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A Few of points to make our jobs better:

 

1 Can the default fade times on the submasters be 0. Everyone i know who uses submasters always wants no fade times. its a real big pain having to take the time to zero every time a submaster is programmed.

 

2 using the keyboard to type in the cue number you want to edit, clear or programme. using the +/- keys takes to long and when the cursar goes pass the cue you want and goes back to cue 1 it just not funny in a technical!!

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A Few of points to make our jobs better:

 

1 Can the default fade times on the submasters be 0. Everyone i know who uses submasters always wants no fade times. its a real big pain having to take the time to zero every time a submaster is programmed.

Totally agree, although I normally change the default fade time in Super User to 0, to save having to do it to every cue.

 

2 using the keyboard to type in the cue number you want to edit, clear or programme. using the +/- keys takes to long and when the cursar goes pass the cue you want and goes back to cue 1 it just not funny in a technical!!

This is already possible. With the 'number' column selected (in Memories view), enter the cue number you want to edit/clear/program, and press ENTER. This will then highlight the required cue in the 'next' field, allowing programming, editing or clearing.

 

Peter

Peter Kirkup

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change the default fade time in Super User to 0

As Peter says, this can already be done in the Desk Defaults -> Submasters menu in Super User.

 

Do you really need the default default :? to be 0?

 

Off-topic a bit but related (came up the other day when testing 9.8 ), the default default dwell time on the desk (Desk Defaults -> Memory) is 3.0s, however the manual says it is 0.0s. Any preferences which one of these would be the most useful, so we can correct either the software or the manual?

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Default dwell should be equal to the 'default default' fade time (3s? - I always change that to 5s anyway, but thats because I normally do theatre shows)

 

I do think the default default should be 0s for submasters - its extremely confusing to raise a submaster and nothing to happen. Fade times on subs are a more 'advanced user' feature - in basic busking mode, there is no need for fade times, so 0s is best.

 

As an aside, it would be nice to have some indication as to whether a fade time is 'default' or 'altered' - perhaps "[00:03:00]" for default, and "00:05:00" for altered?

Peter Kirkup

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