Setting Cue Timing

ONYX allows for very flexible timing parameters. These can be set by the individual or group of cues or by the individual or group of fixture attributes.

The minimum cue time is zero and the maximum is one hour. These times can be set in increments of thousandths (i.e. 1.234 seconds) and all times are set in seconds.

Setting a Cue’s Base Fade Time

The most broad type of timing is the “base” times for cues. This is the default time for all paramters in a specific cue. It is the time that all attributes will use unless overridden and provided with a different time. (See “Setting Split Timing on Cues”.)

The default base time can be selected in the “Time” section of the Record Options window when the cue is recorded. We’ll change the base cue time on cue 2 to 5 seconds using the following steps:

1. Ensure that Edit Mode is active.
2. Press or click on the cell that contains the Fade Time for Cue 2. The cell will highlight in red and the command line will read Set Cue 2 Fade.
3. On the keypad, type 5 Enter.

The cell will now show a time of 5 seconds.

You can also select a range of cues by pressing and dragging.

To change the base time to 5 seconds for all cues:

1. Ensure that Edit Mode is active.
2. Select the Fade time for all the cues pressing and dragging. The cells will highlight in red and the command line will read Set Cue 1+2+3+4+5 Fade.
3. Press 5 Enter.

Setting a Cue’s Base Delay Time

The base Delay time of a cue is the amount of time after the go trigger for that cue has executed and the time that the cue actually begins. By default, this time is zero. The process for changing the base Delay time is identical to that of changing the base Fade time, both for individual cues and for cue ranges.