Macro Creation And Editing - Sony MVS-8000X User Manual

The selected bank and register number are displayed
on the top right button in the memory recall section,
and the number of executed events and total number of
events are displayed on the center button in the bottom
row.
2
Press the [TAKE] button in the memory recall section.
This executes one event registered in the macro, then
stops.
3
Repeat step 2, executing the macro event by event.

Macro Creation and Editing

Enabling/disabling auto insert mode
In the auto insert mode, when creating or editing a macro,
an operation carried out on the control panel is
automatically registered as an event.
To enable auto insert mode, press the [AUTO INSERT]
button in the memory recall section, turning it on orange.
When auto insert mode is disabled, press the [INSERT]
button in the memory recall section to register an event.
Note
When you start macro editing using the Flexi Pad control
block with the macro execution mode set to "Normal,"
auto insert mode is automatically enabled. When "Step" is
selected as the macro execution mode, auto insert mode is
automatically disabled.
Creating a macro
1
In the Flexi Pad control block, press the [MCRO]
button.
This switches the memory recall section to macro
operation mode.
The last recalled bank is displayed.
2
Use the bank selection buttons to select the target bank
for operation.
Select from bank 0 to 25 (register number 1 to 250).
For details about bank selection, see "Bank and
register selection in the Flexi Pad control block"
(page 334).
3
While pressing the [MCRO] button, press the button
for the target register for operation.
This switches the Flexi Pad control block to macro
editing mode, and the [MCRO] button changes color
to red.
The selected bank and register number are displayed
on the top right button in the memory recall section,
and the number of the current event and total number
of events are displayed on the center button in the
bottom row.
4
If required, press the [AUTO INSERT] button to
toggle the auto insert mode.
5
Create the events (carry out the control panel
operations to be registered as events in the macro).
You can also include pause events (see page 358).
For details about the events that can be registered, see
"Events" (page 348).
When auto insert mode is enabled, the event is
registered automatically.
When auto insert mode is disabled, press the
[INSERT] button to register the event.
Notes
• During macro editing, if you press any of the mode
selection buttons in the Flexi Pad control block other
than the [MCRO] button, the executed operation is
also registered as an event. In this case, the [MCRO]
button remains lit red.
• While editing a macro in the Flexi Pad control block,
pressing a button which has macro attachment does
not execute the macro.
6
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to register the required events in
the macro.
This registers the events in the macro, in the order the
operations were carried out on the control panel.
7
Press the [STORE XXX] button (where XXX is the
number of the currently selected register).
This saves the created macro in the register.
To exit macro creation without saving, press the
[EXIT] button.
Specifying an edit point
1
In the Flexi Pad control block, press the [MCRO]
button.
This switches the memory recall section to macro
operation mode.
The last recalled bank is displayed.
2
Use the bank selection buttons to select the target bank
for operation.
Select from bank 0 to 25 (register number 1 to 250).
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