Creating And Editing A Macro - Sony MLS-X1 User Manual

• Menu recall operations
• Parameter setting operations using touch control in the
analog controls window
(Parameter setting operations using numeric keypad
input the operation or [Default Recall] button
operations can be registered as an event)
• Parameter setting operations in the device control block
in menu parameter operation mode
• Parameter settings operation in the utility control block
in menu parameter operation mode
• Setup operations configured using [Apply] button
• Each menu operation under Home > File and Home >
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Notes
• Menu operation events can be registered only when
creating/editing a macro using the menu.
• System Configuration menu operations cannot be
registered as an event.
Macro attachment
You can execute a macro when a control panel button or
fader lever is operated by assigning a macro register to the
control panel button or fader lever.
Macro timeline
You can execute macros in sequence by registering macro
recall/execute actions at keyframe points on an effect
timeline.

Creating and Editing a Macro

To edit a macro, recall the target macro register and
insert/modify events.
To create a macro, recall an empty register. Create and
register events one at a time.
After creating or editing a macro, save it in a macro
register.
Note
A macro cannot be executed while creating/editing a
macro.
Creating a macro
Recall an empty register and register events.
To include all settings information associated
with an operation when registering
You can include the transition rate, cross-point, and
region settings information when registering a macro
event.
To include the settings information, you use utility
commands assigned to the memory recall buttons in the
utility/shotbox control block, the memory recall buttons
in the utility control block, and the cross-point buttons in
the cross-point control block.
"Macro AT with Rate" utility command:
When registering an auto transition macro event,
include the transition rate.
"Macro AT with A/B Bus" utility command:
When registering an auto transition macro event,
include the background A bus/B bus cross-points.
"Macro TL with Region" utility command:
When registering a macro event on an effect timeline,
include the target region.
Editing a macro
You can insert, modify, and delete events in a recalled
macro register.
Merging macros
When creating/editing a macro, you can recall a macro
register on a control block that is not in edit mode and
then merge the recalled macro with the macro being
created/edited.
Example:
If macro register 1 is recalled while editing macro register
2
Recall register 2, and move
to any event.
Macro being edited
(register 2)
Add macro from register 1 after current event in
register 2.
Auto insert mode
When creating or editing a macro with auto insert mode
enabled, control panel operations and menu operations
are automatically inserted as an event.
When you start creating or editing a macro with the macro
execution mode set to normal execution mode, auto insert
mode is automatically enabled. In step execution mode, it
is disabled.
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Recall register 1.
Recalled macro
(register 1)
m
Macro in register 1
remains unchanged.