Good day,
I am not too sure if what I am about to provide here is applicable to any or not, but I "guess"...we will just have to wait-and-see?
To being with, I have never been a great typist. Recognizing this penchant of mine, I became "rather proficient" at "copying-and-pasting" - and have been apply this "technique" ever since [20+ years now]!
This "technique" has demonstrated itself to be successful in many, many configuration processes - one such process being the entering of data for the Control Track Custom Cmds. To best explain this "technique", the following should suffice...to begin with...
1) There are 52 Custom Cmds entries in total to be entered
2) Of these 52 Custom Cmds entries are what I refer to as:
a) 42 "SACLink Recall Scene By Name Cmds" entries, and,
b) 10 "Non-SACLink Recall Scene By Name Cmds" entries
3) These 52 Custom Cmds entries are to be entered in a specific order
An Example
The following is an example of the first nine entries:
1) SACLink Recall Scene By Name Cmds #1
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Reset Mix [FOH]Start
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Call Fade-InFade-In
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2) Non-SACLink Cmds #1
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Cue Location Call Session [Name]
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3) SACLink Recall Scene By Name Cmds #2
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Call Session [Emcee]Emcee
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Call Session [NStrung Guitar]NStrung Guitar
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Call Session [SStrung Guitar]SStrung Guitar
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Call Session [Electric Guitar]Electric Guitar
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Call Session [Backing Track]Backing Track
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Observations
1) As can be observed from the above, there are "three sections" in the above listing...
a) SACLink Recall Scene By Name Cmds #1
b) Non-SACLink Cmds #1
c) SACLink Recall Scene By Name Cmds #2
2) Notice however, that the text "Reset Mix [FOH]Start" has "no space" between the right "]" and the "S".
* This omission of the space was purposeful!
* This omission of the space is to ensure that all of the text is selected, via [Ctrl+Right Arrow+Left Arrow]
3) However, and this is an important however, the Non-SACLink Cmds DO contain as space between the two texts.
* The inclusion of the space is again, purposeful!
* This inclusion of the space is to ensure that only the right text is selected, via [Ctrl+Left Arrow 5x]
4) For the Non-SACLink Cmds, the text on the left is merely indicating which of the Built-In Cmds is to be selected for renaming purposes.
* In the present case, it would be the [Cue Location] Built-In Cmds that is being selected.
Entering Custom Cmds
1) For anyone that has worked with the Control Track and the entering of Custom Cmds, there is the [N] parameter and the [P] parameter.
2) Some Cmds required both parameters to be entered [SACLink Cmds], whilst other Custom Cmds require only one parameter to be entered [Non-SACLink Cmds].
3) Considering the first two commands in the [SACLink Recall Scene By Name Cmds #1] section, the text contains two parameters, the left text [Reset Mix [FOH]], and the right text [Start]
* The first parameter [Reset Mix [FOH]], is the [N] parameter.
* The second parameter [Start], is the [P] parameter.
The Procedure [For "SACLink Cmds"]
a) Select-and-copy: "Reset Mix [FOH]Start"
b) Select: [End OF List]
c) For Built-In Cmds, SACLink Recall Scene By Name, N: [paste text]
* The previously selected text is pasted into the [N] parameter text field.
d) Select-and-cut only the text: Start [Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow]
* Employ: [Ctrl+X] for the cut
e) Select: [Enter]
f) For [P], select: [Ctrl+V]
* The previously cut text is pasted into the [P] parameter text field.
g) Select: [Enter]
h) Select: [Enter]
* The "Enter Control Track Cmd Information"... dialog is exited.
The Procedure [For "Non-SACLink Cmds"]
a) Select-and-copy: "Call Session [Name]"
b) Select: [End OF List]
c) For Built-In Cmds, Cue Location, N: [paste text]
d) Select: [Enter]
h) Select: [Enter]
* The "Enter Control Track Cmd Information"... dialog is exited.
In closing...
1) Though the above process may initially "appear" to be a rather arduous process, this process ensures a) a degree of consistency and b) accuracy - at least to me anyhow, in the data that is required to be entered.
2) Again, for "one-offs", this process would indeed be arduous. However, for multiple entries - such as that involved here, this process is indeed, very efficient!
As always, I hope that the above information will be of some practicable use to others?
Thank you for your time and attention to the above. Both are very much appreciated!
PS: Any questions|comments regarding the above can be addressed to me directly.
Entering Control Track Commands
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