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When ever I run a factory chase it always resets my presets or previous channel settings. For example: I setup the focus and iris to a specific setting I want (Tried this with presets and manual channel levels both before running the FC and after)and then run the FC, but the FC changes the values from 0-1 every step... Why? This makes the Factory Chases almost completely useless. Is there a way to fix this?

I have been using the Show Designer 2 for about 3 years now and haven't ever used the factory presets or chases, but I am trying to figure out how to use them now.

I need to figure this out soon because I will be starting running shows again this fall and would like to be able to use the "effects engine".

Thank you!
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Alright so... I just realized it actually wasn't the FC causing the problem. For some reason the board is glitching the Iris, Focus and many of the channels up and down 1 or 2 steps. And I think it is because I had audio going into the board, but the audio switch wasn't on. Why would audio be affecting the channel values if it isn't even on? Not to mention it shouldn't be affecting channel values at all, only chase/beats
Try moving all the faders to the bottom and see if the problem goes away. You can also power up the SD2 in test mode. Hold down button 1 while turning on power. There will be activity on the LCD if the faders are jittery. Also, the faders will only jitter the channels if there are fixtures selected. If it's not the faders, then something else is going on. As far as the audio connection, it could be adding ground noise to the system.
Yes I do realize that technically they are positions... What I'm trying to achieve is being able to create a movement and then being able to offset or re-position that movement without having to edit every chase step.

Bigger desks such as High End Hog's or GrandMA's I know can do this through Effects Engines, but I wanted to know if the "Effects Engine" on the Show Designer 2 is the same way.

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