User Guide

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7. Programming Chases
This section assumes that you have devices patched on your Pearl, and that
you are comfortable controlling them.
7.1 Recording Modes
These are different recording modes set in the USER SETTINGS menu.
Whichever mode is active when you Record or Edit a Memory or Chase is
the mode in which the Edits will be stored.
7.1.1 Record by Instrument
In this Mode, if you access any of the LTP Channels of a Fixture, all of the
LTP Channels of that Fixture will be put into the Programmer and stored into
any Memories or Chases programmed.
HTP Channels record as seen.
7.1.2 Record by Channel
Only Channels that have been edited are put into the Programmer.
This means that you can make Chases, for example, which have only
Intensity and Colour information in them. Because they have no Pan or Tilt
data, they will run the colour Chase over the Pan and Tilt settings from
another Memory or Chase.
HTP Channels record as seen.
7.2 Programming a Chase
• Turn the Key to Program. Puts you in LIVE PROGRAM MODE menu.
• Press CLEAR to clear the Programmer (See Section 1.6 The
Programmer for more details).
• Make sure all the Master Faders are at full and all the Playback Faders
are at zero.
• Turn the Roller to the Facet you wish to record onto.
• Select Roller Page one, two or three. The Roller Page Buttons are
located to the left of the Roller. There is no need to press ENTER.
• Press the blue CHASE button on the Program Select bank. Its LED will light
up and you can see which Playback Faders are free because their SWOP button LED’s
will flash.
• Press the flashing SWOP button of the Playback Channel you want to
record the Chase onto. All the other Playback Fader LED’s will stop flashing.
• Create the scene you wish to record as Step 1 of your Chase by
selecting the appropriate Pages of Fixtures and raising Preset Faders,
and connecting the Wheels to different Attributes to create LTP looks.
Alternatively use a Preset Focus to create a look. See Chapter 8 Preset
Focuses.