Tim@ Oisploy - Akai DR4vr Operator's Manual

Time
Display 55
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Time
Display
The
DR4vr
can display
time
in
one of
three
ways: absolute,
relative,
and
BBC:
AbsoSute
Time
CABS)
Absolute time
effectively starts at
the
beginning
of the
hard disk
at zero,
and
is
fixed.
Relative
Time
(REL)
Relative time,
although referenced
to absolute time,
can be
reset to
zero
at
any
point,
or
offset
from
absolute
time by
a specified
amount.
When
using
MIDI
or
SMPTE
synchronization,
relative
time can be used
to offset the
DR4vr.
Bars, Beats,
Clocks Display (BBC)
BBC
display
is
intended
for
use with
MIDI
synchronization.
This
display
can
show up
to
9999.04.95 with
1
.0
1
.00 as origin (for a beat of
4/4).
Based on
a
tempo
map
of
1
.0
1
.00,
the
relative
time can be displayed
down
to
-9999.04.95. This allows
you
to find the current
song
position
even
if
it
is
out of
the
MIDI Song
Position Pointer's range.
For
MIDI
synchronization, only
up
to
1024
bars (4/4 beat)
can be synchronized due
to the
MIDI
Standard.
See
"MIDI
Synchronization" on page
85.
The
ABS/REL
key
is
used
to
switch
between
absolute time
and
relative time,
and
the
BBC
DISPLAY
key
is
used
to
switch
between
time display
and
BBC
display.
Setting Relative
Time
to
Zero
To
set the relative
time
to zero:
1)
locate the
point at
which you want
to set relative
time
to zero.
2)
Press the RESET key.
Relative time
will
be
selected automatically,
and
set to
00000000.
To
return to
absolute
time, press the
ABS/REL
key.
RESET
key pressed here
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Relative
time |
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Absolute time
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Using
the
RESET
key
to set
the
relative
time
means
that
you cannot
set
the relative
time
at
a
point before absolute
zero.
This
is
because
the relative
zero can only
be
set at
a point
after the
absolute zero.
To
set relative
time
to
a point before absolute
zero,
use the offset function. See
"Setting
a Relative
Time
Offset"
on page
56.
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