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So... I have gotten really comfortable with the hog 3 and 4. I am trying to find my own way of doing things on the fly (
busking). I think i figured something out but I would like to change the assert time of my scenes and cues on the fly. How do I do that?
Any idea's on general
busking is welcome!
Thanks to all!
I've been a Hog 3 user for over 10 years...and just received my Hog 4. With that being said, I've been building my "busk"
page over the years and can now program it in about an hour with any rig.
I learned how to program a
punt page from an amazing designer/
programmer years ago and I always start by pointing people to his
page from PLSN.
PLSN | The Ultimate Punt Page
With that...I started...
Start with blank screens on on both sides of the
console.
Open the cuelist window and make 2 of them (split on H3 / copy on H4)
Put one on each
screen and maximize them
On the right
screen scroll down so that you have continuous list numbers between left and right without over lap (so if the last list on the left
screen is 183, the first one on the right will be 184).
Record this as a view!
Now...depending on how you work, I also like to
build a bunch of macros and will fill the bottom of each
screen with macros...completely up to you.
Now...for me...
Left
screen...
Top row is 11 static colors for the whole rig (#12 is a "RL1>11" comment
macro to
release the entire
line of colors
in one push)
Second row is 11 color combinations where the first
cue is 1/2 the rig
in one color and 1/2 in another color. Second
cue reverses the color selection. Pressing the
button allows you to bump the rig back and forth. On
button 12 is another "
release this
line" comment
macro button.
Third row is another 11 color combinations as needed breaking up the rig differently (SL/SR or top/bottom,
etc. instead of 1/2 and 1/2) #12 again is a "
release this
line" comment
macro
The lower half of the
screen, I do the same thing but with GOBOS...statics, and then various combinations.
Now...the right
screen...
Top half is positions...
Following Nook's setup...I have 7 positions. Top row is statics of those with a
release on 12
Second row is 1/2 the rig in BAND and the other 1/2 in another focus...pressing the
button switches the two.
Release on 12
Third row I have ALL circle
effect, ALL pan
effect, ALL tilt
effect and then
build singles for each
fixture type along with a BAND
Ballyhoo and an AUDIENCE
ballyhoo.
The next portion of the
screen is for some flicker and step
intensity effects.
Faders are dependent on what fixtures you have and what you need. Generally an odd
fader, even
fader, blinders, specials,
etc.
Now...as far as Macros, those are your personal preference. I have a row of buttons to change the list times with a push of the
button (I record most of my busk faders at 1 second fades). With these macros, I turn on guard, hit a list and a time
button and it changes the list time immediately. Nice and quick to get changes without having to do a lot of typing.
Use the screens to your advantage....and the huge amount of real estate to make your life easier.
Hope that helps...