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Chapter 6 Advanced Operations
127Macros
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.
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
1
In the Flexi Pad control block, press the [MCRO]
button, turning it on.
This assigns the Flexi Pad control block to macro
operation.
2
Press the [BANK SEL] button, turning it on.
Control block Event
M/E cross-point control
block
Cross-point selection
PGM/PST cross-point
control block
Cross-point selection
AUX bus control block Cross-point selection
M/E transition control
block
Auto transition execution
Cut execution
Transition type selection
Next transition selection
Key On/Off
b) d)
PGM/PST transition
control block
a)
Transition type selection
Auto transition execution
Cut execution
M/E key transition
control block
Auto transition execution
b)
Key On/Off
b)
Downstream key/fade
to black control block
Auto transition execution
b)
Key On/Off
b)
Fade to black execution
Flexi Pad control block Recalling the following data
• Snapshots
• Effect snapshots
Utility control block Recalling the functions assigned to
buttons
c)
Menu control block Disk recorder/Extended VTR file
recalling
Control block Event
2
14,10
3,5,6,7,8
EFF/
WIPE
SNAP
SHOT
PP/
ALL
BANK
SEL
TRANS
RATE
M/E
MCRO
STORE
7 8 9
4 5 6
1 2 3
0