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Eos Flexichannel: Show Channels and Patch madness

Hey all,

I really like the Show Channels display in Flexichannel but I'm wondering if I'm missing something. I get that this display will show all channels that go to a level in a cue or submaster, but I have channels displayed in grey (not patched) and never go to a level in any sub or cue. (in fact we made a point of taking off any commands that lingered on channels that are unpatched.) Also there's one channel that is patched and recorded at a level in 2 subs that is not even displayed in Show Channels. Why are these unpatched channels, that are not used in the show anymore, still showing up in the Show Channels Flexi display?

It's one of those things that is hard to search for in the forums because it takes a paragraph to describe. Sorry if it's redundant.

The show itself originally came from an .asc file from an obsessionII I think.

Also we used the {Move To} and [Copy To] command to make changes in the patch and some of the channels that we repatched and moved around left behind unpatched channels that still have a Type label of dimmer. So when I do my channel check those empty channels show up "unpatched". How do I clear out the Type? I tried to delete one of the offending channels and then at enter and the Type dimmer came back. I didn't want to delete it permanently because it would effect what the designer is used to seeing. It would be cool if you could just hit type and @ enter or have a clear soft key. 

Sorry this turned into quite the post but it's difficult to explain. Hopefully it makes sense to someone out there.

Thanks,

K

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    Hey K, Couple of things you might want to check, are the channels that are still showing up in Show Flexi recorded into any Groups or Palettes or Presets? Sometimes when opening from an .asc file things get stored in places you might not expect. Take a look at your targets, I bet something snuck in there.

    If you really want to make sure that the channel is gone you can delete it in patch [x][delete][enter]. This will actually remove that channel from everywhere, while unpatching simply removes the address.

    As for the channels returning to Dimmer, Dimmer is the default state for any channel unless you tell it otherwise. Are you looking for it to go back to null?

    Hope this helps

    -Lowell

  • 0 in reply to LowellOlcott

    Lowell,

    I'll quadruple check those target lists but I haven't been able to find where they might have snuck in. although it makes sense that .asc file origin may be part of the problem. Everything I've been able to find in manuals and supplements only mentions that Show Flexi shows channels that are recorded in subs or cues it's good to know that it may also show channels recorded to ANY target list.

    I get that Dimmer is the default type for patched channels but when we were using either the {move to} or [Copy To] function the dimmer moved to the new channel but the old channel still has a type dimmer instead of being blank. The problem with the type staying dimmer in patch is when I do dimmer check the remote cycles through those unpatched channels thereby slowing down the check b/c it looks like something's out but really its those channels whose type has stayed dimmer but are actually unpatched. It's really only annoying but I'd like to clean it up if I can since this show is going on tour.

    Thanks!

    K

     

  • 0 in reply to Kreeger Chick

    First question: What version of Code are you running?

    Second Question: Are you doing a Dimmer Check or a Channel Check? A dimmer check will go throught address by address regaurdless of patched/unpatched or patch type (Null or Dimmer). A channel check however will go through only channels that have an address assigned, not just a type.

    -L

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