Sneak in Express consoles
Sneak is a softkey that you can use to fade channels on stage to a level you choose in a specific time or to restore channels to the last level at which they were set with a fader or submaster. For example, if you bring up a cue, then change the look, you can use sneak to go back to the look created by the original cue. You can use Sneak with groups, submasters and focus points as well as with cues.
If you do not indicate a time, the sneak occurs in the default sneak time, set in System Settings.
Follow these steps to use Sneak to set a channel level.
| Keystrokes: | Action: |
|---|---|
| 1. Press [Stage]. | Selects Stage display mode |
| 2. Press [S1], Sneak | Prompt reads: Sneak mode - Select channels, then press ENTER to sneak, or AT to select sneak level, or TIME to select sneak time |
| 3. Select the channel(s) you want to sneak and the level to which you want it to fade. For example, press [5] [At] [5]. | Prompt reads: Sneak mode - Select level |
| 4. Press [Time] and enter the time for the sneak. For example, press [Time] [1][0]. | Selects Sneak time of ten seconds Prompt reads: Sneak mode - Select time |
| 5. Press [Enter]. | Fades channel 5 to 50 percent over ten seconds |
Follow these steps to restore a channel to its last fader or submaster level.30
| Keystrokes: | Action: |
|---|---|
| 1. Press [Sneak] and select the channel(s) you want to restore. For example, press [5]. | Selects channel 5 to sneak Prompt reads: Sneak mode - Select channels, then press ENTER to sneak, or AT to select sneak level, or TIME to select sneak time |
| 2. Press [Enter]. | Fades channel 5 back to its most recent cue or sub level |
30 Press [Sneak] [Enter] to restore all channels to their current fader or submaster levels.