Sony MKS-2010 User Manual

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Macros
Executing a macro in normal execution 
mode
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.
The display on the memory recall buttons changes to 
the state shown in the above figure. You can now 
select the save destination bank.
For details of the correspondence between banks and 
registers, see page 125.
3
Press a memory recall button to select a bank.
The most significant digit in the numeric display 
shows the number of the selected bank.
Each memory recall button shows the corresponding 
register number and register status for the selected 
bank.
Lit orange: Register holding macro data
Lit yellow: Last recalled register
Off: Empty register
4
Press the memory recall button showing the register 
number to be recalled.
The button you pressed lights yellow, the macro 
register is recalled, and the macro is executed.
During macro execution, the button you pressed 
remains yellow, but flashes. When macro execution 
completes, it returns to permanently on.
The numeric display shows the bank number followed 
by the selected register number.
Notes
• It is not possible to execute more than one macro at a 
time.
• During macro execution, recalling the same register 
again stops the macro being executed.
• ·Individual events stored in a macro are executed 
according to the settings in setup. If you change the 
settings in setup, a saved macro may not have the 
expected effect.
• During macro execution, if you switch the control panel 
to macro edit mode, the macro being executed stops.
• During macro editing it is not possible to execute a 
macro.
• If you start execution of a macro by operating a button 
for which a macro attachment is set, then before the end 
of execution of that macro you cannot recall and execute 
a separate macro from the Flexi Pad control block.
Executing a macro with pause zero events 
set
When execution of a macro is paused, the memory recall 
button [TAKE] is lit in orange.
To restart the macro execution, press the [TAKE] button.
Executing a macro in step execution mode
1
In the Flexi Pad control block, recall the macro 
register.
For details of recalling macro registers, see 
“Executing a macro in normal execution mode” (page 
130).
The memory recall buttons are assigned to the display 
of the [TAKE] button and macro execution status, as 
in the following figure.
2
Press the [TAKE] button.
This executes one event within the macro, then stops.
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Status display (Number of events 
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