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Shortcut 2000 Editor Owner’s Manual
To locate to the Zero Mark, press R EW twice if the Cursor is later in the file than the Zero
Mark, or FF twice if the Cursor is earlier in the file. (Subsequent R EW -R EW or FF-FF
operations will locate directly to the end or beginning of the file.)
The Zero Mark is moved by using the same procedure to set it in a different place. To
reset it to the beginning of the file, first locate to its current location or to the beginning of the
file, then hold M
ARK and press the 0 K EY . Zero Mark leaves a conventional Mark wherever it
has previously been set.
If audio containing the Zero Mark is copied or cut to a Hot-Key, the Zero Mark will
appear in the resulting file at the same point in the audio program. If the Zero mark is Cut from
a file it will be placed at the cut point. The Zero Mark will stay with the audio it is associated
with even if audio earlier in the file is cut or inserted. The Zero Mark in a file being inserted is
ignored to maintain the position of the Zero Mark in the file being edited. Note that if you
place the Zero mark and then U
NDO a previous edit, the Zero mark will revert to its position
before the edit, but its new position will not be restored by Redo (pressing U NDO again.).
Placing Location Marks During Recording
Location marks are not just for use at the Edit level. One of their best uses is to mark
good (or bad) areas of a recording during the recording process. A good example is call-in
editing for radio, where a speaker may not immediately come to the point. By bracketing
"keepers" with location marks, it isn't necessary to ever play the entire File again; just tab
through the marks and immediately edit the good parts.
When placing a Zero Mark during recording, a conventional Mark will be placed at the
point the M ARK key is pressed (and held); the Zero Mark will be placed at the point where the
0 K EY is pressed.
Edit Marks
A single pair of Edit In/Edit Out marks exists in the File at all times. These marks may
be moved about at will to define the beginning and end of a region of audio on which some
operation will be performed. This may be a Cut, an Erasure, or something else. Whenever the
Edit Marks surround a region of audio, it will appear highlighted. This is a visual indicator of
the area, marked for a future editing action. Highlighted regions appear only on an armed
track. Note that the two marks can be in the same spot, which shows as a triangular symbol at
the top of the display. This is done to indicate the location for an Insert.
If many regions within a File are to be edited, it may be convenient to tag them in
advance with Location Marks, and then return to perform editing operations at another time.
Edit marks may be placed anywhere; they do not need to be placed on top of Location Marks.
Thus, Location Marks can be used for a variety of reasons, and may be placed anywhere close
to where a passage needs editing.
The G O T O keys and S CRUB W HEEL are used to locate where an Edit Mark is to be
placed. It is also possible to simply play down to a desired edit point and place an Edit Mark.
When an entry point is located, press E DIT I N to mark the point; it will appear as a
triangular mark at the top of the display.