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5. Press [F2 (Erase)] for Track Erase. If you don’t see
“Erase” above [F2], press [PAGE] until “Erase” appears,
and then press [F2 (Erase)].
SPECIAL SHORTCUT: The first four LOCATOR buttons can
be used to enter the current time location into the START,
END, FROM and TO fields by holding [SHIFT] and the
respective LOCATOR button. See Steps 6 through 9 below:
6. Press [LOCATOR 1] to go to the time location you’ve
designated as the START point.
7. Hold [SHIFT] and press [LOCATOR 1]. This places the
current time value into the START field.
8. Press [LOCATOR 2] to go to the time location you’ve
designated as the END point.
9. Hold [SHIFT] and press [LOCATOR 2]. This places the
current time value into the END field.
*Continue this method for FROM and TO fields using Locators
3 and 4 respectively. See p. 171 for a practical example.
Track Editing vs. Phrase Editing
The VS-1824 offers two different types of editing. These are
called “track editing” and “phrase editing.” Every time you
start and stop recording, the VS-1824 creates a block of audio
in the display. These blocks are called “phrases,” and they
include the instructions that tell the VS-1824 which portion of
your recordings should be played. If you put a track into
Record at the very beginning of a song, press [PLAY] and
record all the way to the end, you will have one phrase that
plays the entire newly recorded disk file. On the other hand,
if you punch in and out several times over the length of a
track, you will end up with many different phrases—one for
each punch-in and punch-out—that tell the VS-1824 to play a
bit of this recorded disk file, a bit of that one, and so on.
In a track edit, you must specify the START and END points
in a section of audio you wish to edit. For track edits such as
Cut and Erase, you only need to specify the start and end
points. Most editing functions other than Cut and Erase have
four parameters: START, END, FROM and TO. (see Section II
in this chapter for definitions of these parameters).
In track editing, you must select all four points. In phrase
editing however, the START and END points are already
defined as the edges of the phrase.

When to Use Phrase Editing

Phrase Editing can work well when you punch in and out
frequently while recording, since it allows you to work with
the individual pieces of audio that make up the final track.
The START and END points for each piece are defined
during each punch-in and -out. The VS-1824 calculates the
START and END point as defined by the edges of the phrase.
In many cases, phrase editing can be a time-saver. For more
information on phrase editing, see p. 152.