360 Systems Short/Cut Editor User Manual
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Editing
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Shortcut Audio Editor Owner’s Manual
This screen allows the adjustment of the Crossfade Duration with the S
CRUB
W
HEEL
or
the A
RROW
K
EYS
. The S
CRUB
W
HEEL
adjusts by .05 second intervals until the value is over 1
second, causing it to adjust in .1 second intervals. The A
RROW
K
EYS
allow adjustment in .01
second increments. Pressing the S
PACE
B
AR
while in this screen turns Crossfade ON and OFF.
While in the Editor, Crossfade can be turned on and off by pressing E
NTER
. When
Crossfade is on, the Crossfade Time is displayed in the top line of the display where the file
name is normally shown.
When Crossfade is off, it can be used on an individual Cut or Insert operation by holding
A
LT
while pressing C
UT
or I
NSERT
. Insert Hotkey with Crossfade and Cut to Hotkey with
Crossfade must be performed with Crossfade turned on in the normal way.
Crossfades create new recorded material on the disk equal to their length. Crossfades can
be undone with the U
NDO
key, however there is no way to undo them after that. It is strongly
recommended that you make copies of original files before editing them. It takes almost
no disk space, and you will have all the original material available if you need it.
Cut with Crossfade
Crossfades on Cuts are performed using the material before the Edit In point and after the
Edit Out point. If there is not enough material on either side, the duration of the crossfade will
be automatically limited. If there is no material on one side or the other, (i.e. a top or tail trim)
no crossfade will be performed. In all cases, the material in the Clipboard (or Hotkey file) will
be the same regardless of whether crossfade is used.
The first diagram below shows a file that has the Edit Marks set in preparation for a Cut.
When a Cut is performed, the resulting file is represented by the second diagram. This is the
final result of a simple Cut operation. When Cut with Crossfade is used this is only an
intermediate step. The Crossfade process will result in the file represented by the third
diagram.
During the Crossfade time, the two parts of the file are actually overlapped. This results
in the total run time of the file being reduced by the crossfade time. Sometimes you may need
to decrease the amount of material to be removed to compensate for this if you are editing to
reach a specific run time.