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Page 286 S3200XL Operator’s Manual - Version 1.00
GRABBING TIMES
One other soft key that is available for use in the QPLAY mode is the function found on
soft key F4. This allows you to input cues in real time as the cue list is playing. To do this, press
either (F5) or (F6) and, as the cue list is playing, press at appropriate
moments. This will input empty cues at the end of the cue list. You may edit these and assign
the relevant programs, MIDI notes and velocity levels in EDIT and pressing in cue list
EDIT will place them in their correct chronological order. This method of inputting cues is well
suited for creating cue lists ‘on the fly’ - that is, watching the visuals whilst entering cues in real-
time. You may use this function to add cues to an existing cue list or to create a cue list ‘from
scratch’.
Another way to do this is to use the numeric keypad whilst the cue list is playing. This will insert
programs 1 to 9 in realtime as the cue list plays according to the key press and you will hear the
sound as you do this. Naturally, it is important that your programs are numbered correctly 1-9 if
you are to achieve the right results using this facility. Also, if no programs are assigned to any
keys that are pressed, no input will be made.
The keys will normally insert the appropriate program on MIDI note C3 with a velocity of 127 but
this may be changed by changing the parameters set in the TRANS page of the main MIDI
mode (please refer to the section that explains the MIDI mode for more details on this function).
For either way of inputting cues in real-time, the GRAB soft key has two functions. If you press
GRAB whilst the S3200XL is NOT playing, a small ‘G’ appears at the top of the screen next to
the ‘time’ field. When this is displayed and any of the PLAY functions are used, you can input
cues in real-time (using the GRAB function or by ‘playing’ the programs from the keypad) but
the cues will not be displayed as you input them. This allows a far faster response time for
‘grabbed’ cues. You may still input cues in real-time using either method without pressing
GRAB first and you will see the cues entered as you ‘play’ them but please note that the
response time is slightly slower because, as the screen display changes, so some of the
S3200XL’s execution speed is used up and it is possible in such a situation, especially when
inputting really fast cues, that some cues may be missed. It is recommended, therefore, that
you press GRAB before putting the S3200XL into play if you need to input very fast cues in
real-time. If you wish to cancel the ‘G’, press STOP (F8) and this will put you back to the normal
GRAB mode.
You may not access any other fields in this mode as these are for display only although the
CURSOR keys and the numeric keypad can be used to scroll through the cue list. If you wish to
edit the cue list, press F2 to return to the EDIT screen.
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