Editing Examples
The following are examples of specific applications of the MDR24/96 editing commands. These illustrate how the commands can be effectively used. Use these as jumping off points and apply these techniques to other situations. We will not describe every button to press; refer to the above sections for details.
Replacing a Multiple Track Chorus
In this example, we would like to move a copy of the first chorus and replace the second chorus with it. What makes it seem tricky is that we need to move the Lead Vocal, as well as three tracks of background vocals. The MDR24/96 can handle this task easily.
Navigate to the Copy Menu by pressing the Copy button on the first page of the Track/Edit Menu. Press the REC (Record Ready) buttons on the tracks containing the vocals, in this example press REC on track 12 for the lead vocal, and tracks 15, 16, and 17, which contain the backup singers. Use the transport and the End and Start buttons to mark the ending and beginning of the chorus you wish to copy. Be sure that the section is identical in length to the chorus you wish to replace. If the selection you copy is too long, it may replace the beginning of the vocals following the chorus, which would be undesirable. When you have identified the start and end points, press the Copy select button and the contents of the four selected tracks are placed onto the clipboard. Now use the transport to find the spot just before the second chorus where you would like to paste the clipboard.
Go to the Paste Menu and press the Start select button to mark the current locator position as the point you would like to start the paste. Be sure that the track 12 Record Ready light is lit; this tells the MDR24/96 that track 12 is the first track we wish to paste onto. Since we copied multiple tracks, the MDR24/96 will paste the first copied track onto track 12, and the rest will be in the proper order on the correct tracks. Press the Paste select button. The contents of the clipboard will be placed on tracks 12, 15, 16, and 17, replacing the bad take of the second chorus with the good take from the first. You may need to
Deleting a Section of Audio
The MDR24/96 has no edit command to simply delete a section of audio. This is because this can easily be done by simply cutting the section, and not pasting it anywhere. It won’t be permanently deleted unless you later Purge Audio and the MDR24/96 determines that the audio file is not in use anywhere else. At that point the audio will be permanently removed.
Find the section you wish to delete and Press the TRACK/EDIT button and then the Cut select button. Press the REC (Record Ready) button on the track containing the audio you wish to delete. Use the transport and the End and Start select buttons to mark the ending and beginning of the section you wish to delete. Choose Cut when you are ready to delete the section. Now, go about the rest of your editing without pasting the audio. When you cut or copy the next section of audio, the previous contents of the clipboard will be removed and essentially deleted.
If you wish to permanently delete this file, press the Purge Audio select button found on the second page of the Project menu. If no part of this file appears elsewhere in your project, it will be purged, permanently removing it from your hard drive (see “Purge Audio” on page 34).
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