Sony DMX-R100 - Manual (Page 22)

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Automation Operation
Automation Operation
button to drop into automation record. The readout
will change colour from yellow to red and its
{WRITE} button will light solidly indicating
automation record in progress.
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Make sure {PAN ON} is highlighted in green and
then make panning moves and adjustments as
required. They will be reflected in the LED
position indicator and the GUI readout and bar.
For a larger display of the pan readout, either touch
the pan area in the GUI or touch {CHANNEL} at the
bottom left of the LCD for its pop-up, then touch
{INPUT/PAN/ASSIGN}. The INPUT/PAN/ASSIGN
GUI, which has a larger area devoted to the
channel pan at the lower right, will be displayed.
The pan readout in this GUI can also be used for
the ready set-up and automation drop-in.
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If a mistake is made or changes are required to
what has just been recorded, simply wind back the
material and overwrite. After locating back, either
before or after rolling the material again, drop into
automation record, by touching the CH PAN
positional readout, {MASTER DROP IN} or pressing
{WRITE}.
When overwriting a previous pass, the two small
cyan dots above and below the pan bar indicator,
will reflect the settings for the previous mix as a
reference.
To Automate a Number of Knobs
1
Use the set-up procedure described in the previous
section.
2
Drop into automation record using
{MASTER DROP IN} to set all knobs to write
simultaneously, or press individual {WRITE}
buttons.
Trimming Knob Moves
A/B buffer rotation
When it comes to using the trim function, it is often a
good idea to set the automation ‘A’ and ‘B’ buffer
rotation to manual. This allows a source mix which is
‘safe’ to be kept close at hand. Otherwise, if a
correction is required, confusion may result from
further trimming of an already trimmed mix.
To set the rotation to manual, touch {AUTOMATION} at
the bottom of the LCD to display the AUTOMATION
GUI. Then touch {MANUAL} beneath the A/B
BUFFER ROTATION heading.
To save a copy of a mix in the ‘A’ buffer for safety,
press and hold { A } under the TC AUTOMATION
heading until it flashes, then press { B }. A pop-up will
appear requiring confirmation before the copy
operation can be completed. Then continue to work on
the mix in the ‘A’ buffer, which stays lit. Using the
trim function for knobs allows previous settings and
moves to be offset or dynamically trimmed.
Note
Automation data must already be present ahead of any
points where TRIM operations might be carried out.
1
Press {TRIM} on the panel under the TC
AUTOMATION heading above the timecode
display. The AUTO button in the middle at the top
of the GUI turns green and indicates ‘TRIM’ at the
lower left.
2
Touch {READY SETUP} to the right of the AUTO
button and it highlights.
3
Turn each knob to be trimmed to the right
(clockwise). This sets them into automation ready,
indicated by the channel {WRITE} buttons flashing
on and off red, with a fast double flash in the red
part of the cycle. The fast double flash serves as a
reminder that {READY SETUP} is selected. Turning
knobs to the left (anti clockwise) will take them
out of automation ready, at which time their
{WRITE} buttons will cease flashing.
In ‘TRIM’ mode the system records any knob
changes and moves as differences or offsets from
the underlying mix with reference to the knob
position at the automation drop-in point.
The ready status of any knob is also displayed in
the CHANNEL GUI in the same manner when
using ‘ABS’ mode.
4
Touch {READY SETUP} to de-select it, or roll the
material when it will be de-selected automatically.
When {READY SETUP} is off, the {WRITE} buttons
will flash regularly without the double flash. The
regular flashing indicates the normal automation
ready mode.