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6. A confirmation message asking if you want to save
the changes to the tempo map appears in the dis-
play. If you want to save the changes, press [YES].
If you wish to cancel, then press [NO].
7. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
Return to Play condition.
Creating a Sync Track Automatically
You can automatically create a sync track by specify-
ing the start and end times of the song, and the num-
ber of measures that it contains. This is convenient
when you already know the length of the song, such
as with commercials.
1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [EXT SYNC].
2. Press [F2 (STCnv)].
3. Press [F4 (TI→ST)].
4. Press [
], and [
the TIME/VALUE dial to change each value.
fig.08-16(time->sync.eps)
Start Time
Specify the song start time.
End Time
Specify the song end time.
Measure
Specify the number of measures within a specified
time.
Beat
Specify the number of beats in one measure.
5. Press [F5 (Exec)].
6. A confirmation message asking if you want to save
the changes to the sync track appears in the dis-
play. If you want to save the changes, press [YES].
If you wish to cancel, then press [NO].
7. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
Return to Play condition.
] to move the cursor. Rotate
Chapter 8 Use with MIDI Devices
Delaying Sync Track and Tempo Map
Start Times
Usually, a sync track or tempo map is created with
"00h00m00s00f00" as the beginning of the song.
However, recording usually doesn't actually start
from "00h00m00s00f00." In this kind of situation, you
can determine how much later recording begins after
the start of the song. This time is referred to as offset.
For example, if you want recording to begin ten sec-
onds after the start of the song (with time to spare), set
the offset time to "00h00m10s00f00."
* During recording or playback, when the beginning of a
sync track or tempo map is reached, the start message is
sent from the MIDI OUT connector. This is convenient
when you wish to synchronize operation with an external
MIDI sequencer.
1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [EXT SYNC].
2. Press [
], [ ], [
cursor to "Sync Offset."
3. Specify the offset. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial.
4. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
Return to Play condition.
], and [ ] to move the
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