Chapter 5: Editing Applications; Use {Cut} To Shorten Your Song - Roland VXpanded VS-880 Application Manual

Chapter 5: Editing Applications

Use {Cut} To Shorten Your Song

Be sure you have read and understand the sections of the V-Xpanded Owner's Manual describing:
scrub, using waveforms to edit, and preview to/from/thru (Chapter 4); editing resolution (page 56);
and undo & redo (pages 112 & 113.) These are important skills that will be used during editing.
One of the best parts of the VS-880 is the ability to cut and paste your audio material, just like you would
use a word processor on your computer to cut and paste a written document. One common editing
function is the cut command. It functions just the way it sounds. You specify a section of audio to be "cut"
from the music. For example, let's assume you have recorded a song that is too long. You decide to cut the
second verse from the song in order to shorten it.
Instruct the VS-880 which track you intend to "cut", then specify the start and end of the section to be
removed. The VS-880 will execute the CUT command and move all the material following the CUT
backwards in time to join with the first section of audio. e.g. If you CUT the second verse from your song,
the VS-880 will move the beginning of the third verse to directly follow the end of the first verse (For more
- see the V-Xpanded Owner's Manual Page 83).
ACTION: Use {Cut} To Shorten Your Song
Clear Locate Points First: Hold the [CLEAR] button and press any [LOC] buttons with lit LED.
1. Advance your song to the beginning of the section you want to cut and set a locate point.
Press [LOC] 1 (the LED will turn on).
2. Advance your song to the end of the section you want to cut and set a locate point. Press
[LOC] 2 (the LED will turn on).
3. Press [TRACK] repeatedly until "Track Cut ?" appears in the screen display.
4. Press [YES].
5. Press [NO] repeatedly until the display shows "?-?" (to clear previous track selections).
6. Press the [CH EDIT] button for the Track that contains the material you want to cut.
7. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the Virtual Track that contains the material you want to
cut. **
8. Press [PARAMETER>>] until "TRK St =" is displayed.
9. Press [LOC] 1.
10. Press [PARAMETER>>] until "TRK End =" is displayed.
12. Press [LOC] 2.
12. Press [PARAMETER>>] and "Track Cut OK?" will be displayed.
13. Press [YES] to complete the CUT command.
** If you turn the TIME/VALUE dial past V. Track 8 you will see the Virtual Track
number replaced by an asterisk. This indicates that the specified time on all Virtual
Tracks for that Primary Track will be cut. If you turn the dial further both numbers
will be replaced by asterisks. This indicates that the specified time on all Tracks
(Virtual and Primary) will be cut.
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