360 Systems Short/Cut Editor - Manual (Page 18)

Page 10 Controls and Displays
360 Systems
To select a File, use the S CRUB W HEEL or G O T O keys to highlight the File name. If there
are more than six files in the directory, the directory will scroll to show the other files as they
are selected. Once you have selected a file:
• Press E NTER or E DIT I N to load the File for an edit session; or
• Press P LAY to hear the File without moving to the Edit level.
• Press C OPY to copy the file.
• Press E RASE to permanently erase the file. (File erasures cannot be undone)
While working at most other tasks in the Editor, pressing the F ILES key will immediately
close the Editor (with a save dialog if the file is not saved) and present a File listing for the
current Directory.
Save and Save As
The S AVE key saves a File but does not close it. When changes have been made to a File
but not yet saved, the S AVE key will illuminate.
Holding A LT and pressing S AVE results in a prompt for a new File name. The file you
were editing is left as it was when it was opened or when S AVE was last pressed. Subsequent
editing is performed on and saved to the new file. This is useful when saving several versions
of an edited File. It is a good idea to do this at least the first time you save an edited file so that
your original recording is left unaltered. Copies of files use very little disk space, and it is good
insurance in case a mistake is made in editing. Remember to erase all copies of a recording
when clearing disk space for new recordings, as the disk space will be released only when all
files that use that audio have been erased.
Save As can be used to recover from some editing errors, even if no copy of the file
being edited exists. Editing always takes place on a temporary copy of the file you choose.
Edits are not copied back to the file until it is Saved. Save As leaves the original file that you
edited intact; any editing that was done between the last Save and the point at which the error is
detected is saved to a new file. Then the original edit file can be opened and used to retrieve
parts that were deleted in error, which can then be returned to the new file.
When you save a file, you are saving:
1. The data that describes what audio to play in what order.
2. The Location Marks.
3. The position of the Zero Mark.
4. The position of the Edit In and Edit Out marks.
5. The position of the Cursor.
6. The On / Off status of the A RM buttons.
7. The S OLO status.
Note that any changes to items 1-3 are considered significant changes and cause the S AVE
button to light. However, you can press S AVE to save changes to items 4-7 at any time.