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Chapter 11 Editing Tips & Tools
Chapter 11
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-1680 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. 150.
An Editing Note of Caution
The VS-1680 is not able to play individual pieces of audio
that are 0.5 seconds in length or smaller. If you have a phrase
that is five seconds long, and you erase from the beginning
up to 4.5 seconds, you will be left with a phrase 0.5 seconds
long. Phrases 0.5 seconds or shorter will not be played. While
editing, try to avoid leaving an isolated piece of audio that is
shorter than 0.5 seconds. This applies to Track Erase, Track
Cut, Track Insert and Track Move. For Track Copy, Track
Move, and Track Expansion/Compression, you must choose
a section of audio to be edited greater than 0.5 seconds.
Don’t confuse this with editing resolution. It is possible to
choose edit points in increments of 1/3000th of a second. It is
also possible to erase or cut a portion of audio shorter than
0.5 seconds within a longer section.
Practical Editing Application
Seamless Looping using Track Copy
It is possible to isolate a portion of a rhythm track and use
Track Copy to create a drum loop. Since the Track Copy
function does not actually re-write audio to the hard drive,
creating rhythm loops (or any other edit function) will not
decrease available disk space.
Very carefully determine the START point. The START point
for the loop should be on a downbeat, or on a beat of a
measure that has a clearly audible “edge,” such as a snare hit
or a solid kick drum beat. Then carefully determine the END
point. The END point for the loop should also be on a
downbeat, or on a beat of a measure that has an edge, such as
a snare hit or a solid kick drum beat. If the START point is on
the second beat of a measure, then the END point must also
be on the second beat of a measure, to assure a smooth-
sounding loop of the correct length.
• Make sure you have complete measures of music
between the START point and the END point.
• For looping, the START and FROM points must be the
same, and the END and TO points must be the same.
The smoothness of the loop will depend on the accuracy with
which you find the START and END points. If your music
was recorded using a Tempo Map and Metronome, finding
the START and END points may be as simple as using the
TIME/VALUE dial to select the measure numbers you want.
If the song was recorded without using the metronome, you
may need to use [SCRUB], [PREVIEW TO], [PREVIEW
FROM] and the Waveform display to find the edit points.
1.
Determine the START and END points of the loop, using
one of the previously discussed methods. Place
LOCATOR 1 at the START point. Place LOCATOR 3 at
the same position. Place LOCATOR 2 at the END point.
Place LOCATOR 4 at the same position.
2.
Hold [SHIFT] and press [F2 (TRACK)].
3.
Make sure “Track Edit Menu” appears in the display. If it
does not, press [F1 (Tr/Ph)] once.
4.
Press [F2 (Copy)] for Track Copy. If you don’t see
“Copy” above [F2], press [PAGE] until “Copy” appears,
and then press [F2 (Copy)].
5.
Press the Track SELECT button to specify the track to be
copied. The SELECT button stops blinking, indicating it
is the track to be copied.