Cue Only / Track

Note: For a more detailed summary of Cue Only and Tracking modes, see Tracking vs. Cue Only.

In Track Mode

When you create a new cue, any channel parameter data from the previous cue is tracked into the new specified cue. Any changes in this new cue will also track forward into subsequent cues until a move instruction is encountered. The [Q Only/Track] key is an exception to this behavior. When you record a cue in the middle of an existing cue list, using the [Q Only] button will prohibit new information from tracking into the subsequent cue. When you rerecord or update a cue, the modifications will not track forward.

Note: In the following examples, the command [Q Only] indicates the same key hit of [Q Only/Track] which is a single button on the keypad. The system setting determines the actual context of the button depending on the mode in which the system is operating. For clarity, only the contextual function of the button is used in the examples.

  • [Record] <Cue> [5] [Q Only] [Enter] - records cue 5. New values or changes will not track into the subsequent cue.
  • [-] [Color] [Record] <Cue> [5] [Q Only] [Enter] - as above the recorded data will not track forward and all color data is excluded from the record operation.
  • [Record Only] <Cue> [5] [Q Only] [Enter] - records all manual data, but doesn’t allow it to track into subsequent cues.
  • [-] [5] [Record] <Cue> [6] [Q Only] [Enter] - records the specified cue, except the contributions from channel 5. The stored data will not track forward in the list.

On Element Classic, double pressing [Record] will post Record Only to the command line.

In Cue Only Mode

When you create a new cue, any channel parameter data from the previous cue is tracked into the new cue. The [Q Only/Track] key can be used as an applied exception to the cue only/ track system setting.

Note: In the following examples, the command [Track] indicate the same key hit of [Q Only/Track] which is a single button on the keypad. The system setting determines the actual context of the button depending on the mode the system is operating. For clarity, only the contextual function of the button is used in the examples.

  • [Record] <Cue> [5] [Track] [Enter] - records cue 5. This data will track forward in the list until the next move instruction or block.
  • [-] [5] [Color] [Record] <Cue> [6] [Track] [Enter] - records the specified cue, except the color data from channel 5. The data will track forward in the list until the next move instruction or block.
  • [Record Only] <Cue> [2] [Thru] [7] [Track] [Enter] - stores all manual data. The stored data will be forced to track from cue 2 through 7 through any blocks or move instructions. After cue 7, values will continue to track until a move instruction or block is encountered.