Executing An Effect In The Multifunction Flexi Pad Control Block; Saving Effects - Sony MVS-8000X User Manual

Executing an Effect in the
Multifunction Flexi Pad Control
Block
1
In the Multifunction Flexi Pad control block, press the
[EFF] button.
This changes the Multifunction Flexi Pad control
block to effect operation, and the [REWIND] button
and [RUN] button appear in the memory recall section.
In addition, the number of the last recalled register
appears in the alphanumeric display.
2
Press the following buttons to execute the effect.
[REWIND] button: Press this button to move to the
first keyframe of the currently recalled effect.
[RUN] button: Press this button to run the currently
recalled effect.
Setting the execution mode
Press the [EXEC MODE] button to switch the memory
recall section to the execution mode setting mode, and
set the execution mode with the following buttons,
then execute the effect.
[EFF LOOP] button: Execute the effect repeatedly.
[STOP NEXT] button: Execute the effect and stop at
the next keyframe.
[NORM] button: Execute the effect from the first
keyframe to the last keyframe.
[NORM/REV] button: Execute the effect as far as
the first or last keyframe, then reverse direction.
[REV] button: Execute the effect from the last
keyframe to the first keyframe.
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Saving Effects

Saving Effects
When you recall an effect, the currently recalled effect is
automatically saved in a register. This is referred to as the
auto save function.
You can disable the auto save function in the Setup menu.
By means of the following operation, you can also specify
a register and save an effect in it.
Saving an effect in a specified register
Specify the register using the numeric keypad control
block.
1
Press the [EFF] button, turning it on.
This assigns the numeric keypad control block to
keyframe operations.
2
Press the region selection button corresponding to the
region for which you want to save the register, turning
it on (see page 39).
3
Press the [STORE] button, turning it on.
4
With the numeric keypad, enter the number of the
register in which you want to save the effect.
To find an empty register, instead of entering a
number, press the [.] (period) button. To search for an
empty register common to all currently selectable
regions, press the [.] button again.
To search for an empty register in the 100 range, press
[1], [0], [0], [.] (period) in that order. Similarly, to
search for an empty register in the 200 range, press [2],
[0], [0], [.] (period), and to search for an empty register
in the 300 range, press [3], [0], [0], [.] (period).
The register number appears in the display. If the
number is followed by a letter "e" or "E," this indicates
the following.
e: The selected register is empty for the regions
selected in step 2.
E: The selected register is empty for all selectable
regions.
5
To add an attribute (effect dissolve) (see page 31),
press the [+/–/EFF DISS] button, turning it on.
6
Press the [ENTER] button.
This saves the current effect in the specified register,
and turns off the [STORE] button. The [RCALL]
button and [STORE STATS] button both light.
To undo the saving of an effect
Hold down the [STORE STATS] button and press the
[UNDO] button.