Specifications

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Using the Templates
To add any of the events listed in the table, do the following (us-
ing the first template, Talkback (Toggle) as an example):
To use the templates:
1 Create a new event.
2 Edit the event name (for example, “Talkback (Toggle)” as
shown in the table). For renaming instructions, see “Renaming
an Event” on page 217.
3 Click the (Trigger) Add pop-up menu and choose Footswitch >
Switch 1 (
Footswitch 1). The Switch 1 trigger type is added,
with a default
State setting of Closed.
4 Click the (Action) Add pop-up menu and choose Talkback.
The Talkback action is added. By default, the action
State is
Toggle, and the behavior is Latched. There is no Wait (delay
before firing) needed for this action.
Switch 1 (Footswitch 1) is now configured to toggle Talkback On
or Off each time the footswitch is pressed.
If you prefer momentary talkback, edit the event by doing the
following.
1 Double-click the Talkback action in the Actions list to access
its editable properties. Or, right-click the action and choose
Edit.
2 Click the action State pop-up menu (it displays Toggle by de-
fault, or the current
State setting) and select On.
3 Click the action Behavior pop-up menu and select While Ac-
tive.
Together with the State setting (On), While Active estab-
lishes momentary control of the action; in this example,
Footswitch 1 is now assigned to provide momentary Talkback
control.
4 To quickly test the switch trigger, click the Test button, or
press the Footswitch. Adjust the trigger State for your
footswitch, as necessary, for its open/closed orientation. (For
instructions, see “Editing Trigger Type and Properties” on
page 219.)
5 After testing the trigger, click Reset to return the event to its
Ready state.
Tap Tempo for Plug-ins
Tap Tempo lets you quickly establish a system tempo to use as a
beat clock for delay and echo plug-ins that support Tempo Sync.
The system tempo defaults to 120 BPM (beats per minute). You
can set a custom tempo in a number of ways including by tapping
a Function switch, Footswitch or other control as explained be-
low. The system tempo is stored as a console setting within the
Show file. Snapshots can also store and recall tempo.
Using Tap Tempo
To use Tap Tempo, first enable the system tempo, create a Tap
Tempo event, then enable tempo sync on the delay or echo
plug-in.
Enable the System Tempo
To enable the System Tempo:
1 Go to Options > Misc and locate the Tap Tempo section.
2 Turn on global tempo sync for the system by clicking the On
switch directly below the Tempo encoder so that it is lit (on).
3 If desired, click the Units selector to choose Beats Per Minute
(BPM)
or Milliseconds as the units for displayed values.
An action and its properties ready to be edited.
Talkback State and Behavior after editing
Action Type BehaviorState
Tap Tempo section of the Options > Misc page