Use {Erase} To Eliminate Unwanted Material - Roland VS-880EX Application Manual

Use {Erase} To Eliminate Unwanted Material

Another common editing function for the VS-880EX is the ERASE command. It is very similar to the CUT
command, however, it does not move the section of your song following the part to be erased. You specify
a section of audio to be ERASED from the music. For example, let's assume you have recorded a song that
contains three guitar solos recorded at various places in the music on Tr. 2-1. You decide to erase the
second solo from the song because you don't like it, but you wish for the other two solos to remain in
exactly the same place they were recorded.
Instruct the VS-880EX which track you intend to ERASE, then specify the start and end of the section to be
erased, and finally instruct the VS-880EX to execute the erase command. You may think of the ERASE
command exactly like your were erasing an analog tape or cassette. You could ERASE (i.e. record silence)
the middle part of a cassette tape and the remainder of the material would remain in the exact same
position as it was recorded (for more - see the VS-880EX Owner's Manual Chapter 6).
ACTION: Use {Erase} To Eliminate Material
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 erase 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 erase and set a locate point. Press
[LOC] 2 (the LED will turn on).
3. Press [TRACK] repeatedly until "Track Erase ?" appears in the display.
4. Press [YES].
5. Press [NO] repeatedly until the display shows "?-?" (to clear previous track selections).
6. Press the [STATUS] button for the Track(s) that contains the material you want to erase so it
is flashing red.
7. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the Virtual Track that contains the material you want to
erase. *
8. Press [PARAMETER>>] until "TRK St =" is displayed and press [LOC 1].
9. Press [PARAMETER>>] until "TRK End =" is displayed and press [LOC 2].
10. Press [PARAMETER>>] and "Track Erase OK?" will be displayed.
11. Press [YES] to complete the procedure.
*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 material on all
Virtual Tracks for that Primary Track will be erased. If you turn the dial further
both numbers will be replaced by asterisks. This indicates that the specified material
on all Tracks (Virtual and Primary) for the current Virtual Track bank will be
erased.
The CUT and ERASE commands function for a single track or across multiple
tracks. Be sure you specify if you intend to CUT or ERASE one specific track,
or all tracks. If you already have multiple tracks of your song recorded, you
will probably want to CUT all tracks at the same time to shorten each track
by the same amount (for more - see the VS-880EX Owner's Manual Chapter 6).
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