Software Version 3.05
CHAPTER 2:
Basic Console Conventions
Terminology Definitions
Lighting Console: A lighting console is a tool that creates lighting
patterns and effects, and records them so they may be reproduced later. Simply
put, the console controls what is seen on stage.
Show: A show is the largest unit of memory. Only one show is ever active
in the console at any given time. Shows can be stored on standard 3.5"
computer floppy disks as show files. These files can be retrieved from floppy
disks and loaded back into the console's active memory in whole or in part.
Shows are composed of cues, effects, groups, submasters, macros, profiles, the
patch table assignment, and the system setup.
Cue: Cues are recorded lighting changes or "looks" that can be reproduced
with specific timing. Cues are numbered and are usually "played back" in a
numbered sequential order. Cues can be recorded and edited.
Effect: Effects are continuous repeating patterns of lighting changes that can
be assigned to cues or played back independently. The rate and pattern of an
effect can be recorded and edited.
Channels: Cues, effects, groups, and submasters are composed of selected
control channels, simply referred to as channels. Channels are used for setting
lights to various intensity levels.
Level: A level refers to the intensity of any lighting instrument that is
controlled by a given channel. A level is indicated by a percentage of the
maximum output of a given channel, from zero (00) to Full (FL). The level
number indicates the percentage of the maximum output, i.e. a channel level of
55 indicates that instruments controlled by the channel are at 55% of their
maximum intensity.
Assignment of Channels to Dimmers: Channels are assigned to
control specific dimmers. Dimmers are the actual hardware devices that feed
electricity into the circuits that feed your lighting instruments. In some venues,
different circuits can be physically plugged into specific dimmer outputs,
providing what is called a "hard patch". With the Encore console, you can
assign any channel to control one or more dimmers through what is called a
"soft patch".
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ADVANCED TOPICS: See Chapter 5, Setting Up The Soft Patch.
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