Effect questions

Hi Kyle -

First question - have you checked out the effects tutorials at the top of this forum? They might help to clarify some of your questions...

1) Are you using dynamics applied directly to channels and stored in a preset or are you using a dynamic effect playback? If an effect playback, the intensity of the playback equals the size of the running dynamic. You could assign the effect rate parameter to a master and then use that to control the rate of selected dynamics - if you're going that route, though, I would then also apply the size parameter to a master as well. Then you can select whatever playbacks you want and control size and rate just as you would with the encoders. If you are using "old" dynamics (templates directly applied to channels and then recorded to a preset) you can assign any channel to control rate and or size, then assign those channels to masters. This is described in the help system.

2) Can you send us a show file where this occurs? Either to Congo@etcconnect DOT com, or you can attach the file to a forum post.

3) You can change the channel list on the fly in Dynamic and Content effects and you can change the Effect Layout on the fly in Image Effects. I think you are using old dynamics, and not effect playbacks, though - and this is one of the big reasons we made effect playbacks! :-) Please check out the tutorials, as I think you will have more fun with effect playbacks than with old dynamics.

I hope this helps -

Thanks -

Sarah

Hi all,

I've got one more question:

I have a Dynamic Effect using groups as a source. How do I make it use group no. 100? It seems like only groups 1 to 40 can be used?!

Thanks, Mario

Hi Mario -

You can use the first 255 groups in your show. You can either spin the encoder until the desired group appears, or type the range number of the group and then press the wheel key. The groups are offered in a packed format - so if you have recorded groups 1, 11 and 21 you could enter a 1, 2 or 3 then press the wheel key to choose the first, second or third group in that packed format. If I know I am using a lot of groups in effects, I record those groups in numbers that make sense - like keeping groups 1-50 for effects and then recording the groups in an order and at numbers that let me select them easily.

Thanks much -

Sarah

Hi Sarah,

that's a tricky one :-(

I'm using group numbers that make sense to me in I way that I can remember them easily. It's the same philosophy as you would use in recording Colours: You would have your Colour Palettes numbered 119, 201, 106, 204 instead of 1, 2, 3, 4.

Using this "packed format" makes you having to look up which is the range number of your actual group first. Then you would type this number and press the wheel key. I'd appreciate if you could just enter the original group number (like "100") and press the wheel key.

Congo is a very fast console in many ways. The way you treat selecting groups here slows down the workflow a lot!

Furthermore: If you're finally used to the fact that (in your example) group "3" refers to an original group called 21, and you add a group called 15 later, group "3" will now refer to the original group 15. What sense does that make?

Thanks, Mario

Hi Mario -

Since effect playbacks are just like all other device channels, it operates like all other device channels that have range values. The tricky part is that you can insert groups as you go, which can change the position of other groups in the range list. We know that this is not optimal, but it is what it is at the moment. We are planning to improve this in the future.

Thanks much -

Sarah