Recording effect for use on other fixtures

[Techie_v2]

Hi all,

I am trying to record an effect, for example just a 1/8th chase accross some fixtures. I can record the effect fine, then recall it on those fixtures when i want, no problem.

What i want to do is recall that effect to a different set on exactly the same fixtiures. For example, im recording a chase on 43.1 thru 43.32. I then want ot be able to recall that effect on 43.33 thru 43.64 and on 44.1 thru 44.32 etc - is this possible as if i use my groups to select 43.33 thru 43.65 and apply the recorded effect, nothing happens.

Thanks

[kgallen]

Hmm yea, I think effects record against the selected fixture(s). Looks like you have multicell fixtures so it’s disappointing you can’t re-apply across different cells of the same fixture. 
 

No personal experience of this so hopefully other experienced users can comment. 

As it’s quite a key question, maybe ‘experienced users’ @Edward Z88 or @Jon Hole might be around 😃…

 

[Techie_v2]

Yeah it's multicell, the fixtures are the showtec octostrips I've mentioned before. Basically I have 3 units,each unit having 8 physical fixtures, each with 8 cells in.

They are rigged in 6 lines of 4, so the first line is unit 1, physical 1 -4 with the cells 1-32 the second line is unit 1, physical fixtures 5-8 with cells 33-64, this then repeats with unit 2, then unit 3, if that makes sense.

I want to create a chase, just using the built in effects, so a 1/8th chase from cell 1 thru cell 32, then apply this to all the "rows" of cells. So unit 1 would chase from 1-32 and 33 thru 64 at the same time buy if I create the effect on 1 thru 32 then try to apply it to 33 thru 64 I can't. If I could apply the effect to all the "rows" it would give me an effect of each row chasing across the stage at the same time so on unit 1 id have 1 thru 32,  33 thru 64, unit to 1 thru 32, 33 thru 64 etc.

Picture attached for reference as to the layout, so the top 2 rows are unit 1, middle 2 are unit 2 and bottom 2 are unit 3. Each individual rectange is 8 cells, or in essence 1 individual physical fixture. So what I want is a vertical line that chases from 1 side to another. Yes I could just type the syntax in for each row but adjusting speed etc would be so much quicker with a pallete 

 

Guess what show were doing 🤪 

[kgallen]

I’m sure you’re well up on it but I often revisit the training videos as it gives me a new idea or clarifies an approach or my understanding (or lack of!):

 

[Techie_v2]

Yeah I often do, haven't done the multicell one though so I'll give it a go.

Thanks!