Macros
What Are Macros?
The term “macro” refers to the function whereby a sequence of signal selections and other operations on the control panel is saved as data in memory, so that it can be recalled as required to automatically execute the same sequence of operations.
Macro operations use the Flexi Pad control block.
Macro registers
The area of memory that holds a macro is termed a “macro register.” There are 99 macro registers, numbered 1 to 99.
Events
The individual control panel operations constituting a macro are termed “events.” One macro can contain a maximum of 99 events.
The following table shows the operations for each control block of the control panel that can be saved as events in a macro.
Control block | Event |
M/E | |
block |
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PGM/PST | |
control block |
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AUX bus control block | |
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M/E transition control | Auto transition execution |
block |
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Control block | Event |
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Menu control block | Disk recorder/Extended VTR file |
| recalling |
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a)Not found on 1 M/E panel.
b)In the case of an event that inserts or deletes a key, the key state at the time of event registration (inserted or not inserted) is also saved in the macro. When the macro is executed, the event is only replayed if the key state matches the saved state. (Example: For a macro with an event that deletes a key, when the macro is executed, if the key is inserted it is deleted, but otherwise nothing occurs as concerns keying.)
c)The operations of buttons to which one of Device 1 to Device 6, All Stop, Shuttle, Jog, Rec, Mcro Only Set, Mcro AT with Rate, or Mcro AT with A/B is assigned are excluded.
d)Not found on 1.5 M/E panel.
Pause event
To adjust the execution timing of a particular event (to delay the start of execution of the event by a particular time interval), you can store a special event which pauses macro execution. This event is called a “pause event.” When you store a pause event, you can set the interval for which the macro is paused (the pause duration) to any value in the range 1 to 999 frames. When the set time has elapsed, the macro is automatically executed.
Pause zero event
By including a pause event with the time set to zero, you can make macro execution pause at the pause event.
Creating a New Macro
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Operations Advanced 6 Chapter
Cut execution |
Transition type selection |
M/E
7 8 9
EFF/
| Next transition selection | ||
| Key On/Off b) d) | ||
PGM/PST transition | Transition type selection | ||
control block a) |
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Auto transition execution | |||
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| Cut execution | ||
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M/E key transition | Auto transition execution b) | ||
control block |
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Key On/Off b) | |||
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Downstream key/fade | Auto transition execution b) | ||
to black control block |
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Key On/Off b) | |||
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| Fade to black execution | ||
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Flexi Pad control block | Recalling the following data | ||
| • | Snapshots | |
| • | Effect snapshots | |
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Utility control block | Recalling the functions assigned to | ||
| buttons c) | ||
WIPE
4 5 6
PP/ SNAP
ALL SHOT
1 2 3
STORE MCRO
0
BANK TRANS
SEL RATE
23,5,6,7,8
1In the Flexi Pad control block, press the [MCRO] button, turning it on.
This assigns the Flexi Pad control block to macro operation.
2Press the [BANK SEL] button, turning it on.
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