cue] [1].	Go to the Blind Effects display Prompt reads: Select cue number To write effect, press STEP
2. Press [S1], Step, [5].	Specifies step 5 Select step number(s) (To clear step(s), select step number(s), then press CLEAR)
3. Press [Chan] [5] [And] [8].	Selects channels 5 and 8 Prompt reads: Select channel number(s) and press ADD CHANNELS to add to step(s), or press AT to edit existing channel level(s)
4. Press [At] [Focus Point] [1] [Enter].	Sets levels of channels 5 and 8 to their levels in focus point 1
5. Repeat steps 2-4 to set levels in other steps. Alternatively, use the up/ down arrow keys to move to other steps for editing.	Continue to edit channels
6. Press [Record] [Enter].	Records your changes to the cue

Adding channels

Add additional channels to an effect step using any of the procedures used to add channels when the step was created. See Creating an effect in Blind.

Deleting channels

Delete channels from a previously created effect step with the following procedure.

Keystrokes:	Actions:
1. Press [Blind] [Cue] [1].	Go to the Blind Effects display Prompt reads: Select cue number To write effect, press STEP
2. Press [S1], Step, [5].	Specifies step 5 Select step number(s) (To clear step(s), select step number(s), then press CLEAR)
3. Press [Chan] [5] [And] [8].	Selects channels 5 and 8 Prompt reads: Select channel number(s) and press ADD CHANNELS to add to step(s), or press AT to edit existing channel level(s)
4. Press [Clear].	Deletes channels
5. Press [Record] [Enter].	Records your changes to the cue

Inserting steps

You may insert a new step in place of an existing one in an effect. The inserted step takes the place of the selected step and other steps are renumbered. For instance, if inserting a step at number 5, the existing step 5 becomes step 6; step 6 becomes step 7, and so on. The timing and level settings from step 4 are set as initial settings in the new step 5.

For example, to insert a step between steps 4 and 5, follow these steps:

Keystrokes:	Actions:
1. Press [Blind] [Cue] [2].	Selects cue 2
2. Press [S7], More Softkeys.
3. Press [S5], Insert Step.	Prompt reads: Select step number to insert, then press ENTER To cancel, press CLEAR
4. Use the [↑] and [↓] keys to highlight the step you wish to insert or… Enter the number of the step.	Prompt reads: Select step number to insert, then press ENTER To cancel, press CLEAR
5. Press [Enter].	Prompt reads: Select channel number(s) and press ADD CHANNELS to add to step(s), or press AT to edit existing channel level(s)
6. Add channels using one of the techniques available.
7. Press [Record] [Enter].	Records your changes to the cue

Deleting steps

You may delete any step from an effect, which causes other steps to be renumbered. For instance, if deleting step 5, step 6 becomes step 5; step 7 becomes step 6, and so on.

For example, to delete step 5, follow these steps.:

Keystrokes:	Actions:
1. Press [Blind] [Cue] [2].	Selects cue 2
2. Press [S7], More Softkeys.
3. Press [S6], Delete Step.	Prompt reads: Select step number to delete, then press ENTER To cancel, press CLEAR
4. Use the [↑] and [↓] keys to highlight step 5.	Selects step 5
5. Press [Enter].	Deletes step 5 Prompt reads: Select step numbers
6. Press [Record] [Enter].	Records your changes to the cue