Show programming - how to trigger a scene and leave it hang (not reset colors and fader when scene ends)
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:17 am
I'm a newbie, trying to program a song. There is an audio file (which I will mute for live performance) I can't figure out how to do a light show ina simple way. I want to throw in specific scenes at specific times on a track and have them stay on until the next one is triggered. I want to trigger cue points for scenes so for example, back pars would turn green and stay that way for a few measures, then turn blue etc. It doesn't work out for me:
1. Scene only works for specific duration it is set to, and it's set in time, not beats. Do I really have to keep guessing the duration of each scene so it cuts off in exactly the same moment as the next scene (on another track) begins? I have a complicated swow in mind, in beat with the song. How can I program just the changes, so the lights are left at the settings scene sets them at, and not go black after the scene ends? I tried it with sequences and chasers - same thing. If I adjust timing, each one created a new instance of the sequence - but I need to change them 1 hundred times per show, it doesn't make sense. I want to just use one setting and que it in at specific points, not having to time every single one separately (especially that there is no dragging clip edges)
2. When I insert a scene in a show, it creates a new track for each scene. why can't I put scenes on a single track? Tracks pile up very fast.
3. When I insert a scent in a show, that scene disappears from the functions! I want to reuse scenes often. What's happening?
It looked great on tutorials, but it's turning out to be a bit og nightmare for me. I hope I'm just doing something wrong. I'm using latest QLC+ 4.12.2
1. Scene only works for specific duration it is set to, and it's set in time, not beats. Do I really have to keep guessing the duration of each scene so it cuts off in exactly the same moment as the next scene (on another track) begins? I have a complicated swow in mind, in beat with the song. How can I program just the changes, so the lights are left at the settings scene sets them at, and not go black after the scene ends? I tried it with sequences and chasers - same thing. If I adjust timing, each one created a new instance of the sequence - but I need to change them 1 hundred times per show, it doesn't make sense. I want to just use one setting and que it in at specific points, not having to time every single one separately (especially that there is no dragging clip edges)
2. When I insert a scene in a show, it creates a new track for each scene. why can't I put scenes on a single track? Tracks pile up very fast.
3. When I insert a scent in a show, that scene disappears from the functions! I want to reuse scenes often. What's happening?
It looked great on tutorials, but it's turning out to be a bit og nightmare for me. I hope I'm just doing something wrong. I'm using latest QLC+ 4.12.2