Flexi Pad Control Block - Sony MVS-8000X User Manual

a Mode selection buttons

Flexi Pad Control Block

You use the Flexi Pad control block for recalling and
saving snapshots, wipe snapshots, DME wipe snapshots,
and key snapshots, for recalling and creating macros, for
recalling and executing shotboxes and master timelines,
for entering the transition rate, and for other tasks.
b Memory recall section
a Mode selection buttons
These buttons select the operation mode of the Flexi Pad
control block. Press a mode selection button to change the
memory recall section to the display for the selected
operation mode.
You can change the assignment of mode selection buttons
in the Setup menu.
For details, see "Setting Flexi Pad Control Block Button
Assignments" (page 411).
Button name Description
KEY Switches to key operation mode.
In key operation mode, you can
carry out the following operations.
• Saving and recalling key
snapshots
• Selecting independent key
transition type
c UNDO button/
DEL button
Button name
WIPE (wipe snapshot) Switches to wipe snapshot
DME WIPE (DME wipe
snapshot)
SNAPSHOT
MASTER EFF (master
d Bank selection
effect)
buttons
SHOTBOX
MCRO (macro)
TRANS RATE
(transition rate)
b Memory recall section
This section displays the functions assigned to the buttons
for the selected operation mode.
The top right button is used to display the selected pattern
number, register number, macro event number, transition
rate input value, and other status display (excluding in key
operation mode).
When a macro is recalled in macro operation mode, the
bottom center button displays the executed event number
and the total number of events.
Numeric keypad mode
Pressing the [BANK SEL] button, [PTN NO.] button, or
[PAUSE] switches the memory recall section to numeric
keypad mode, where you can enter bank numbers, wipe
pattern numbers, and pause event times.
The currently set numeric value or the value entered using
in numeric keypad mode is displayed on the top right
button.
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Description
operation mode.
In wipe snapshot operation mode,
you can save and recall wipe
snapshots, and select the wipe
pattern.
Switches to DME wipe snapshot
operation mode.
In DME wipe snapshot operation
mode, you can save and recall
DME wipe snapshots, and select
the DME wipe pattern.
Switches to snapshot operation
mode.
In snapshot operation mode, you
can save and recall snapshots, and
add attributes.
Switches to effect operation mode.
In effect operation mode, you can
recall and execute the master
timeline.
Switches to shotbox operation
mode.
In shotbox operation mode, you can
recall and execute shotboxes.
Switches to macro operation mode.
In macro operation mode, press
and hold the [MCRO] button and
press a button (for the target
register) in the memory recall
section to enter edit mode.
In macro operation mode, you can
save, recall, and edit macros.
Switches to transition rate
operation mode.
In transition rate operation mode,
you can enter the transition rate.