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Bijou

either the A or B, is an arrow pointing up. This

indicates which side of the Cross Fader is fading

up. As you fade from one side to the other, the

LEV windows changes at the rate of the Cross

Fades that are assigned up and down times.

Different Fade Times

To record a Cue with a fade time that differs from

the Default time, add the use of the [Time] key

(Figure 51) followed by the [#] key(s). The [#] key

(s) represent the number of seconds into the re-

cord

sequence.

Example:

For Cue 1 with a 3 second Cross fade sequence,

the sequence is [Record] [1] [Time] [3] [Enter]

(from the Stage Screen).

FADE TAKE

At any time during the playback of prerecorded

Cues, you can restore manual control of the

Cross Faders by pressing the Cross Fader’s as-

sociated [Fade Take] (Figure 52) button. This im-

mediately places all fade action back to the Fader

handles rather than the [Go] button. To return to

[Go] button operation, press [Fade Take] again.

DIFFERENT UP AND DOWN TIMES

The up and down times of a Cue can vary for

many different artistic or mechanical reasons on

stage. With the Bijou, you can set different times

for the fade down and fade up sections of a Cue,

based on production needs.

Example:

Going from a bright, fully lit stage down to a spe-

cial on one or two performers. If you fade a spe-

cial ON at the same time that you fade out the

rest of the stage, the change is often too fast for

the human eye to adjust. So, the special appears

extremely dark and weak for a period of time as

your eyes adjusts to the change. But, if you fade

the special up fast so that it is close to full before

Figure 51-Time Key

Figure 52-[Fade Take] Key