Chapter 6 Editing A Recorded Performance (Track Editing); About Editing Operations; Track Edit; About The Bar Display - Roland VS-880EX Owner's Manual

Chapter 6 Editing a Recorded Performance (Track Editing)

This chapter explains the content and procedures for
editing sound that has been recorded. Please read this
chapter to gain an understanding of the concepts of
"editing" described in this section.

About Editing Operations

On a tape recorder, in order to modify a performance
that has been recorded you have to erase the perfor-
mance which you recorded previously. Additionally,
if you wish to change the composition of a song, you
must re-record it from the beginning, or use scissors
and tape to splice sections or the recording. In either
case, with the tape itself subject to handling, it can
never be returned to its original condition. This type of
editing is known as destructive editing.
Compare with a tape recorder, with digital disk
recording, since copying data has negligible effect on
the sound, you can copy the original data before edit-
ing and back it up. It is also easy to copy parts of the
data to different locations, or to erase specified por-
tions of the data (Track Edit). Furthermore, even if you
make a mistake during Punch-In Recording or Track
Bouncing, you can restore data to its condition any
number of steps before the edit, without the edited
content being deleted (Undo function). Editing of this
type which allows the original data to be recovered is
known as non-destructive editing.

Track Edit

To edit the sound, you will need to specify the track or
V-track and the location where you wish to edit.
Only tracks or V-tracks within the same V-track bank
can be selected for track editing. For example, it is not
possible to copy or move track 1 / V-track 1 of V-track
bank A to V-track bank B.
fig.06-00
Bank A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Example of when track editing is possible
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Bank B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Bank A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Example of when track editing is not possible
However, Track Exchange (p. 92) is able to edit
between different V-track banks.

About the Bar Display

When you are selecting a track, the bar display will
indicate the track selection status. The numbers on the
horizontal axis are the track numbers, and the num-
bers on the vertical axis are the V-track numbers.
Locations corresponding to tracks which contain data
will light. Tracks which are selected for modification
will blink.
Copy source track
CONDITION MARKER#
INPUT TRACK
V-Track bank
At this time, you can view a Play List in the bar dis-
play. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [PLAY (DIS-
PLAY)]. To return to the previous display, once again
hold down [SHIFT] and press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
CONDITION MARKER#
INPUT TRACK
Bank B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Copy destination track
TIME
dB
0
4
12
24
48
AUX MASTER
blinking
TIME
dB
0
4
12
24
48
AUX MASTER