Editing The Bar Offset - Fostex MR-8CD Owner's Manual

By default, the bar/beat value at the beginning (ABS ZERO) of the song is set to "bar -2/beat 1".
This offset (the bar/beat value at ABS ZERO) is called "bar offset". You can change the default bar
offset to the desired value.
1) On the second page of the song editing menu
screen, highlight "Bar Offset" and press the
[MENU/ENTER] knob.
The current offset value (by default, "-2Bar")
starts flashing.
The table below shows the available offset val-
ues.
Option
Meaning
-8Bar
ABS Zero= bar -8
-7Bar ABS Zero= bar -7
ABS Zero = bar -6
-6Bar
-5Bar
ABS Zero= bar -5
ABS Zero= bar -4
-4Bar
2) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select the
desired offset value, and press the
[MENU/ENTER] knob.
The selected offset value is confirmed, while
the display returns to the previous screen.
To exit the menu mode, press the [STOP] key.

Editing the bar offset

Option Meaning
-3Bar
ABS Zero= bar -3
-2Bar
ABS Zero= bar -2
-1Bar ABS Zero= bar -1
0Bar ABS Zero= bar 1
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Owner's Manual (Rhythm guide function)
You can see the bar offset value on the home
screen when the recorder is at the beginning
of the song (ABS 0).
The screen example below shows the home
screen when the bar offset is set to "-4 bars".
The default home screen (bar offset = -2 bars).
The home screen when the
bar offset is set to "-4 bars".