Artist Help: Mirror Chase

A simple cue with a Chase This is example is much the same as the Simple Cue example only this includes chase effects on the fixture dimmer parameter.

Select all the fixtures and set the preset levels from the Fixture Control tool bar as in the previous example.

Now right-click the mirror and select 'Clear and Zero'. This will zero the levels on the mirror channels and clear the flag.

Open the Fixture Chase control. You will see Mirror-X axis and Mirror-Y axis in the list.

Double-click in the 'On' column at the Mirror X axis row. This will activate a chase with default settings. You will see the mirror panning.

Double-click on the 'Ramp' cell. A list will open. Select Sine 2. This is particularly useful for mirror parameters.

Set the speed of panning.

Double-click in the 'On' column at the Mirror-Y axis row. Now a tilt chase will be activated.

Again set the ramp to 'Sine 2' and adjust the rate.

Adjusting the range You probably do not want the sweep to be the full range of both the X and Y axis of the fixture. You can adjust the chase 'Level' to limit the extent of the sweeps. You can now add level to the parameter. The value set is added together with the chase level to produce the final level. Thus you can adjust the extent by adjusting the level of the chase and the position in the joypad.

Click once on the Mirror-X axis row and adjust the Fader to 50%. This will result in the sweeps being from zero to half the maximum travel.

In the fixture control panel adjust the joypad to 25% of the maximum travel. Now the sweeps are cantered travelling from 25% to 75%.

You should now have a look where the fixtures are sweeping in a non-repeating pattern.

Save as a Cue You can now save this as a new cue to add to your list.

In the Program Control window select the List you wish to add the cue to.

Click 'New Cue'. This will display the Program data dialog.

Check the selected data in correct, set the name for the new cue and click 'OK'.