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Chapter 8: Edit technique
Chapter 8: Edit technique (Edit mode)
The DPS12 provides various editing capabilities in Edit mode. You can specify a range of audio data in a physical
track to copy to a different position or another track. You can also delete the specified portion of data. For ex-
ample, you may use the same chorus or guitar phrase repeatedly, or you may move all track data to a different
position to change the structure of the song. This chapter describes the various editing techniques available in Edit
mode.
Using an Edit mode screen
Edit mode enables you to edit audio data recorded in the tracks of the DPS12 using various methods. Press the
[ EDIT ] key when the transport section is stopped. The DPS12 enters Edit mode, displaying the following EDIT
screen.
B
E
F
A
C
D
H
G
The Edit mode screen contains the following information:
1 This field indicates the current position when the DPS12 enters Edit mode. In this position (called the “NOW
point”), you execute various edit commands.
2
This select field enables you to select a type of edit command.
3 This field indicates an optional parameter that corresponds to the type of edit command. For example, if you
are using the
COPY
PASTE edit command, this will be a numeric field to set the number of paste opera-
tions (
Repeat Time ).
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These are time fields to specify a range for the edit operation. The
In field uses the IN point set by the
[IN]
key, and the
Out field uses the OUT point set by the
[OUT]
key. You can also move the cursor to these field to
change the IN/OUT points.
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The values of these fields change depending on the edit command you selected in the field 2 .
For example, if you selected an edit command that enables you to copy or cut a specified range of data and
overwrite existing data or insert new data at a destination point or track (i.e., a command such as
COPY
PASTE
or
CUT INSERT
), field
6
indicates “TO track” (a destination track) and field
7
indicates “FROM
track” (a source track).
Example: TO tracks are Tracks 1 and 2, and FROM tracks are Tracks 3 and 4.
If you selected an edit command that functions only for certain tracks, such as
INSERT SILENCE
,
field
6
indicates an “EDIT track” (a track to be edited).