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'"All speed to 100%" Button Request

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infinity6
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'"All speed to 100%" Button Request

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Sometimes I need to get to the '"All speed to 100%" command in a hurry. Having a dedicated button for this right under the "Release All" and "Disable Buttons" button would be perfect!

For instance, if I'm playing a snap sequence and I've hit tap sync to keep it in tempo, then change to a sine wave that I made with the FX editor, and want it to move more than 1/12 of the cycle per beat, I'll hit the tap sync button really fast or use its slider in the cue list.

But then I'll want to go to some other sequence, maybe a fade sequence this time. Maybe I've had a beer or 4 and forget that I need to adjust the tap sync tempo before changing sequences. So now the sequence is running at like 500% which just looks dorky. Now I have to click on the cue list since the configure 'gear' is usually hidden under another window, then click the gear, then mouse down to 'All speed to 100%' and by this time a good 5 or 10 seconds has elapsed. Ouch! My light show just sucked for 10 whole seconds, and the audience noticed.

If the button was there right by the other buttons, I can recover in 1 or 2 seconds. The audience would hardly notice at all.

Thanks again, Raph! :fs:


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Re: '"All speed to 100%" Button Request

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You know you can right click the tap-sync and the manual button to restore the normal tempo?
Wich is in fact the same as you are asking for.
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Re: '"All speed to 100%" Button Request

Post by infinity6 »

I did not know that, and you are correct, that is exactly what I'm asking for. Cool. Thanks! Now I'll adjust my request to "can we make this a function to which we can map a hot key?"
remco_k wrote:You know you can right click the tap-sync and the manual button to restore the normal tempo?
Wich is in fact the same as you are asking for.
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Re: '"All speed to 100%" Button Request

Post by infinity6 »

Actually, after playing with this at home last night, the right click on the Tap Sync and the 'All Speed to 100%' are slightly different functions. All Speed to 100% will disable Tap Sync, but disabling Tap Sync does not set all speeds to 100%.

As I find myself wanting to do things with hotkeys as much as possible, I once again adjust my enhancement request to making both functions, 'disable Tap Sync' AND 'All Speed to 100%' functions that can have hot keys mapped to them. Thanks!
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