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- | ====== Q Shift ====== | + | ====== Q-Shift ====== |
Q-Shift is a way to utilize " | Q-Shift is a way to utilize " | ||
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===== The Pads ===== | ===== The Pads ===== | ||
- | Q-Shift is controlled with touch pads, that operate on a y and x axis. Amog the Y axis you have the effects percentage of utilization, | + | Q-Shift is controlled with touch pads, that operate on a y and x axis. Amog the Y axis you have the effects percentage of utilization, |
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===== Pad Properties ===== | ===== Pad Properties ===== | ||
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+ | Pad Properties is where you modify the General parameters of your pads and determine the effect action for your selected " | ||
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+ | ==== General Pad Properties ==== | ||
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+ | In the General tab of Pad Properties, you can Name the Pad which will be displayed within the pad itself. Choose the Pad Color as it will appear in your Q-Shift Tab. And enable or disable 2D Pad operation, de-selecting will enable 1D and selecting will enable 2D control. | ||
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+ | ==== Shifts and wave Pad Properties ==== | ||
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+ | === Tempo === | ||
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+ | First you have the " | ||
+ | 4/1 means the effect length will be 4 beats over one effect length. | ||
+ | 4/4 means the effect length will be 1 beat over one effect length. | ||
+ | 1/4 means the effect length will be 1/4th of a beat for one effect length. | ||
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+ | These can be utilized to modify how your effect timing works in relation to the number of lasers and timeframe you would like for your effect. | ||
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+ | === Period Shift === | ||
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+ | Then you have Options for your shift, you can select either of the following: | ||
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+ | * Period Shift Per Item (%) | ||
+ | * Period Shift Per Selection (%) | ||
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+ | Period shift per item means the amount of percentage of the whole effect will be shifted per zone selected. If you had an effect that lasted 4 beats, and you had 4 lasers, and you wanted the cycle to complete every 4 beats, you would select 25%. This would shift the effect time by 25% per each laser. | ||
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+ | Period shift per selection means the percentage of the whole time of the effect is visible among all the selected zones. For the same effect example above, with 4 lasers and a 4-beat effect, you would select 100%. This means all 4 lasers are equally spread out over the entire effect time. If this value was 50%, then only half of the entire effect would be visible at one time over the 4 lasers. | ||
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+ | Period shift per item is basically distance between each zone, and period shift per selection is how much of the effect is visible at one time on all selected zones. | ||
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+ | Both of these values can be reduced to 1% and to 10,000% giving lots of options. | ||
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+ | === DIV and MOD Values === | ||
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+ | These values are about grouping and paring zones for your effect. | ||
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+ | DIV value is a " | ||
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+ | MOD Value is a "total steps" value. That means you can increase this value will turn your selected zones into two groups, every other, so instead of an effect that modifies each zone separately, they will act as two zones. Selected every other from each other. | ||
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+ | Both of these values when set to 0 are ignored and every zone will be seen as its own object to be modified. | ||
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+ | === Acceleration selection === | ||
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+ | The final portion of the shifts and waves tab is selecting the acceleration option between your " | ||
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+ | You can also invert the acceleration, | ||
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+ | === Width === | ||
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+ | The width value allows you to select how many time segments of pause between them. This allows for your effect to basically only effect small portions of your group of zones at one time, giving a more dynamic look. | ||
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+ | ===== Destination ===== | ||
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+ | The destination tab lets you select a zone order you will use for your effect. This is not a selection of which zones will output, however a selection of zones that the effect will apply to. If none are selected, the Q-shift will apply to all zones outputting. If a smaller selection is put in the destinations, | ||
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+ | This will be very important for selection order. To get the " | ||
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+ | ===== How to create Symmetrical Effects ===== | ||
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+ | Something users will undoubtably want to utilize Q-shift for is a simple delayed effect with symmetrical timing. Here is what you do. | ||
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+ | Use a DIV Value of 2. | ||
+ | Set destination in order of pairs you would like the delay to be within, go outside inward, or inward outward. Or in a circle, either way, ensure pairs are directly next to each other in the destination tab. | ||
+ | Utilize whatever other parameters you want; the symmetricalness comes from the DIV value of 2 and choosing pairs. | ||
+ | You could also do Quads in time with each other, just use a DIV value of 4, and select groups of 4, in order of each other. Expand from there. | ||
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+ | You will get symmetrical offset effects (that you know and love from MA and other lighting consoles), utilize the tool as you would otherwise. | ||
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