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Chapter 11 Editing Tips & Tools

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.

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