Fostex FD-4 owner manual Setting a time signature, Storing a time signature

Changing the Initial setting (SETUP mode)

Setting a time signature

Using the “Setting a time signature” menu, you can set a time signature of a given measure on the internal program- mable Tempo Map. For example, you can specify “4/4 for the first and second measures, and 2/4 from the third mea- sure.” Setting a time signature and tempo will create a Tempo Map, which allows the FD-4 to manage a song using the BAR/BEAT/CLK Time Base. You can also use the Metro- nome function. The time signature and tempo setting are required when MIDI clock & Song Position Pointer are out- put to an external sequencer.

•Initial setting: 4/4 for bar 001 (not specified for 002 and later.)

•Setting range of measures: 001 – 999

•Setting range of time signatures: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 1/8, 3/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 8/8, -/- (delete)

•Max. setting points: 64 points

*You can set time signatures for each Program individually.

*The settings can be saved and loaded as part of the song data.

*The settings are maintained after you turn off the power to the unit.

Storing a time signature

1.Select a Program for which to set a time signature.

Refer to “Using the Program Change function” on page 37 for information on selecting a Program.

2.Press the SETUP key, use the JOG dial to select the “Sign. Set?” menu, then press the EXECUTE/YES key.

The indication changes to “Sign. Chk” and the current time signature appears. The initial setting is “001BAR 4 4” (4/4 for the first measure).

SETUP

SYNC OUT	DRIVE
CLK		SCSI
AUTO	A.PUNCH

SETUP

BAR

SYNC OUT	DRIVE
CLK		SCSI
AUTO	A.PUNCH

At this time, rotating the JOG dial clockwise enables you to check the current time signatures in sequence.

With the initial setting, time signatures after the first measure are all “---BAR- -.” This means that a time signature of 4/4 applies to all measures.

3.Press the EXECUTE/YES key.

The indication changes to “Sign.Edit” and “001 (measure)” of “001BAR”4 4” flashes. You can enter any time signature here.

SETUP

BAR

SYNC OUT	DRIVE
CLK		SCSI
AUTO	A.PUNCH

•Rotate the JOG dial to enter the desired measure number.

If you wish to keep the initial setting for the first measure, enter 002. If you try to enter any number other than 001, the time signature indicator shows “- -..” This means that no time signature is set for any measures other than the first measure. To change the time signature for the first measure, follow the steps below, without entering any other measure number.

•Press the HOLD/> key, the REWIND button, or the F FWD

button to display flashing “--” of “- -” and enter the time signature using the JOG dial.

The following measure numbers and time signatures can be entered via the JOG dial.

Measures	001–999, selection of All Clear? indication
	“All Clear?” means that data in its entirety will be
	cleared. This is used to initialize the parameter. (Re
	fer to “Clearing stored time signature/tempo data.”)
Time signatures	1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 1/8, 3/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 8/8, --
	“--” means no time signature assigned, and is used
	to delete time signature data. (Refer to “Modifying
	(or deleting) stored time signatures” for more
	information.)

<Note>

You cannot assign “- -” to measure 001.

4.Press the EXECUTE/YES key whenever you enter a pair of measure/time signature values.

Repeat this step to specify the necessary time signature for the measures.

To cancel the setting operation, or to exit SETUP mode after storing data, press the STOP button or the EXIT/NO key. Each time you press one of these keys, the FD-4 returns to the previous hierarchy level of the menu, and finally exits SETUP mode.

Modifying (or deleting) stored time signatures

1.Repeat steps 1–3 described in the “Storing a time signature” section to display “Sign.Edit.”

2.Press the HOLD/> key, the REWIND button, or the F FWD button so that the flashing cursor is on the time signature value.

3.Use the JOG dial to enter a new value.

Entering “--” deletes the existing data. Note that you cannot enter “--” for measure 001.

4.Press the EXECUTE/YES key.

To cancel the setting operation, or to exit SETUP mode after storing data, press the STOP button or the EXIT/NO key. Each time you press one of these keys, the FD-4 returns to the previous hierarchy level of the menu, and finally exits SETUP mode.

<Caution>

If modifying or deleting the stored time signature causes the bar/beat setting for the tempo specified in the “Setting a tempo” menu to dis- appear, the tempo setting will also be automatically erased.

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