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Chapter 11 Editing Tips & Tools

Editing Operations

On a tape recorder, in order to modify a performance, you would have to erase the performance you recorded previously. Also, if you wanted to change the composition of a song, you would have to record it from the beginning, or use a razor blade and splicing tape to splice sections of the recording together. In either case, with the tape itself being physically altered, the recording could never be restored back to its original condition. This type of editing is known as destructive editing.

FROM (From point)

Specifies a reference point within the section of audio to be edited that will be placed at the “TO” point to align the edit. In most cases, the FROM point will be the same as the START point. It could also be the downbeat of a measure or a sound effect—anything that can be used for precise alignment.

TO (To point)

Specifies the alignment point (or destination) for the section of audio to be edited, as in a Move or Copy edit.

With digital disk recorders, you can make copies of your audio without affecting the original material. Copying data has no effect on the sound quality. It is easy to copy parts of the recording to different locations, or to erase specified portions of the track. Even if you make a mistake during punch-in recording or track bouncing, you can restore the data back to its original condition. Editing that allows the original audio to be recovered is known as non-destructive editing.

Non-destructive track and phrase editing are some of the most powerful tools available in the VS-1824. Since the VS-1824 also has 999 levels of UNDO, you can edit your audio without risk.

Steps for Track Editing

There are two basic editing steps on the VS-1824: Step 1: Set the edit points.

Step 2: Complete the button presses to perform the edit. As you approach the editing process, certain information is necessary to perform the edit. You should determine:

•What kind of edit you want to do (Erase, Copy, Insert, etc.—see Chapter 10)

•Which track or tracks you want to edit (one, several, or all)

•Where the edit points are (Start, End, From, To)

Simple edits such as Track Erase and Track Cut only have two edit values: START and END. Edits such as Track Move and Track Copy have two additional values: FROM and TO. These terms are explained here:

START (Start point)

Specifies the starting time of the audio to be edited.

END (End Point)

Specifies the ending time of the audio to be edited.

Using the FROM Point Effectively

Normally, audio is moved starting at the specified START time, and moved to the TO point. However, if you want to move audio based on a point between the START and END points, you can define this using the FROM point.

For example, suppose you want to move a sound effect that consists of a time bomb ticking and then exploding, but you want the beginning of the explosion to land at a specific point in time. In this case, the START point would be the very beginning of the “ticking” sound effect, and the END point would be the very end of the sound effect, after the explosion. The FROM point would be the point in the sound where the explosion begins. The TO point would be the position on the timeline where you want the explosion to occur. This type of edit is called a back-time edit. You don’t have to figure out where the ticking should begin in order to have the FROM and the TO points line up.

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Example3: Copying using the “FROM” setting

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