Editing A Recording - Akai S3000XL User Manual

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EDITING A RECORDING

After you have recorded a take, you may need or want to edit it. This is done by adjusting
the take's start and end times and is done within the EDIT page. Pressing F5 -
any of the DD pages will display this screen:
When you enter this page, you see a graphic representation of the take's waveform and
you may move the start and end points around freely. The start and end points are shown
both as time values in the start: and end: fields respectively and are also shown as
flashing vertical lines in the waveform display. You may zoom in or out on a waveform for
greater editing accuracy. The fields are as follows:
You may quickly switch between the start and end fields by pressing the
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This shows the 'now' position of the left edge of the screen. By
adjusting this parameter, any part of the waveform can be placed
as the 'now' position. Used in conjunction with the zoom in and
zoom out keys, this function can be used for identifying key points
in a take you want to edit without upsetting the start and/or end
marks. When the cursor is placed on this field, pressing ENT/PLAY
will cause the take to play back from the left of the screen - i.e. the
cursor will play from the 'now' position up to the end mark.
This shows the 'width' of the screen display in time. Here it is
showing that the whole screen width is equivalent to 2 minutes. As
you zoom in and out, this field changes to show the equivalent
size of the screen.
This shows the name of the take selected for editing. You may
select another by scrolling through the available takes.
This allows you to adjust the start time of the take. As you adjust
this parameter, a flashing vertical cursor moves across the
waveform display. You will note that if you move the start point
past either extreme of the waveform display, the waveform will
scroll. When the cursor is on this field, pressing ENT/PLAY will
cause the take to play back from the start point set here.
This sets the end point of the recording. As you adjust this field, a
vertical flashing cursor moves across the screen. If the end point is
moved past either extreme of the waveform display, the waveform
will scroll. When the cursor is on this field, pressing ENT/PLAY will
cause the take to play UP TO the end point from the point shown
on the far left of the screen and you can use the ZOOM IN/OUT
functions as a variable pre-roll function. For example, if you want to
audition the last ten seconds or so of a take to check if your end
point edit is satisfactory, use the ZOOM keys to set a value close
to this in the field and press the ENT/PLAY key.
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