Saving and checks in Effect lanes
From Effect lanes you save straight to SoundSwitch without going back to the Studio. The checks in “Properties” tell you beforehand whether the show is complete.
Step by step
- Click an empty spot in the timeline so that no clip is selected.
- Open the “Properties” tab and look under “Checks”. If it says “All complete – ready for SoundSwitch.”, everything is fine.
- Tap “Save” at the top right or press ⌘S / Ctrl+S.
- The same steps as in the Studio follow: a note if the project is open in SoundSwitch, the copy “<project> Show-Designer” the first time, then the window with the next steps in SoundSwitch.
- “Keep editing” keeps you in Effect lanes.
More from “Effect lanes & effect studio”
- Opening Effect lanes and going back to the StudioIn Effect lanes you edit a show effect by effect on a timeline. You start in the Studio with a mood and then refine single spots in Effect lanes.Summary
- Look programmer: Static Looks like on a lighting consoleWhen you open a Static Look in Table, you get the look programmer: every fixture is a row, every channel a column – intensity, color, strobe, position, movement, gobo, prism, focus and everything else. Thru is hatched. On the right you set everything the selected fixtures can do – across all groups.Summary
- How Effect lanes are laid outEffect lanes have four areas: the preview at the top left, groups and tools on the right, and the timeline below. You save in the header at the top. For songs the lanes sit right in the Song Studio at the Everything level.Summary
- Editing lanes and clipsThe timeline shows one or more layers (lanes) per fixture group. Clips sit on them: colored bars that play an effect for a certain time.Summary
- Master lane and color palette changesThe master lane affects all fixture groups at once. Use it to set a base mood, e.g. a cool verse and a warm chorus, and add accents in the groups on top.Summary