Trimming Pre - Akai DD1500 User Manual

14 - EDITING

TRIMMING PRE

For the moment, we will trim the PRE cue's out time. This is selected by pressing the OUT
key. If you have not selected a suitable PRE trim point (i.e. the end of the cue is not on
the NOW time or is too far away for the DD1500 to select it for you), you will receive this
screen:
This indicates that the trim point is nowhere near the NOW time. Please check and make
sure the end of the cue is on or within ten seconds away from the NOW time and try
again. As mentioned in the notes on the previous page, holding down GOTO and
pressing the DATA ENTRY +/- keys is probably the best way to line up the end of a cue on
the NOW time.
Assuming you have selected the trim point successfully, you will be taken to the TRIM
PRE screen:
The top of the screen informs you that you are trimming PRE and the PRE block
highlights. The selected cue will also highlight in ochre on the external monitor as further
indication. You will note that the JOG key's LED flashes indicating that the jog wheel is
now trimming the edit rather than just jogging over it.
You can use the jog wheel to trim the cue. As you jog, you will hear the other tracks
selected for play (if any) and also the cue you are trimming. You may also use the DATA
ENTRY +/- keys to nudge the trim backwards and forwards in increments of frames
(although the amount of 'nudge' can be set in the TRIM SET page. You may also use the
numeric keypad's -/< and +/> keys to nudge the trim backwards and forwards in
increments of sub-frames (the actual amount may be set in the TRIM SET page).
NOTE: When using either the DATA ENTRY +/- or the numeric keypad's +/- keys to nudge
the trim, you will not hear audio although you can refer to the waveform display on the
external monitor to keep track of where you are in the sound.
As you move the jog wheel, you will see the selected cue extending (getting longer) or
contracting (getting shorter). The DL1500's special video graphics LSI allows this to
happen in real-time and you will also hear the cue as you jog it so that you can use your
ears as well as your eyes to trim the cue's end. To speed up the trimming process, by
holding the SHIFT key whilst you move the jog wheel, you can trim the edit at double
speed (or whatever is the SHIFT+JOG LIMIT set in the JOG/SPOOL SET page - see
SHIFT+JOG).
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