ETC Cobalt Family v7.0.0 - Manual (Page 720)

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Dynamic Tables
The basic element of a Dynamic effect is a wave-form, or "table", that is assigned to the intensity or
any other attribute parameter of a channel.
A Sine wave, for example, will fade a parameter up/down continuously over/under the current Base
Value.
By changing the Rate and Size of this Sine Wave, you will affect the speed and value range of the
result.
Although the idea of tables is very technical, it really requires little technical understanding: most
designers prefer to experiment with different tables and parameters to understand - the effect of a Sine
Wave is too different on a color parameter, compared to pan or intensity, to explain in detail here.
These are the tables
Table Description
Stop A "Stop Dynamics" table
Sine A normal sinus wave
Step An "on-off" wave
Sawtooth A linear "fade up - fade down" wave
Ramp A "fade up-cut down" wave
RampInv A "cut up - fade down" wave
MarkOn "On-longer-than-off" used for fly-in or fly- outs
MarkOff "Off-longer-than-on" used for fly-in or fly- outs
Spiral A sinus wave with varying amplitude
Tangent A sinus wave with a "sharp top"
Random1 Random curve 1
Random2 Random curve 2
Random3 Random curve 3
NOTE
If you are used to working with for example WholeHog (tm) Tables, a Sine +
90 degrees is a Sine with an offset of 25% here.
Table Editor
Press INSERT to create new tables at the end of the table list in the Browser, but not delete existing
ones since this would mess up the indexing of existing tables used by effects.