Asking a stupid question

[thedoogmeister]

Okay... okay... help me understand...

Why does the MX2424 initially to 01:00:00:00 on the top line of the LCD? Is there some logical necessity for this? Or is this the (unquestioned) way it's always been done? Perspiring minds want to know.

 

[Rob f]

It's because (at least back in the day) some time coded devices didn't like rolling through zero. It screwed up their sync. Therefore it was normal to start a session at 1 hour to avoid rolling through zero.

 

[thedoogmeister]

I had read this before. It makes some limited sense. Followup... is it possible to change that 1 hour offset to something else (like 00:00:00:00 since I'm not syncing to anything) as the default bootup? I'm looking at the MIDI code and see how when presetting my system. For my use... I don't need that offset.