Expression 3 - ETC

Recording a focus point using Solo
You can use Solo to selectively record into a focus point in the same
manner as using Solo to selectively record into a cue or group. There are
two ways to select channels with Solo: while clearing other independent
channels such as other lights and while clearing ALL other channels,
including non-independent ones. See Recording a cue using Solo, page
98, for examples of these two procedures. When using those procedures
to record channels into a focus point rather than into a cue, press the
[Focus Point] key where they call for pressing the [Cue] key.
When working with focus points, you are more likely to record selected
attribute settings for moving lights than the intensities of ordinary fixtures.
For example, you might use a focus point to store the pan and tilt settings
for several lights aimed at a particular location on stage. Or, you might
want to store the settings of colors for those moving lights so that you can
use them later when recording cues, groups or submasters.
Remembering that all attributes but the intensity of moving lights are
independent, only the Solo procedure that can clear either of these allows
you to select out moving light attributes such as position and color. This
was procedure was explained under Using Solo as a pre-recording filter,
page 98. An example of its use for moving lights is given below.
Keystrokes:
Action:
1. Press [Blind]. Selects the Blind display mode
2. Press [S8], Fixture, [1][0]
[Thru] [1][5].
Selects moving light fixtures 10
through 15
3. Press [Only] [Color]. Restricts the selection to the color
attributes of these fixtures
4. Press [Record] [Focus Point]
[7] [Solo].
Records the color attribute settings
into cue 7
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