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The joy of FX.....

....as with a lot of programmers, I can go quite a few shows without having to programme an effect, so it is easy to get out of practise. Having said that, I'm not the sharpest tool in the box, so I'm never that quick with them anyway!

Point being (and I've thought this since my Strand 5xx Series days too) is why oh why are we not allowed to programme effects using exactly the same language with which we programme cues?

We are all familiar with how things behave in cues and what will happen when we change Time/Hang/Delay/Link and so on, so why when it comes to effects do we have to throw this out the window and start grappling with a very different beast?

I'm not saying these existing ways of programming effects should be done away with, I know when used properly they are very powerful and quick, but I just wish that in addition to them I had the option to bash out simple chases using commands that I am already familiar with?

I'm sure there's a good reason why not, but I'm struggling to see it.

 

Cheers for listening!

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  • I think that's an interesting idea. The effects functionality on Eos is very powerful, but can be confusing for occasional users who rarely need to delve into that part of the console. The ability to set up a simple step effect and record steps to it in the same way that other targets are recorded (RECORD EFFECT 2.3, for example, to record all manual channels into step 3 of effect 2, with a combination of time parameters on the end of the command line if required).

    Not quite sure how practical this is, though ...

     

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  • I think that's an interesting idea. The effects functionality on Eos is very powerful, but can be confusing for occasional users who rarely need to delve into that part of the console. The ability to set up a simple step effect and record steps to it in the same way that other targets are recorded (RECORD EFFECT 2.3, for example, to record all manual channels into step 3 of effect 2, with a combination of time parameters on the end of the command line if required).

    Not quite sure how practical this is, though ...

     

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