Faders Effects config HOWTO

Faders Effects config HOWTO

 

It's a little outdated but "Effects on Submasters" on p.254 of the Ion manual will help you.

 

Effects on Submasters

Channels running effects can be loaded onto a submaster. Pressing the bump button of the

submaster starts or stops the effect.

For the submaster to control the rate and/or size of the effect, it must be configured as an effects

submaster. When a submaster is defined as effect, only the effect information is stored. The slider

will then have control of the in and out behavior of the effect.

If the submaster is set to additive, the slider will control non-effect values only.

Recording an Effect to a Submaster

To apply an existing effect, press:

• [Select Channels] [Effect] [x] [Enter]

Recording to a submaster, press:

• [SELECT LAST] [Record] [Sub] [x] [Enter]

Configuring an Effect Submaster

To configure an effect submaster in live, press:

• [Sub] [x] {Mode} {Properties} [Enter]

Or bring up the Submasters tab.

Now click "Effect" in the Mode column.

Running an Effect from a Submaster

The way effects are played back from a submaster depends on its mode, and whether the

submaster is set to be a proportional fader or an intensity master.

Below is an example of four different submasters, in different modes, with the same effect stored to

them.

Effect on an Additive/Proportional Submaster

The submaster contains the intensity, pan/tilt data, along with the effect. Pressing the bump

button starts the effect. The fader controls values not affected by the effect. Pressing the

bump button again stops the effect.

Effect on an Additive/Intensity Master Submaster

Pressing the bump button marks the lights, and starts the effect. The fader brings up any

intensities stored in the submaster. Pressing the bump button again stops the effect.

Effect on an Effect/Proportional Submaster

Pressing the bump button starts the effect. The fader controls the rate and/or size based on

the effect’s entry behavior. Pressing the bump button again stops the effect.

Effect on an Effect/Intensity Master Submaster

Pressing the bump button starts the effect. The fader controls the rate and/or size based on

the effect’s entry behavior. Pressing the bump button again stops the effect.

In other words, there is no difference between a proportional fader and an intensity master when

the submaster is configured to be an effect submaster.

N o t e : The {Mode} softkey toggles between inhibitive, effectsub, and additive. Press

{Mode} until effectsub is on the command line.

 

Fader Config

Click on the gray bar at the top of the fader. Under "target", click "sub". Under "ID", choose your sub number.

Under "size", click "2x". Click on the fader icon to the right and assign it to "Effect Rate." (The one on the left should be "master.")

 

Macros

If you want help with your macros, you need to rephrase the last sentence in a way that I can understand it.

Thank you so much !
I'll try it immediatly!

About macros, sorry for mistakes in my sentences.
I wanted to say:
I want to create a Macro that stop a running effect in 5 seconds.

I guess that syntax should be something like: Effect_edit Stop_And_Fade Exit_TIme 5 <enter>
Am I wrong?

In the manual it says

Recording to a submaster, press:

[Record] [Sub] [x] [Enter]

It should be

[select last]• [Record] [Sub] [x] [Enter]

so you don't record a bunch of extra stuff into your sub

valeriocontini said:

About macros, sorry for mistakes in my sentences.
I wanted to say:
I want to create a Macro that stop a running effect in 5 seconds.

I guess that syntax should be something like: Effect_edit Stop_And_Fade Exit_TIme 5 <enter>
Am I wrong?

 

The fastest way is to learn a macro using the [learn] key. But it would look like this:

Blind Effect Enter

Effect x Exit 1 ExitTime 5 Enter

Live Enter

Effects on subs are very much improved in 2.6 which is due for release in the coming months.