Quick Tip Tuesday: Using LEARN with your Chases
Ever work with on a show where you need to adjust the speed of your chases on a nightly basis? This could be because the performer chooses to play a song faster or slower each night… or maybe because you want to use the same chase for two different portions of your show at different times, or you just want the chase to speed up or slow down during the same number. An easy way to adjust the speed of your chase live and on the fly is by using the LEARN key.
Now, there is a hard key labelled LEARN, but I recommend changing one of the keys on your Chaser Executor to LEARN. You can do this in the ASSIGN menu of the Executor (in the SETTINGS tab). Once you have that, you can simply tap your new LEARN key as if you were tapping along with the music. You’ll need to tap it at least 3 times, but once you’ve stopped – the chase will remember the duration between the taps and treat it as BPM, or Beats Per Minute. You can even change this live while it’s playing.
Also note: Try using the LEARN option with your Effects as well…
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