Tonino Lamborghini OperationGuide MDR24/96 - Manual (Page 15)

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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 fine-tune your
placement by undoing this operation and changing the location with the transport
controls slightly to place it at the exact point. If so, press the Undo/Redo select
button from the Track/Edit Menu, and then choose Undo. This will undo the paste.
Adjust the locator position, go to the Paste Menu to mark the Start point, and
choose Paste again. Repeat this until the chorus is placed perfectly.
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).