Erasing A Section Of A Track (Part Erase) - Yamaha MD4S Owner's Manual

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Advanced recording techniques
7. Press the ENTER button once again to execute the Part Copy operation.
While the Part Copy is being executed, the display will indicate "COPY EXE.." and the track
record indicator (DIR) for the copy destination track will light. If you press the STOP button
at this time, the copy can be interrupted. When the copy is completed, the MD4S will stop.
Note: When you execute the copy operation, the content that had been recorded on the copy
destination track will be erased.

Erasing a section of a track (Part Erase)

The Part Erase function erases a section portion of a track. You can select two or more tracks
for erasure. The section that was erased will be silent.
1. At the beginning of the section you wish to erase, press the SET button +
LAST REC SEARCH [IN] button. At the end of the section, press the SET button
+ LAST REC SEARCH [OUT] button.
The last record in/out points will be set, and the area between them will be selected for era-
sure. When you set each point, the IN/OUT indicator in the display will light.
2. Press the EDIT button.
3. Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read "Part Erase," and press the
ENTER button.
The display will show the track from which data will be erased.
The currently selected parameter will blink.
4. Rotate the CURSOR shuttle to select tracks, and rotate the DATA dial to specify
whether or not data will be erased from each track.
Data will be erased from the track numbers shown. (The tracks shown as "*" will not be
erased.) For example if the display indicates "1**4T," the specified area of tracks 1 and 4 will be
erased. If all tracks show "*", the Part Erase operation will not be executed.
5. Press the ENTER button.
The display will ask "Erase EXE?" If you wish to cancel the operation at this point, press the
EXIT button.
—Owner's Manual
Copy source track
Copy destination track
IN OUT
Copy
Current location where stopped/paused
Track to erase