Fostex MR-8 owner manual Using the rhythm guide function, Setting the signature map

MR-8 Owner’s Manual

Usingtherhythmguidefunction

The MR-8 provides the metronome function which can output the guide click for recording. To output the guide click, create the signature/tempo map using the "Signature Map" and "Tempo Map" items and set the click level using the "Click level" item in the menu mode. The rhythm guide click is output together with the stereo output signals during recording/play- back.

Creating the signature/tempo map

Setting the signature map

First, set the signature for each bar in the internal programmable signature/tempo map.

For example, you can set the signature to 4/4 for bars 1 and 2, and set to 2/4 from bar 3, etc.

The signature map specifies the signature at the signature changing point. Each signature specified in the signature map is effective until another sig- nature is specified.

To output the guide click or feed the MIDI clock and song position pointer to an external MIDI de- vice, you have to set the signature map, as well as the tempo map which will be described later.

3)Use the [CURSOR ] key to highlight "Signature Map", then press the [ENTER] key.

The display shows the current signature map.

By default, "1bar -> 4/4" and "---bar->---" are shown. In this condition, the signature is set to "4/4" from the beginning to the end of a song.

If you want to change the signature from the middle of a song, use the "---bar -> ---" line.

1)While the recorder is stopped, press the [MENU] key to enter the menu mode.

The display shows the menu selection screen, in which "System" is highlighted initially.

2)Use the [CURSOR ] key to highlight "Song", then press the [ENTER] key.

The display now shows the song edit menu screen, in which "Select Song" is highlighted initially.

Let's assume to specify the signatures as below.

from bar 1 to bar 3	-> 4/4
from bar 4 to bar 7	-> 3/4
from bar 8 to bar 11	-> 4/4
from bar 12 to bar 15	-> 5/8
from bar 16 to the last bar	-> 3/4

4)Use the [CURSOR ] key to highlight "---bar -> ---", then press the [ENTER] key.

The display shows the screen for new signature setting. "2" for bar number entry flashes. You can enter a numeric value between 1 and 999.

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