jml255 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I have the basic version. I can only have 2 tracks. I am just messing around with the visualizer and downloaded sequences, trying to get the hang of the software, most of the sequences have more than two tracks. is there any way to merge these together without deleting tracks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Make sure all the channels are in one track (the first one is best), and delete the unusable tracks. You can copy channels from one track to another. Better solution - upgrade to an advanced license (you will eventually want it anyway, so bite the bullet and upgrade now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namecipS Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Can someone explain the benefits of using different tracks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanZ Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 It can be easier to sequence different events. For example, you could group everything by color and run a chase sequence that way. You could have a separate track for a beat track, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Let me give you a big example. I have a pixel tree that has a custom variation of a Brian Bruderer star on top. My star has 360 RGB pixels instead of the usual 6 "rings" of while LEDs. I have multiple tracks just for the star. The difference between each of the track is that the pixels are in different arrangements. This lets me make various effects with a simple chase. For example one track has the pixels arranged so a simple chase will cause a vertical dissolve, and another creates a horizontal dissolve. Here is a lit of the various pixel arrangement tracks: Pixel star - Rings Pixel Star - Legs Pixel Star - Points and Valleys by ring Pixel Star - Points and Valleys by leg Pixel Star - Horizontal Pixel Star - Vertical Pixel Star - Leg 1 to upper right Pixel Star - Leg 5 to upper left Pixel Star - Leg 1 to leg 3 Pixel Star - Leg 5 to leg 3 Pixel Star - Rotation Although I create my sequences in SuperStar, for the most part I sequence the star in Sequence Editor. There are things I can do quite easily with my custom tracks that would be very difficult to do in SuperStar. BTW, I will point out that it took me about 2 hours to create each of those tracks - ugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-Paul Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Tracks in a nutshell are ways to logically group parts of your display as exampled above. Making the process of programming easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Tracks are an absolute total pain in the a$$ to work with compared to Groups. Been there - done that. Before Groups were invented, my sequences had as many as 21 tracks. Ugh ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Can someone explain the benefits of using different tracks?Tracks - What they are, and how they can benefit you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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