Sony MVS-8000X User Manual page 906

Macro AT with Rate (Macro Auto Trans Event with/without Rate): When
Macro AT with A/B Bus (Macro Auto Trans Event with/without A/B Bus):
Macro TL with Region (Macro Timeline with Region): When registering an
For details of the method of assigning these functions to buttons, see "Setting
Button Assignments (Prefs/Utility Menu)" in Chapter 19 (Volume 3).
Events requiring adjustment when creating a macro
The following events require time for execution to complete, and therefore
when executed within a macro sequence, a pause event must be inserted to
adjust the timing.
• Rewinding effects involving external device control
• VTR/disk recorder/Extended VTR cue-up
For example, create a macro to cue up a VTR and then play back as follows.
Auto insert mode on/off setting
You can switch on or off the mode (auto insert mode) in which at the same time
that a control panel operation is carried out, the event is automatically saved in
a macro.
Editing a macro
You can carry out the following macro editing operations.
Event insertion
Insert the control panel operation as an event in a macro.
Event modification
Modify any event. You can modify all events within a macro, or events within
a specified range in a single operation.
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Macros
registering an auto transition macro event in one of the M/E banks or the
PGM/PST bank, include the transition rate.
When registering an auto transition macro event in the transition control
block, include the background A/B bus cross-point.
effect execution, rewind, or fast forward as a macro event, save the
affected region together in the macro.
Macro event execution order:
Macro events: