Device Priority Menu; Changing The Playback Device Priority - Compulite Sabre User Manual

Now raise controller 1; the gobo output does not change because controller 8 is 'stronger'
than controller 1.
Bring down controller 8 and controller 1 is now in charge of the gobo.
Throughout all this controller raising and lowering only the gobo value changes because
the gobo is the only parameter assigned to the controllers. All other parameter values for
spot 1 derive from C/D.
Exploiting this very simple control feature gives a whole new look to a chaser. This allows
you to use the same position chaser and create many different looks.
Remember - the controllers crossfade from the current stage output!
Although this may seem very confusing now, it will become clearer as you experiment
with the console and explore its many control possibilities.

Device Priority Menu

The Device Priority menu is menu 22.
The Device Priority menu provides a tool to customize the control priority of playback
devices.
There are 2 basic options for control priority assignments:
1. Maintain a strict control priority, but customize the hierarchy. This is done by new
priority assignments.
2. LTP (Latest Takes Precedence). LTP is an option when all or a group of the playback
devices are assigned the same control priority code.
The default priority assignments stack the control priority as described above. See Priority
Order page, 15-2.
Changing the control priority of a playback device is accomplished by assigning a priority
code to the device. The priority code determines the device's place in the Control Priority
hierarchy. The designation of # 1 denotes the most dominant playback device. The list
continues in descending order of control priority.
There are two areas displayed in the Device Priority menu - the Playback Device control
Priority and the Editor display.
The Playback Devices are shown in the diagram on the left; each row represents a group of
tools. The priority code is displayed on a light gray field under the playback device name.
The priority code determines in which position, in the control hierarchy, the playback
source is placed. All editing is done on this display. The priority code corresponds to the
display on the right, which is labeled "editor".
The editor display always shows the last recorded priority configuration.

Changing the playback device priority

You can change the priority of individual playback devices, while preserving a rigid
control hierarchy. To do this change the position a playback device occupies in the
hierarchy by assigning the playback device a new priority code.
Device Priority Menu 15-3
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