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Chapter 4 Tutorial 4 - 37
Lesson 5
Creating and working with chases
A chase is a lighting effect in which the currently loaded page of sub-
masters are flashed in sequence to an output level you determine. If you
load a new submaster page while a chase is running, the submasters
from the new page automatically replace those from the previously
loaded page. The chase continues to run, but with new submasters in
place of the old ones.
MicroVision FX allows you to determine the number of submasters you
include in a chase (up to six), and also to control the chase speed and
output levels of the submasters. In addition, you can control the direc-
tion of the chase and select either light or dark chase.
In a light chase, the submasters that make up the chase are normally off
(set at zero percent). When the chase is running, the submasters flash
on in sequence. In a dark chase, the submasters that make up the chase
are normally on (set at 100 percent of recorded level). When the chase is
running, the submasters flash off in sequence.
MicroVision FX also provides an interface that allows you to control
chase rate through your MicroVision FX's audio input connector.
MicroVision FX analyzes the incoming audio signal, and then sets the
chase rate according to the tempo of the music. For more information on
using audio input to control chases, see page 4 - 42.