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Patching problems
Re: Patching problems
Clear Patch->Clear All and Remove Main Patch are the same thing all the channel setup information is removed and with no parts to the channels, all the cue information is also lost.
Clear Patch->Unpatch removes the addresses assigned to the channel parts. But, the parts remain. And, all the cue information is preserved. There just won't be output because no addresses are assigned. This is probably what you want because the structure of channel part types is kept and the cue information is still there.
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You can imagine what happens if you change the type of a channel part, only the subchannel levels that are in common between those saved in the cues for that channel and those present in the new channel will remain:
Cue 1
Channel 1, intensity=50, Red=100, Blue=0, Green=100
Change channel 1 from {intensity, red, blue, green} to {intensity, pan and tilt} ->
Cue 1
Channel 1, intensity=50, pan=0, tilt=0;
The red, green and blue values that were saved in the cue are lost because they are not present in the new type of fixture.
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Keeping in mind the above principal, you might be able to get away with something like the following:
Save a duplicate of your file.
Clear Patch->Clear All or Remove Main Patch
Construct your new patch on the empty file.
Choose File->Import->Cues...
Locate and choose the duplicate of your file to import.
Be sure that the only thing you select to import is the cue data (unless you also have subs and groups that you want transferred). Do Not select to import the patch.
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If you have the same part types assigned to the same channels, then your cue information will transfer exactly. If not, the applicable subchannels from the old file will have cue data in the new file. Any new subchannels will naturally not have any data.
BTW, if you have the same part types assigned to the same channels, then your cue information will transfer exactly. And this is **the same** as Clear Patch->Unpatch, then assign new base addresses to the channel parts.
Clear Patch->Unpatch removes the addresses assigned to the channel parts. But, the parts remain. And, all the cue information is preserved. There just won't be output because no addresses are assigned. This is probably what you want because the structure of channel part types is kept and the cue information is still there.
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You can imagine what happens if you change the type of a channel part, only the subchannel levels that are in common between those saved in the cues for that channel and those present in the new channel will remain:
Cue 1
Channel 1, intensity=50, Red=100, Blue=0, Green=100
Change channel 1 from {intensity, red, blue, green} to {intensity, pan and tilt} ->
Cue 1
Channel 1, intensity=50, pan=0, tilt=0;
The red, green and blue values that were saved in the cue are lost because they are not present in the new type of fixture.
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Keeping in mind the above principal, you might be able to get away with something like the following:
Save a duplicate of your file.
Clear Patch->Clear All or Remove Main Patch
Construct your new patch on the empty file.
Choose File->Import->Cues...
Locate and choose the duplicate of your file to import.
Be sure that the only thing you select to import is the cue data (unless you also have subs and groups that you want transferred). Do Not select to import the patch.
.........
If you have the same part types assigned to the same channels, then your cue information will transfer exactly. If not, the applicable subchannels from the old file will have cue data in the new file. Any new subchannels will naturally not have any data.
BTW, if you have the same part types assigned to the same channels, then your cue information will transfer exactly. And this is **the same** as Clear Patch->Unpatch, then assign new base addresses to the channel parts.