In->Now (Shift+Insert) - Akai DD1500 User Manual

IN->NOW (SHIFT+INSERT)
The INSERT key's shift function, IN->NOW, allows you to slip audio by slipping the marked
edit region/cue(s) time to the current NOW time.
For example, to move a piece of audio to a new position, mark an edit region as
appropriate, play, jog, locate or whatever to the point you want it and press IN->NOW.
The edit region's IN point will be repositioned at the current NOW time. I.e.:
In this way, you may move a piece of audio into sync. Let's take a practical example.
Imagine you are working with the DD1500 connected to a VTR using RS422. You have
pasted or inserted a few dog bark sound effects but one of them is slightly early and out
of sync with the picture. Firstly, mark an IN at the start of the out-of-sync dog bark and
then mark an OUT at the end of it (or line up the dog bark on the NOW time and press
SELECT CUE). For example:
Now, jog the video forward from the DL1500's jog wheel (ignore the audio for the moment)
until you see where the dog's mouth is just beginning to open. Jog back and forth until
you get an exact sync point and press IN->NOW (SHIFT+INSERT) followed by EXECUTE.
The offending dog bark will be moved forward and re-positioned at the exact point where
the mouth opens. I.e.:
Of course, it may be that you need to slip the entire track in this way. To achieve this,
press IN and then, whilst holding the IN key, press OUT - this will select the whole of the
track from the IN time onwards and will slip it backwards or forwards accordingly.
If you wish to slip only a cue, use SELECT CUE. This will mark the IN and OUT at the start
and end of the selected cue and IN->NOW will slip the cue accordingly.
Pressing IN->OUT gives this screen:
You can see how much you have moved the IN time in the SLIP DISTANCE field. If you
move forwards (i.e. jog clockwise, fast forward, play), a '+' appears before the SLIP
DISTANCE field; if you move backwards (i.e. jog counter clockwise, rewind or play reverse),
a '-' sign appears. As you jog or play or rewind with this page open, you will see this time
field changing. Press EXECUTE to complete the action.
Of course, you may not always want to slip the IN time to the NOW position - you may
wish to move an edit region's/cue's SYNC marker or OUT point to the NOW time.
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