Sony OXF-R3 - Manual (Page 353)

Chapter 7 Session Management
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Chapter 7 Session Management
7-9-3 MIDI Bars & Beats
SYSTEM screen
General
Bars and Beats can be displayed in all places where
timecode is normally displayed except the start and
end times of titles in the Artists/Projects & Titles page.
The system allows up to 9,999 bars to be displayed
down to a resolution of 16 beats per bar with 99 ticks
per beat.
Bars and Beats tempo maps can be programmed via
the ARTISTS/PROJECTS & TITLES GUI or
imported from Standard MIDI Files (.MID) via
3.5 inch floppy.
Cue points may be specified in Bars and Beats and the
automation will also locate to points typed in as such.
Selecting BARS & BEATS
The bar on the System page marked ‘TIME DISPLAY
TYPE’ allows alternate selection of either
TIMECODE or BARS & BEATS by clicking to the
right of the bar.
When displaying BARS & BEATS, the large time
display in the MIXES & CUES GUI has an animated
graphic display of the beats, whilst the tape is rolling,
depending on the current time signature.