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Playlist

I used "Playlist" for the first time on show over the weekend.

I had a little weirdness that I am pretty sure was operator error.  I was jumping around in sequences a lot and using Seq+ Seq- and the faders to run presets.  It seemed that somewhere along the way Congo jumped over one of the sequences in the playlist.  I am pretty sure that I didn't get to the end of a sequence to load it, but I might have.  Now, that I have had some time, I can't replicate the problem.  I have gone back and looked at the Playlist functions more.  I have learned about Goto from the Playlist tab.

Does anyone have suggestions for using Playlist while busking the show?

Thanks,

John

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  • Hi John,

    Playlist is a great function for some type of shows. Seems like you've understood the basic ideas about Playlists already.
    About the problem you describe, which way did you change sequences when it happened, did you load them to the playback with # SEQ & PLAYBACK? This might make the Playlist get a little out of sync, which could then look like it load the "wrong" sequence. By using Goto in the Playlist this shouldn't happen. I've used Playlist on many shows and have not seen any strange things happening.

    But a few things that could help when using Playlist:
    - Seq+/Seq- keys always work within the active sequence (and these functions do not trigger any other actions from the steps like wait times, master links, etc.). So if you come to the end of a sequence, with Playlist active, by using Seq+, it will not auto-load the next sequence to the Playback.

    - If you have Playlist active you can also get the Playlist shown on the main LCD on the Congo console (syntax: DISP LIST (next to the trackball) & Playlist or if you hold DISP LIST you can see all contents for the main LCD on the Direct selects). Then set the trackball to Disp List mode (green) and use it to navigate up/down in the list and use one of the trackball select keys to load the focused sequence to the playback.
    On CongoJr the same can be done by using a Console Mimic dock area (See Help > General settings > Dock areas > Console mimic for more info).

    - It's also fully possible to use the Playlist without activating the Playlist function. Just use the Playlist as a qucik selection list to load sequences from. This could be very useful in busking shows. Just build your Playlist, put it onto the main LCD and select which sequence to jump to when. Or use Goto in the Playlist tab.

    Oskar
     

  • in reply to okrogell

    Thanks Oskar!

    I think what happened is exactly what you described.  When I loaded the sequence, I thought it would put me back into the playlist, but it remembers to goto the next step in the playlist regardless of what sequence you are in.  It makes perfect sense now that I have played with it.

    The playlist as a recall of existing sequences to jump to is a great idea.

    Take care,

    John

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  • in reply to okrogell

    Thanks Oskar!

    I think what happened is exactly what you described.  When I loaded the sequence, I thought it would put me back into the playlist, but it remembers to goto the next step in the playlist regardless of what sequence you are in.  It makes perfect sense now that I have played with it.

    The playlist as a recall of existing sequences to jump to is a great idea.

    Take care,

    John

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