Soft Keys; Exit Key; Undo Key; Redo (Shift+Undo) - Akai DD1500 User Manual

SOFT KEYS

The soft keys below the LCD display functions which change according to the DD1500's
status. Sometimes these are used to go to other pages or call other functions, sometimes
they are 'action' keys that perform specific functions. We have already seen some of their
functions in the AUTOLOCATOR section. We will look at more of their functions during the
course of this section.

EXIT KEY

The EXIT key is a 'cancel' or 'abort' key and will take you out of any situation without
committing it.

UNDO KEY

The DL1500 offers multi-level undo of up to 20 steps allowing you 'repair' an edit should
you make a mistake. To undo a mistake, simply press UNDO. If you have been
experimenting with something and have carried out a series of edits, you may undo them
sequentially by repeatedly pressing UNDO.

REDO (SHIFT+UNDO)

If you undo something and wish to revert back to the previous version, pressing
SHIFT+UNDO (REDO) will redo the undo. In the event of you undoing a few steps,
pressing REDO several times will sequentially undo the undos.

EXECUTE KEY

Most editing functions of the DD1500 are completed using EXECUTE. In an action where
it necessary to press EXECUTE to complete it, the key's LED will flash and you should
press EXECUTE to complete the action. Whenever this LED is flashing, EXIT will always
abort the action without committing it. For example, if you press CUT, the EXECUTE key
will flash indicating that you should press EXECUTE to complete the edit. However, if at
this point, you change your mind, press EXIT to abort. This is common for all edits on the
DL1500.
Before we look at the row of six edit keys on the DL1500, let's go down a row as it is
necessary to understand the operation of the IN, SYNC, OUT and SELECT CUE keys first
as these are essential to the DD1500's editing.

IN KEY

This large key allows you to mark an IN time for an edit. When you mark an IN time, a
vertical green line is shown on the monitor and the IN TIME is shown in the LCD. This
indicates the start of an edit.

SYNC KEY

This allows you to mark a sync point in an edit or a cue and this can be used for syncing
up material with other aural or visual events. For example, it could be used to precisely
back-time a music cue to end at a specific point in a dialogue cue on another track or to
line up a car crash with a music crescendo, whatever. When you mark a SYNC point, a
yellow vertical line is shown on the monitor. The time is also shown on the LCD.

OUT KEY

This allows you to mark an OUT time for an edit. When you mark an OUT time, a green
vertical line is shown on the monitor showing you the position of the OUT time. The OUT
time is also shown on the LCD. When an edit region is marked in this way, the area in
between the IN and OUT marks is highlighted green and the waveform (if selected for
display) is shown in black on the monitor on the track(s) selected for EDIT. The IN to OUT
length is shown on the LCD. This region may now be subjected to the editing functions on
the DD1500 such as COPY, CUT, NUDGE, etc..
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