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18 Creating and Using Effects 203
Chapter 18
Creating and Using Effects
Effects are a method within Ion to provide dynamic, repetitive action to channels. This chapter
explains the different types of effects, and how to use them.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• About Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
• The Effect List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
• Effect Status Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
• Step Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
• Absolute Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
• Relative Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
• Program a new relative effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
• Apply an Existing Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218