Editing Songs & Tracks; Viewing Disc Contents - Yamaha MD8 Owner's Manual

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Editing Songs & Tracks
This chapter explains the edit functions that can be used with songs and tracks.

Viewing Disc Contents

The Disc Info function allows you to view how the songs and blanks on a disc are organized.
Using this function is invaluable for the Song Move function (see page 65) and, generally
speaking, for getting a clearer idea of where the blanks are located. For instance: if the first
item on a disc is a blank, you can select it using the SONG SEARCH [
yet you will have the impression that it lies somewhere behind the last song on disc. Also,
though blanks are numbered consecutively, the first one on disc may very well be called
"Blank 3".
The information you get using Disc Info will help you create blanks in the right places (by
using Song Move) so that an existing song can be made longer.
1. Press the [UTILITY] button.
2. Use the DATA dial to select the Disc Info function.
3. Press the [ENTER] button.
The display now shows the order in which the items (songs and blanks) appear on disc. After
a few edit operations, your disc may very well look as follows:
Song 3
This would be indicated as: 3¬ 1¬ B1¬ 2¬ 4¬ B2
This example means there are three songs and two blanks on our disc. Note the position (and
numbers) of blanks.
4. Use the DATA dial or the CURSOR shuttle to scroll to view the available
items.
The last item on disc is not followed by an arrow. Likewise, the first item on disc is not pre-
ceded by an arrow.
5. Press the [EXIT] or [UTILITY] button to leave the Utility mode.
Note: On the MD8, songs are recorded contiguously (i.e., there are no gaps between them).
Other MD recorders, however, may record songs non-contiguously (i.e., scattered across
a disc). In this case, the order of the songs on the disc may not match the order shown on
the MD8 display. Non-contiguous songs are indicated by a "#" symbol, and must be rear-
ranged into a sequential order by using the Song Copy function before they can be edited
(see page 65).
Song 1 Blank 1
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Song 2 Song 4
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Blank 2