Synchronized Effects

Using the FX Linking covered on the previous page, its possible to create synchronized effects.

For example, we can create an effect that goes from a soft red beam to a hard white, narrow beam.

This example would require an effect running on Magenta, Yellow, Focus and Iris all simultaneously.

The logic with synchronized effects is the same as normal effects covered in the previous section, however because we want the effects to run at the same speed and offset (FX Timing) they must share the same speed and FX Timing values.

Each Effect will have its own unique base value, swing and possibly mode - but all effects will eventually share the same timing and speed information.

Examples of Synchronized Effects

Tilt & Color Can Can:

1. Select Group 4 (Dartz 360's) @ FULL.
2. Starting from their default position, tilt them forward to 30%
3. Set the Green & Blue color channels to 0%, leaving Red at 100%.
4. Press the Tilt parameter wheel/button and hit the FX parameter group (FX on Tilt)
5. Set Swing on Tilt to 25%.
6. Bring the speed up to 40% to check the effect is running correctly then revert speed to 0%
7. Press the Color parameter group and press the Green parameter select it
8. Press the FX parameter group button. (It will display "FX on Green" at the top)
9. Set Swing to 200%.
10. Set the Mode to Mode 1
11. Bring the speed up to 40% to check the effect is running correctly, then revert speed to 0%
12. Press Link.
13. Press the Green and Tilt parameter buttons, or right click on each and press Link Channel. The parameters should be highlighted in Red to show they are linked.
14. Press the FX parameter group and bring the Speed up to 40%
    
    The Dartz 360's should be tilting up and down, as they rise they turn to yellow and as they fall they revert back to red.
15. Press the FX Timing parameter group. Set the "Wave Per X" to 3.
    
    The Dartz 360's should be performing a "Can Can" Type color & position effect.

Cyan/Magenta Effect:

1. Select Group 1 (Artiste DaVinci's) @ FULL.
2. Set Cyan to 100%
3. Set Magenta to 100%
4. Press the Cyan parameter button and hit the FX parameter group (FX on Cyan)
5. Set Swing to 200%
6. Set the Mode to mode 13
7. Set Speed to 40% to check if the effect is running correctly, then revert speed to 0%
8. Press the Color parameter group and press the Magenta parameter button to select it.
9. Press the FX parameter group (FX on Magenta)
10. Set Swing to 200%.
11. Set the Mode to mode 7
12. Set the Speed to 40% to check the effect is running correctly, then revert speed to 0%.
13. Press Link.
14. Press the Cyan and Magenta, or right click on them and press Link Channel. The parameters should be highlighted in Red to show they are linked.
15. Press the FX parameter group and bring the Speed up to 40%

The Artiste DaVinci's should be stepping between full cyan and full magenta.

The Cyan/Magenta effect example is the basis of making any color mix effect. For example Red/Blue. Magenta/Yellow etc as the logic is identical.

The easiest way to create synchronized effects is to build each effect individually, revert the speed to zero, link all the desired parameters together then set the speed and FX Timing at the same time.