Fostex MR-8 owner manual Creating the tempo map, First beat in bar 120, 180, 250

MR-8 Owner’s Manual

You can select from among the following op- tions.

option	meaning	option	meaning
-8bar	ABS Zero=-8bar	-3bar	ABS Zero=-3bar
-7bar	ABS Zero=-7bar	-2bar	ABS Zero=-2bar
-6bar	ABS Zero=-6bar	-1bar	ABS Zero=-1bar
-5bar	ABS Zero=-5bar	0bar	ABS Zero=1bar
-4bar	ABS Zero=-4bar

2)Use the [CURSOR /] keys to select a desired option, then press the [ENTER] key.

The selected option is now effective, while "Bar Offset" is highlighted on the screen.

3)To exit the menu mode, press the [MENU] key.

You can also exit the menu mode by pressing the

[CURSOR ] key as many times as required until exiting the menu mode.

Creating the tempo map

After setting the signature map, you have to cre- ate the tempo map.

Like the signature map, the tempo map specifies the tempo at the tempo changing point. Each tempo specified in the signature map is effective until another tempo is specified.

For example, you can set the tempo to 120 at the third beat in bar 4, and set to 90 at the second beat in bar 12, etc.

By creating the signature map and tempo map, the signature/tempo map is completed, and you can output the guide click or feed the MIDI clock and song position pointer to an external MIDI device.

Let's assume to create the tempo map as below.

The first beat in bar 1	-> 120
The second beat in bar 4	-> 180
The third beat in bar 8	-> 90
The first beat in bar 12	-> 120
The fourth beat in bar 16	-> 250

1)Bring up the song edit menu screen and use the [CURSOR ] key to highlight "Tempo Map", then press the [ENTER] key.

The display shows the screen for new tempo set-

ting. By default, "1bar 1-> 120bpm" and "---bar--> - --bpm" are shown.

In this condition, the tempo is set to "120bpm" from the beginning to the end of a song.

You can create the tempo map as shown above by the following procedure.

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