Playback Loops

Links and Follows can be combined to create playback loops. If you are running a Cue List and press [GO] you can jump out of the loop and go to the next cue. Other actions can happen if you press [GO] too. Check out the topic called Action on GO within Cue Loop.

 

Creating a Loop Within a Cue List

To create a loop, you need to link the last cue of the loop to a cue higher in the list and make all cues Follow on from each other. The easiest way to do this is use the Blue Box to highlight the Action cells of the cues in the loop.

  1. Move the Blue Box to the cue with the lowest number

  2. Hold down [SHIFT] and press the [DOWN ARROW] until you reach the last cue in the loop:

  1. Then press [EDIT] to open the Cue Action dialog box:

  1. Select the Follow Mode and uncheck [S3] Run Next Cue.

  2. Roll the wheel or type in the Next Cue number. The cue label will appear to the right as you roll the wheel.

  3. Select OK. The cue list will now looks something like this:

See Also:

Follow Cues

Linking Cues

Action on GO within Cue Loop

Blue Box