[LCtalk] Is this a valid use of the hold until feature?

[David Raison]

Hi all,

I am setting up some scenes on my LCX for use in a show in a few weeks 
time.  Some of the dance scenes are timed to run alongside pre-recorded 
music on CD.  With prior versions of the firmware to v2.06 I have had to 
use 'show scene for x.x' commands to padd out the sections to the 
correct length, but this is a pain as you might need three or four 
'show' commands to get the correct interval due to the inherent 
rounding.  Now with 2.06 we have the clock function that allows me to 
initialise the clock to 0 and then hold until a time is reached.  Is 
this a reasonable use for the clock function? I don't want it to stop 
working in the middle of a show...

Below is an example scene coded this way...The clock is set to base 
channel 1040 in global settings.
NB: I found that I need to clear the layer in order to start the clock 
running after setting it. Is this correct?


// Cuelist 530 (90 steps), loaded 20/06/2006 17:44
  -- Show 01
  --
  -- SetClock
  show d04 for ever
  clear layer
  --
  go 370.78 in layer AS
  go 100.10 in layer AA
  go 200.10 in layer AB
  go 300.15 in layer AC
  --
  -- Scene1
  --
  -- Music
  go .10 in layer AZ
  --
  hold until time 0:00:00:19:00
  -- Scene2
  go 370.87 in layer AS
  --
  hold until time 0:00:00:28:00
  -- Scene3
  go 200.5 in layer AB
  go 300.7 in layer AC
  go 120.30 in layer AD
  go 220.5 in layer AE
  go 320.30 in layer AF
  --
  hold until time 0:00:01:39:00
  -- Scene4
  go 320.7 in layer AF
  go 200.5 in layer AB
  go 300.35 in layer AC
  --
  hold until time 0:00:02:10:00
  -- Scene5
  go 200.5 in layer AB
  go 300.7 in layer AC
  go 120.30 in layer AD
  go 220.5 in layer AE
  go 320.30 in layer AF
  go 371.10 in layer AS
  --
  hold until time 0:00:02:33:00
  -- Scene6
  go 370.87 in layer AS
  go 200.40 in layer AB
  go 300.10 in layer AC
  --
  hold until time 0:00:03:02:00
  -- Blackout
  go .10 in layer AG
  go 370.5 in layer AS
  go 220.5 in layer AE
  go 320.5 in layer AF
  go 200.5 in layer AB
  go 300.5 in layer AC

:d04
  1040[000] 1041[000] 1042[000] 1043[000] 1044[000]


Rgds.
David Raison.
Hampshire, UK