Sony MDM-X4 - Manual (Page 38)

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Changing the Construction of a Song (Section Edit)
Section Edit Overview
The section editing operations let you specify sections
common to all 4 tracks and move them to other
positions in the song, duplicate them, or remove them.
You can also switch the positions of two sections.
The section editing functions consist of the following:
• Section Move (moving a section) n page 39
• Section Exchange (switching 2 sections) n page 40
• Section Insert (duplicating and inserting a section)
n page 41
• Section Delete (for deleting a section) n page 42
Notes
• It is not possible to perform recording operations, such as
punch-in/out recording on a song that has been modified
with section editing.
In order to perform punch-in/out recording operations
after a song has been edited, you must copy the entire
song, then record or edit the copied version of the song.
“:” blinks next to the song number of songs which have
been modified with the section edit function.
See “Copying a Song (Song Copy)” on page 43 for details
on how to copy a song.
• Short sections* cannot be edited. This is due to the nature
of the MD system, and is not a malfunction.
* With 4 tracks = less than approximately 4 seconds.
With 2 tracks = less than approximately 8 seconds.
With 1 track = less than approximately 16 seconds.
• Section editing is only complete once the TOC data has
been updated. You can update the TOC data by pressing
STOP during stop mode. The TOC data is also updated
automatically when the disc is ejected. Therefore, always
eject the disc before turning off the power. Not only is
there a danger of loosing the song being edited, there is
also a possibility of loosing the contents of the entire
disc.
Using the Undo Function with section
editing operations
You can undo an edit immediately after execution if
the undo indicator is lit green.
To carry out the undo function, press UNDO.
Pressing undo again lets you redo the undone edit
operation (redo function).
Note
Carrying out another edit operation, starting a recording,
or removing the disc after carrying out the undo or redo
functions will make it impossible to undo the previous
edit operation.
Notes about the color of the indicator on the UNDO
key.
The color which the indicator on the UNDO key
lights shows the current status. (Sometimes the
indicator is off).
GREEN : undo is possible. (Redo has been carried
out.)
RED : undo has been carried out
(blinking) : in the process of carrying out the undo
(or redo) function.
(off) : undo is not possible. (In cases where the
previous operation cannot be undone (etc.).)
Specifying the Locate Points
Before editing, it is necessary to specify the locate
points (edit points). There are the following three types
of locate points:
• IN (edit start) point :
Represents the beginning of the section to be edited.
• OUT (edit end) point :
Represents the end of the section to be edited.
• DEST (edit destination) point :
Represents the edit destination for move, exchange,
and insert operations.
See “Specifying the Locate Points” on page 31 for
details on how to set the location points.
Notes
• Be sure to set the out point at a higher number than the in
point.
• Be sure to set the punch-in/out positions within the same
song.