Snapshots, LoTP

[Kjeik]

A couple of things I've been wondering about but haven't been able to figure out... Maybe some of you can give me a clue. The questions are meant generally, but I mostly work on Pearl 2000 and 2004.

*Is it possible to fade into a snapshot? HTP levels, at least. I have not found a way of loading one that doesn't snap to it, apart from saving it on a playback fader.

*Can I make a LoTP fader (a limiting submaster) for a group of dimmer channels? I recently tried having a group of parcans running a shape on a mode 2 playback fader. However, I would have to run them at full intensity (static size, timed speed). (Either that, or timed size as well, but then a slow shape would have to be dim as well...) What I'm looking for is a way to limit the max output of a mode 2 shape on dimmer channels.

[niclights]

Don't know about snapshot.

I understand the problems with mode2 and dimmer shapes but if you just want to limit intensity then why not program smaller size?

[Kjeik]

Well, part of the point with mode 2 would be to busk and not knowing what anyone will do in advance... Also there would be (as with timed size) a way to fade in a shape rather than snap large part of the ceiling on to full.

[niclights]

If it helps at all you can have timed fades as well as (or instead of) fade by fader.

Personally I never use dimmer shapes because of this limitation. I will always program chases.