Pearl 2004 delete fixture

[Biskit]

Hi Guys,

Very quick question... is it possible to delete a patched fixture from a Pearl 2004 without doing a wipe-all? We temporarily added some fixtures to our rig for a one-off event, and now want to remove all reference to them on the desk, to avoid future confusion.

 

I had saved the show to floppy beforehand, intending to re-load it afterwards to get back to our 'normal' patch and programming, however unfortunately the disk got corrupted!

 

Can it be done?

 

Cheers,

Ben.

[timsabre]

Patch - Delete - Swop button of fixture - Enter to confirm

[Biskit]

Patch - Delete - Swop button of fixture - Enter to confirm

Thanks - I thought I'd tried that, but will have another go.

[Aaron-Hill07]

I'm pretty sure you can't! Last time I used a 2004, I'm sure you can't just enter patch then press delete.. but, I may be wrong! Let me know if you can - that'll be a handy one!

[David Lee]

About to go to work. Will delete my movers from a 2004 to make sure it works for you. Will report back in a few hours :-D

[maxjones2000]

Yeah, simply patch->delete->hit SWOP twice (or press SWOP & then enter).

 

Done it many times (normally when forgetting to select "Mac 250 Entour Ext")!!

[David Lee]

Edit to add - course you can. Deleted a load of extra dimmers of it last night and a dimmer is just a simple fixture as far as the desk is concerned.

 

Still going to delete the macs just because I can. And I have a disk (uncorrupted) to hand :)

[Aaron-Hill07]

Never even realised that with the 2004 - I'm sure you can't do it on the 2000 can you? Or have I just spent the last few years wiping a desk for no reason? :P

[niclights]

Never even realised that with the 2004 - I'm sure you can't do it on the 2000 can you? Or have I just spent the last few years wiping a desk for no reason? :P

Yes. It's no different.

 

However, all versions of Classic software do retain the personality information of any fixtures previously patched, even if they have since been deleted. In extreme situations this can become a problem as more and more memory is used. Therefore if you are, for example, adding different venue lamps to a touring rig every day, you would be wise to start from a clean original each time.

[Biskit]

However, all versions of Classic software do retain the personality information of any fixtures previously patched, even if they have since been deleted.

Does this mean that if I delete them this time, but we hire the same fixtures again in future, I'll be able to patch them without needing the personality on a floppy? That would be useful.

[niclights]

I'm afraid I don't know.

[David Lee]

From my experience you would need a floppy. If you use the fixture often enough you could always create a custom cache

or upgrade to 2008 with USB.

[Jamtastic3]

Slightly hijacking this thread.... I know about deleting a fixture but how do you 'copy' a fixture that's already patched to a button into another button to multiply it (without having it on floppy)? And how do you move a fixture that's been put on the wrong button?

 

I always seems to end up deleting fixtures in buttons and going back to the floppy which can be a pain and takes time.

[niclights]

There aren't any copy or move fixture functions in Classic. Limitations of the old software & hardware.

[David Lee]

If its on the wrong handle the patch - repatch fixture will do the job. Copy a fixture , well I have a feeling that if its not in the cache you need the floppy or add it to a custom cache for your desk.