Operation Manual
Soundcraft Vi Series™ User Guide 1112Page 15 - 4
To set the Crossfade time for a specic Cue, press the Setup button in the Snapshot Control area of the
control surface to open the Cue List page, then select the required Cue using the scroll bars or up/dwn
arrow keys, and touch the name area of the currently selected Cue in the centre of the Cue List (the area
becomes highlighted white, as shown in the picture below):
The time selected on the XFADE control below the Cue List will be the time taken for the desk to change
from its current state, to the state of the snapshot in the selected Cue. In other words, the XFADE time can
be thought of as an ‘In’ time for the Cue.
Each Cue can have its own ‘In’ time set using the XFADE control.
The Crossfade time can be disabled without affecting the time by using the On/Off switch. An icon
is
shown in the Cue List next to the desk snapshot icon if a Crossfade time has been enabled for that Cue.
Using Crossfade and Cue Chaining to create ‘pseudo-dynamic Cues’
Using the Cue Chain facility that was part of the Version 3.0 software, in conjunction with the Crossfade
function allows an approximation to ‘dynamic’ cue fader automation to be achieved. Using the Snapshot
Scope facility to control what is recalled on each Cue can also be used to achieve different Crossfade
times on different channels, if that is required.
To do this, try to break up the overall fader move required into several sections, and make Cues
corresponding to the start and end points each section. Then chain the Cues together using the ‘Go To Cue’
parameter in the Cue List. (To nd these parameters, open the Cue List page and touch the left-hand side
of the currently selected Cue bar in the list):