Editing; Editing Controls - Alesis ADAT-HD24 Reference Manual

One of the key benefits of recording to a hard disk
recorder such as the HD24 is the ability to edit your
performance. The HD24 allows you to copy a
perfect rhythm guitar part to every chorus, move a
bass solo to a later chorus, even undo a bad edit.
This section will introduce you to the editing
controls on the HD24, then walk you through some
common editing techniques.

Editing Controls

The buttons below and to the left of the display each
control an Editing function:
Track Edit
This control selects which tracks will be edited. To
use this feature, hold down the
and press one of the Track record enable buttons (1,
2, etc.) A blue box will surround the meter of any
track(s) selected for editing.
Edit Start
This button stores the time where the edit will
begin. To store an Edit Start time, hold the
button during playback, then press
LOCATE
. Or, enter a particular number into Location
START
23 "Edit In" using
page 44.
Edit End
Press this button to mark the end point of a Cut or
Copy edit. To store an Edit End point, hold
during playback, then press
LOCATE
enter a particular number into Location 24 "Edit
Out" using
LOCATE SELECT
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TRACK EDIT
as described on
LOCATE SELECT
EDIT END
as described on page 44.
Cut
This function cuts all of the audio on selected
track(s) from the Edit Start point to the Edit End
point, leaving silence in the area you just cut. You
will be able to Paste this audio to a different location
of the recording, even on a different track or a
different Song on the same drive.
Copy
This function copies all of the audio on selected
track(s) from the Edit Start point to the Edit End
point. The audio you copy will remain untouched,
and you will be able to Paste this audio to a
different location, track, or Song.
Paste
The Paste command pastes the audio that you have
selected in a Cut or Copy command and pastes it at
the time selected in the Edit Start location on the
selected track(s). This audio will replace whatever
was previously on that track.
Undo
The Undo button reverses the last command. For
example, if you don't like the results of a Paste
button command, pressing
to its previous state.
The HD24 features up to 99 levels of Undo,
depending on the size of the edits and whether the
"Paste Undo" utility is turned on or off. See page
62.
S E T
EDIT
Set Locate
This button allows you to define a Locate point, Edit
Start point or Edit End point. To use this function,
hold the
EDIT END
If all these commands seem confusing, don't worry.
SET
The next section will walk you through a few
. Or,
common editing tasks.

Editing

will return the recording
UNDO
button and press
SET LOCATE
, or one of the Locate buttons.
chapter 6
,
EDIT START
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