Random Offsets

To echo Brad's sentiment...

Joe,

This is how I approach this issue:

If I want a random offset of a parameter (FX offset for instance), I would...

1-Select a range of fixtures

2-Hit EFFECT

3-Apply my FX table

4-Hold down FAN

5-Select Shuffle on the bottom of the right touch screen (while still holding down fan)

6-Tweak my offset values until they look random (Usually I start by rolling from 0 degrees all the way to 360 degrees on the visible value).

7-Adjust from there.

I believe what you're asking for is a shortcut to do a random 0>360 offset of a value, which I actually think is a pretty interesting thought.

One thing to note is that you can actually do this via text entry in the programmer/editor. That works like this:

1- Select fixtures

2- At the bottom of the right touchscreen, tap SELECT, then tap SHUFFLE

3- In a parameter cell of the editor window (Intensity for instance), tap the cell, tap SET, then enter [0] THRU [100] (or some other range). Hit ENTER.

4- Those values will now be fanned through these values in a 'random' order.

(I actually use this method a lot on Delay times to get 'random' looking fades, position changes, or color changes)

The only problem with this method is that I believe it does not work in the FX table currently. I think there is an existing Enhancement logged for this. (Can you confirm that Brad?)

If this soft key were added, I would like it to function as a MIN>MAX range. So, if you were editing a cell whose values went from 0>360 (degrees), the button should automatically FAN a range of 0>360. If the values possible were 0>100, I would like it to FAN a range of 0>100.

However, I would still like it to be linear, so that you could combine it with SHUFFLE or any other ordering that you did.

Thoughts?

Phil

To echo Brad's sentiment...

Joe,

This is how I approach this issue:

If I want a random offset of a parameter (FX offset for instance), I would...

1-Select a range of fixtures

2-Hit EFFECT

3-Apply my FX table

4-Hold down FAN

5-Select Shuffle on the bottom of the right touch screen (while still holding down fan)

6-Tweak my offset values until they look random (Usually I start by rolling from 0 degrees all the way to 360 degrees on the visible value).

7-Adjust from there.

I believe what you're asking for is a shortcut to do a random 0>360 offset of a value, which I actually think is a pretty interesting thought.

One thing to note is that you can actually do this via text entry in the programmer/editor. That works like this:

1- Select fixtures

2- At the bottom of the right touchscreen, tap SELECT, then tap SHUFFLE

3- In a parameter cell of the editor window (Intensity for instance), tap the cell, tap SET, then enter [0] THRU [100] (or some other range). Hit ENTER.

4- Those values will now be fanned through these values in a 'random' order.

(I actually use this method a lot on Delay times to get 'random' looking fades, position changes, or color changes)

The only problem with this method is that I believe it does not work in the FX table currently. I think there is an existing Enhancement logged for this. (Can you confirm that Brad?)

If this soft key were added, I would like it to function as a MIN>MAX range. So, if you were editing a cell whose values went from 0>360 (degrees), the button should automatically FAN a range of 0>360. If the values possible were 0>100, I would like it to FAN a range of 0>100.

However, I would still like it to be linear, so that you could combine it with SHUFFLE or any other ordering that you did.

Thoughts?

Phil