Chapter 11 Editing Tips & Tools

Setting Edit Points Using Preview

The Preview function allows you to search for specific edit points on a track.

For locating precise points in a song, Preview offers a way to hear a short portion of audio leading up to the current time location, just after the current time location, or just before and after the current time location.

Preview [TO], [THRU], and [FROM]

Preview provides a fast and convenient method to audition a short portion of a track. You can specify the length of the audition from 1 to 10 seconds. Press the appropriate Preview button [TO], [THRU], or [FROM] when the song is stopped.

[TO]:

A preview of the song is played back one time for the specified duration. If the Preview To value is set at two seconds, you will hear two seconds of the song leading up to the point of the current play position. You will hear two seconds of audio playing up to the current timeline. Use [TO] when you are trying to determine the exact location of the beginning of a sound, for example the beginning of a snare hit, or the start of a vocal track.

[THRU]:

A preview of the song is played back one time for the specified duration. Based on the Preview Lengths for both the Preview To and Preview From, you will hear a portion of the song playing through the current position of the timeline. Use [THRU] when you are trying to determine the transition between two tracks, and you want to hear how one ends and the other begins.

[FROM]:

A preview of the song is played back one time for the specified duration. If the Preview From value is set at two seconds, all tracks will play for two seconds, beginning at the current play position. You will hear two seconds of audio playing from the current timeline. Use [FROM] when you are trying to determine the exact location of the end of a sound, for example the ending of a bass guitar note.

Adjusting the Preview Length

1.To adjust the Preview To length, hold [SHIFT] and press [TO].

2.To adjust the Preview From length, hold [SHIFT] and press [FROM].

3.The Preview Length is displayed. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to adjust the time. When you are first getting familiar with the Preview functions, you may want to try a longer Preview length, such as three seconds.

4.Press [TO] or [FROM] to check the actual playback time.

5.After you have finished adjusting the Preview Length, press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] or [EXIT] to return to the Playlist display.

Setting Edit Points Using Scrub

Another part of the Preview section of the VS-1824 is the Scrub function. Scrub provides an exact method to find edit points. With analog tape recorders, edit points were determined by slowly rocking the tape back and forth across the playback head of the tape machine. The Scrub function on the VS-1824 emulates this process. During Scrub, you use the TIME/VALUE dial to slowly rock a portion of your recording past the VS-1824’s virtual “playback head.”

The following buttons are used during Scrub.

[ ], [ ]:

Selects the track to be heard during Scrub.

[TO]:

The track is played repeatedly up to the position of the timeline.

[FROM]:

The track is played repeatedly from the position of the timeline.

Scrub Length (FROM)

Scrub Length (TO)

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