Schedule and Show editor question!

[jfrisina04]

good evening folks, i own the basic plus software, is there a way to make the lights just stay on after a show til the next one starts?

thanks Jay

[huskernut]

Sure, Do you mean in between shows in the same evening or do you mean at the end of the evening until the sun comes up?

if it is in between shows in the same evening you could just have a long shutdown sequence in your show where that is an animation sequence that just has all the lights on. Use loops in the show to extend it. I have never used multiple "shows" in the same evening.

I am guessing you could do the same thing at the end of the evening with a long shutdown sequence or you could have a second show that starts right after the other one ends

[George Simmons]

If your songs/announcements, etc are the same from one run-through to the next, there's really no need to create more than one show. Decide how long your intermissions will be and then make an all-on animation sequence for that length of time. Arrange your show so that the animation sequence runs last and then just let the whole thing loop throughout the evening.

[jfrisina04]

George Simmons wrote:

If your songs/announcements, etc are the same from one run-through to the next, there's really no need to create more than one show. Decide how long your intermissions will be and then make an all-on animation sequence for that length of time. Arrange your show so that the animation sequence runs last and then just let the whole thing loop throughout the evening.

thanks for the help,

which brings me to my next question, with the announcements, do u record them to a was file then make a blank sequence, or do u use braodcast software

[George Simmons]

jfrisina04 wrote:

...with the announcements, do u record them to a was file then make a blank sequence, or do u use braodcast software

I use Zara Radio both before and after the shows end each evening, but not during the shows. There might be a way to do that, but it just adds a layer of complication that isn't needed.

I use Audacity to record announcements and edit them with a music bed. Then I export the project as a constant bit rate MP3, and then create an ordinary musical sequence for the announcement.

[texascop]

I made a musical sequence with no timing and linked an announcement to it as the media file. I then inserted a short timing at the start where there is just music and a long timing mark where the speaking part starts. I then turned on the Santa Claus I have in my display so he is lighted up during the announcement. A short timing mark at the end turns him off as the music plays. I gave the sequence a name, saved it and included it in my show. Works good.