windows version user
when ever a tap button is on the screen and a speed is set to it it cause the fade in/out to look stepped instead of a nice smooth transition. I've tried playing with the fade profiles for the fixtures and that doesn't help any. it is really noticeable with led fixtures. this is a problem since led is all I have and I am live lighting armature bands that have trouble keeping a constant tempo between gigs tap is a really handy thing to have to re-time the tempo. any ideas or fixes?
tap button causes delays
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GGGss
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Explain a little more or share your project please...
You are using a chaser? And you are setting it's tempo with your step button? Then this would mean that you use the speed setting for duration? etc
You are using a chaser? And you are setting it's tempo with your step button? Then this would mean that you use the speed setting for duration? etc
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JamesShuew
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sure
It doesn't matter what fixture I use. I notice it when I change any setting in the timer knobs or settings in scenes/what have yous. If I do it in virt desk then try to cross fade between scenes it is stepped. if I stop virt desk and restart it the fade is smooth. I'm using a udmx but since stop and restart of the virt desk stops the choppy function I don't think it is the connector
I have several solid color scenes setup either with control groups or direct fixture control for this case ADJ Pinsport LED Quad DMX linear fade profile.
on the virt desk
master dimmer for all devices on a slide
button for each scene in a solo frame
speed knob set to 1 factor for each scene fade in and out only all others not sent
I can reproduce it faithlfully by just changing the speed when virt desk is running then changing scenes it does abot 4 steps per second of cross fade time added.
runing on win 10
It doesn't matter what fixture I use. I notice it when I change any setting in the timer knobs or settings in scenes/what have yous. If I do it in virt desk then try to cross fade between scenes it is stepped. if I stop virt desk and restart it the fade is smooth. I'm using a udmx but since stop and restart of the virt desk stops the choppy function I don't think it is the connector
I have several solid color scenes setup either with control groups or direct fixture control for this case ADJ Pinsport LED Quad DMX linear fade profile.
on the virt desk
master dimmer for all devices on a slide
button for each scene in a solo frame
speed knob set to 1 factor for each scene fade in and out only all others not sent
I can reproduce it faithlfully by just changing the speed when virt desk is running then changing scenes it does abot 4 steps per second of cross fade time added.
runing on win 10
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GGGss
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Sorry to say but I'm quite sure that your uDmx interface is the cause of your troubles.
It doesn't have any processing power inside - so it's the processor of your PC which is responsible to 'play' the correct DMX rhythm to the interface.
If it would have some processing power - windows would say: channel 24 to 110 (as an example) and the interface would take care of RS485 and DMX512 timing issues... With the uDMX it's your processor and USB port that have to send out blank blank blank for x us, high for 2 us, burst for 100us etc etc ... it asks a lot from your system's processing power ...
It doesn't have any processing power inside - so it's the processor of your PC which is responsible to 'play' the correct DMX rhythm to the interface.
If it would have some processing power - windows would say: channel 24 to 110 (as an example) and the interface would take care of RS485 and DMX512 timing issues... With the uDMX it's your processor and USB port that have to send out blank blank blank for x us, high for 2 us, burst for 100us etc etc ... it asks a lot from your system's processing power ...
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