Tascam X-48 - Manual (Page 54)

Editing
Editing
Edit Tools
I-Beam Tool
The I-beam tool is used to select a portion of a recorded clip or clips. When the I-beam tool
is dragged through the middle of a clip, only that section will be edited. For example, if you
wanted to erase a cough in the middle of a recorded voiceover, the I-beam would allow you
to select just that cough and then hit delete on the keyboard. Double-clicking on a clip with
the I-beam tool selects the entire clip.
Mouse/Keyboard Operation (only)
Note: Editing is only possible using the keyboard and mouse – you can't edit tracks from the
front panel. So all of the instructions in this chapter refer to the mouse, keyboard and
monitor interface. These instructions also assume that you've selected the Tracks view at the
bottom of the screen or by pressing F1.
• Click on the I-Beam button in the top-left corner of the screen (pictured above) or
press F9 on your keyboard.
• Click and drag a portion or a complete clip in the timeline, or multiple clips across
multiple tracks. Any editing functions you perform (i.e. cut, copy, paste, delete) will
be applied only to the portion of the clip you selected and highlighted.
Object Tool
Press F8 to select the Object tool, or click the button pictured above in the top-left corner of
the screen. This tool does different things depending where your mouse is:
•
When it's not hovering over a clip, it looks like a cursor (+) sign. You can click and
drag over clips to select multiple objects. (It doesn't select only portions of clips like
the I-Beam).
• When you mouse over the bottom left or bottom right corner of a clip, you get a tool
that looks like a horizontal line with arrowhead on either side. This tool allows you
to change the beginning or ending point of a clip. Drag the end point inward to
shorten a clip, or drag it back out to lengthen it (if there is any waveform there).
• Mouse over the top left or top right corner, and the tool changes to a horizontal line
under a white arc. This is the fade tool, which allows you to add a fade-in or fade-
out to a clip. If clips on multiple tracks are selected, the fade-in or -out is changed on
all of those tracks.
• Move to the middle of a clip, and your cursor changes into the finger tool. Click and
drag to move the clip (or multiple selected clips).
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