Capture Channel

Hi,

I would appreciate some clarity on how the "Capture Channel" feature works in the ION/EOS software (1.9.12)

What command causes a channel to be captured, and show the little "c" next to the channel?

What exactly does capturing the channel do?  is it affected by rem dim?  Is it similar to park?

How do you "Uncapture" the channel?  In other words, if it were an Expression, what is the Release?

Background is that we cpatured a channel but were not quite sure how we did, we went through the undo commands and undid back to where we thought the capture occurred, but even after that the channel was still captured.  At some point further on, the channel was no longer captured. 

Looking through the manual, wiki and forums yields only references to Congo capture mode.

Thanks,

 

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  • from the Ion manual:

     

    Using [Capture]

    Capture is a manual independent state. Any captured channel parameter data will be unaffected by playback, but will respond to manual control operations.

    When channels are selected, [Capture] [Enter] captures all parameters of those channels. They will remain unavailable for playback or submaster override until they are released from the captured state. Capture is a toggle state, so to release parameters from a captured state, press [Capture] [Enter] again.

    For Example:
    • [1] [Thru] [9] [At] [Full] [Capture] [Enter]

    A “C” is displayed next to the captured parameters (intensity) in the channel display. The selected channels are now captured and are unavailable for playback or submaster instructions until they are released from capture.

    You may also capture specific parameters of a channel using the parameter buttons in the CIA.

    For Example:
    • [7] [Focus] [Capture] [Enter]

    If a group of channels are selected, and some of those channels are captured and some are not, the first press of [Capture] releases all channels from the captured state and the second press captures all manual settings for the selected channels.

    Uncaptured channels remain at their current values until restored to previous values or a new instruction is provided. You may restore channels to their background or default state using the [Sneak] [Enter] feature (see Sneak, page 112). Or you may leave them in a manual state until a new instruction is received.

    It is also possible to “latch” capture on. This will automatically capture all manual changes as they are made. Pressing [Capture] [Capture] [Enter] automatically captures subsequent manual changes. The command line will read “Capture Enable * and the Capture LED will illuminate. To remove the capture latch, press [Capture] [Capture] [Enter] again. 

    It is similar to Park Except park only effecst intensity whereas capture effects all parameters of the channel. 

     



    [edited by: Msbrocchi at 9:43 PM (GMT -6) on Sun, Oct 21 2012]
  • OK, That helps. I'll bet that was in the manual somewhere, eh? I just can't figure out how they pushed that button without anybody asking for it.

     

    Thank You,

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