Can an ion console learn the timing of follow cues when manual triggered by go?

Question

I am operating an ion console for a dance recital. There are several cues for some songs. I know when in the music to trigger the next cue. Could the ion console &ldquo;learn&rdquo; the timing to create follow cues?

eos moderator · Answer

You can't learn follow times, but there are two functions that might help you: 
 Alert Time. This is not an automation, but it will show you a countdown how long it took until the next cue. 
 Timecode. Even without an external timecode e.g. from the sound guys you can have internal timecode. While timecode is running you can learn your go's. The next time you start your timecode the cues will automatically trigger at the right moment.

eos moderator · Answer

you're right, there is usually a macro involved for starting the timecode playback. Since macros are usually quite individual with what exactly you want to get done those macros aren't provided. But to start the timecode you would run a macro like this: 
 
 There is however an alternative to writing your own macros: 
 You can find videos that explain timecode stuff: 
 
 a very in-depth discussion: https://youtu.be/O5nGu1ON_IQ 
 a short tutorial: https://youtu.be/JYgrejFLz3A 
 
 The compromise between the two is opening the long video, grabbing the showfile from the description and then using that showfile to follow the short tutorial. 
 Hope that helps!