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Snapshots vs Memories. Which should I use?

I apologize in advance. I am self taught and struggle with the ETC terminology.

I have a Smartfade 2496 that I have patched so that the first 32 channels control groups of dimmers that are meaningful (e.g. Downstage Blue) to us.

I want to setup a scene comprising of those 32 channels each with their own intensity and somehow record it to bring up in a show using one of the remaining 16 channels.  Then, while that scene is active, dynamically pile on with one or more of the patched dimmers (e.g. center spot, upstage blue ...).

To my reading, I think snapshots will let me assign up to 10 of these "base scenes" on the remaining 16 channels. But I read about Memories and I'm wondering if I should use Memories or Snapshots.

Will Snapshots let me pile on as I describe?

What's the difference between Snapshots and Memories?

TIA

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  • You want to use Memories.

    Memories are a "Look" (or part of one) on stage that are assigned to faders in the "Mems" (red) mode, and can also be used in the Stack.

    That's exactly what you're after.

    "Snapshots" are a special way of grabbing a look when you intend to use it later but haven't got time to do it yet.
    "I like that, dunno where to put it, so I'll snapshot it and store it properly to a Memory or Stack Step later."

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  • You want to use Memories.

    Memories are a "Look" (or part of one) on stage that are assigned to faders in the "Mems" (red) mode, and can also be used in the Stack.

    That's exactly what you're after.

    "Snapshots" are a special way of grabbing a look when you intend to use it later but haven't got time to do it yet.
    "I like that, dunno where to put it, so I'll snapshot it and store it properly to a Memory or Stack Step later."

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