Fostex MR-8HD owner manual Editing the bar offset, Default home screen bar offset = -2 bars

MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function)

Editing the bar offset

By default, the bar/beat value at the beginning (ABS ZERO) of the song is set to "bar -2/beat 1". This offset (the bar/beat value at ABS ZERO) is called "bar offset". You can change the default bar offset to the desired value.

1)On the second page of the song editing menu screen, highlight "Bar Offset" and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob.

The current offset value (by default, "-2Bar") starts flashing.

The table below shows the available offset val- ues.

Option	Meaning	Option	Meaning
-8Bar	ABS Zero= bar -8	-3Bar	ABS Zero= bar -3
-7Bar	ABS Zero= bar -7	-2Bar	ABS Zero= bar -2
-6Bar	ABS Zero = bar -6	-1Bar	ABS Zero= bar -1
-5Bar	ABS Zero= bar -5	0Bar	ABS Zero= bar 1
-4Bar	ABS Zero= bar -4

You can see the bar offset value on the home screen when the recorder is at the beginning of the song (ABS 0).

The screen example below shows the home screen when the bar offset is set to “-4 bars”.

The default home screen (bar offset = -2 bars).

The home screen when the bar offset is set to “-4 bars”.

2)Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select the desired offset value, and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob.

The selected offset value is confirmed, while the display returns to the previous screen.

To exit the menu mode, press the [STOP] key,

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