Rack Palette - Operators Manual - Strand Lighting

Concepts and Overview
sunrise has even completed. There is nothing in Cue 3 that address the
cyc Channels so pressing [GO] on Cue 3 still does not affect the
progression of the sunrise.
It is important to remember that Preset style desks cannot offer you this flexibility. In
Preset desks, each and every channel is recorded at its stage level in every cue.
That would mean that in Cue 2, the cyc would be at its full sunrise level. So, when
you press [GO] on Cue 2 midway through the subtle sunrise because the actor
stepped on stage, your sunrise will complete in a not-so-subtle 2 seconds flat!
If you really want to, you can operate Palette as a Preset desk. Just set the Record
combo box to All Levels [Block Cue] in the record dialog box. That way, every
channel will have a recorded level in every cue. This is highly undesirable because
you loose the functionality as described above, but worse yet, you completely
deflate the power of having multiple cue lists. If you have every channel recorded in
every cue, each time you press [GO] on any cue list, the entire rig will go to the
recorded levels of that cue - stealing everything away from the other cue list. (If this
appeals to you, you may want to check out how to Block the Entire Cue List)
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If you are updating a cue and don't want the edits to track forward,
turn OFF Edits Track Forward in the Record dialog box. The cue after
the cue you are updating will be automagically updated to reverse the
effects of what you just recorded.
You cannot select Edits Track Forward OFF if you are updating or
recording the last cue in a cue list.
You can change the system default state of Edit Track Forward for the
Record dialog box in [S2]Show Options|General
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