Zoom HD16, HD8 ERASE V-TAKE

Reference [Track Editing]

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Recorded audio data can also be edited in V-take units. This is

convenient for example to exchange the data on two V-takes or

delete a V-take that is no longer needed. The procedure is

explained in this section.

When editing audio data in V-take units, some steps are similar

for each action. These are as follows.

1. From the main screen, press the [TRACK

PARAMETER] key in the control section.

Various track parameters can now be selected.

2. Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the

indication “Trackxx-yy” (where xx is the track

number and yy the V-take number) on the ﬁrst

line of the display.

Now you can select the V-take.

3. Use the cursor left/right keys or the status

keys to select the target track, and use the

dial to select the V-take number.

The status key for the currently selected track is lit in orange.

It is also possible to select the master track. In this case, the

track number indication shows “Master”.

HINT

Pressing the status key for a stereo track repeatedly selects the

odd-numbered track and even-numbered track in sequence.

4. Press the [FUNCTION] key in the function/

transport section.

A menu for editing audio data in V-take units appears.

5. Repeatedly press the [FUNCTION] key to call

up the desired command. The following

editing commands are available.

• ERASE V-TAKE

Erase the audio data on a speciﬁed track/V-take.

• COPY V-TAKE

Copy the audio data of a speciﬁed track/V-take to another

track/V-take.

• MOVE V-TAKE

Move the audio data of a speciﬁed track/V-take to another

track/V-take.

HINT

<< only>> When you have called up “MOVE V-TAKE”

and use the cursor left/right keys to select “Track1 – Track 8”

as source, you can move the contents of tracks 1 – 8 to tracks

9 – 16 in one operation. The ﬁrst line of the display shows

“8TRACKS MOVE” in this case.

• EXCHANGE V-TAKE

Exchange the audio data of a speciﬁed track/V-take with the

data of another track/V-take.

• IMPORT V-TAKE

Import any track/V-take from another project, from a CD-

ROM/R/RW disc inserted in the CD-R/RW drive, or import

an audio ﬁle (WAV/AIFF) from the internal hard disk.

HINT

If necessary, you can also change your selection of track and

V-take from this screen.

6. Press the [ENTER] key.

The subsequent steps will differ, depending on which

command was selected in step 5. See the following sections for

the respective commands.

7. When the editing command has been

executed, repeatedly press the [EXIT] key to

return to the main screen.

NOTE

After executing an edit command for rewriting the audio data

on a track, the original data cannot be restored. To retain the

condition before editing, use the capture and swap functions

(→ p. 65) for that track.

You can erase the audio data on a speciﬁed V-take. The V-take

is returned to the non-recorded condition.

1. Refer to steps 1 – 6 of “Basic steps for V-take

editing” to select the track/V-take to erase

and bring up the indication “ERASE V-TAKE”

on the display. Then press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Erase?” appears on the display.

2. To execute the erase operation, press the

Editing using V-takes

Basic steps for V-take editing

Track1-1

GTR 1- 1

ERASE V-TAKE

Track1-1

Erasing a V-take

Erase