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Chapter 17 Using Hard Drives

Recovering Drive Space

There may be times when the remaining space becomes low. You may want to recover drive space without initializing (formatting) the hard drive.

Song Optimize

When operations such as overdubbing and punch-in recording are repeated, the older data remains on the drive. This storage of this material can be a great advantage because it enables the VS-1824 to have an Undo function (p. 62) that can, for example, recover data that was recorded-over by accident.

In some cases, significant amounts of memory can be used by this older data, decreasing the available space on the current drive, and shortening the length of time available for recording. You can free up drive space by erasing this old data from the drive. The deletion of unnecessary data and the freeing of available space on the drive is referred to as “Song Optimize.” This operation cannot be undone with the Undo function, and will erase all previous Undo levels.

For example, if you record on a track, then rewind and record over again on the same track without selecting a different V-Track, the first recording will reside on the hard drive even though it cannot be heard during playback. Song Optimize permanently removes these recordings that are “covered up” by other recordings. V-Tracks that are not currently selected will not be erased.

Track 1

V-Track 1

V-Track 2

V-Track 3

Phrases erased in the Optimize operation

1.Select the song you want to optimize as the current song (p. 49).

2.Hold [SHIFT] and press [F1 (SONG)].

The Song Menu icon appears in the display.

3.Press [F5 (OPTIM)].

If “OPTIM” does not appear in the display above [F5], press [PAGE] until “OPTIM” appears, and then press [F5 (OPTIM)].

4.“Song Optimize, Execute ?” appears in the display. Press [F4 (EXEC)]. Or, if you wish to cancel Song Optimize, press [F6 (EXIT)].

5.“Optimize Sure ?” appears in the display. Press [ENTER/YES]. Or, if you wish to cancel the procedure, press [EXIT/NO].

6.“Optimize Really Sure?” appears in the display. Press [ENTER/YES]. Or, if you wish to cancel the procedure, press [EXIT/NO].

When Song Optimize is finished, the screen returns to the Playlist display.

*It may take some time for the Song Optimize operation to complete. This is not a malfunction. Do not turn the power off until the Optimize operation is completed.

*Do not use the Undo function immediately after performing the Song Optimize function. Undo information is deleted during the Song Optimize procedure, and using Undo immediately after Song Optimize may result in lost data.

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