Sony DMX-R100 - Manual (Page 11)

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Automation Operation
The upper central indicator block in the GUI will be
black, displaying OFF, when this button is lit. {OFF},
{ABS} and {TRIM} inter-cancel.
Note
Although automation cannot be recorded or replayed when
OFF is lit, controls can still be set into automation ‘ready’.
2 2 2 2 2 ABS button
Pressing {ABS} allows ‘absolute’ settings and
movements to be recorded as automation data for any
controls set to automation ‘ready’, i.e. the exact
settings or movements of faders and knobs will be
recorded once dropped in.
A ‘ready’ status is indicated with a yellow marker or
display for each individual control. Red markers or
displays indicate automation record status.
The upper central indicator block in the GUI will be
red, displaying ABS, when this button is lit. {ABS},
{TRIM} and {OFF} inter-cancel.
3 3 3 3 3 TRIM button
Pressing {TRIM} allows previously recorded
automation data to be trimmed for any controls set to
automation ‘ready’. So, as an example, a fader may
have certain movements recorded using the ‘ABS’
function and TRIM allows those movements to be
globally adjusted. In other words, the original moves
are retained but are at a higher or lower level overall.
TRIM can also be dynamic in operation.
To make this operation easy for faders, they will all
jump to their 0dB scale points. This is the reference
point from which any trimming moves are made.
The upper central automation status indicator block in
the GUI will be green, displaying ‘TRIM’, when this
button is lit. {TRIM}, {ABS} and {OFF} inter-cancel.
4 4 4 4 4 A button
The { A } button will be lit as the system fire-up default
and indicates that automation data will be stored and
recalled to and from the ‘A’ buffer. The { A } and { B }
buttons inter-cancel.
5 5 5 5 5 B button
Pressing the { B } button will cause automation data to
be stored and recalled to and from the ‘B’ buffer. The
{ B } and { A } buttons inter-cancel.
Automation data can be copied from one buffer to the
other. Press and hold the button, { A } or { B }, for the
source data until its button flashes. Then press the
button for the other buffer. A pop-up will appear,
requiring confirmation before the copy operation can
be completed.
6 6 6 6 6 SAFE button
When {SAFE} is set to on, automation data will not be
updated. In other words, automation operations can be
performed whilst {SAFE} is on but previous data is safe.
{SAFE} functions in other ways too:
• Whilst {SAFE} is off, if a mistake is made during an
automation operation, press {SAFE} before stopping
the tape or material rolling, to prevent updating the
automation data.
• Whilst {SAFE} is on, if an automation operation is
performed that should be stored, press SAFE before
stopping the tape or material rolling, to update the
automation data.
Note
The {SAFE} button is also used for the AUDITION function
described later in this document.