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Erasing a portion of a track – Sony MDS-JE780 User Manual

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Erasing a portion of a track

— A-B Erase Function

You can specify a portion within a track and
erase the portion with ease. You can shift the
desired portion by frame

1)

, minute or second

intervals.

1)

1 frame is 1/86 second.

Example: Erasing a portion of track 2.

1

While the deck is stopped, playing, or
paused, press MENU/NO.

“Edit Menu” appears in the display.

2

Turn AMS (or press

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repeatedly) until “A-B Erase?” appears,
then press AMS or YES.

Play starts.

3

Turn AMS (or press

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repeatedly) until the number of the track
containing the portion to be erased
appears.

4

While monitoring the sound, press AMS
or YES at the starting point of the
portion to be erased (point A).

“-Rehearsal-” and “Point A ok?” alternate in
the display and the deck repeatedly plays a
few seconds of the track before the point A.

5

Press AMS or YES again if point A is
correct.

“Point B set” appears in the display and
playback for setting the ending point of the
portion to be erased (point B) starts.

If point A is not correct

Adjust point A by turning AMS (or by
pressing

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repeatedly) while

monitoring the sound, and then press AMS
or YES when you locate the desired starting
point. You can shift the point by 1-frame

2)

intervals (1 frame = 1/86 second).

6

Continue playing the track or press

m/

M

to locate the ending point of

the portion to be erased (point B), then
press AMS or YES.

“A-B Ers” and “Point B ok?” alternate in the
display and a few seconds of the track before
point A and after point B play back
repeatedly.

7

Press AMS or YES again if point B is
correct.

“Complete!” appears in the display for a few
seconds, the portion between point A and
point B is erased, and then playback begins
at the start of the track.

If point B is not correct

Adjust point B by turning AMS (or by
pressing

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repeatedly) while

monitoring the sound, and then press AMS
or YES when you locate the desired ending
point. You can shift the point by 1-frame

2)

intervals (1 frame = 1/86 second).

2)

You can shift the point by 2-frame intervals on
the track recorded in Monaural mode or LP2
Stereo mode, and by 4-frame intervals on the
track recorded in LP4 Stereo mode.

Tip

In steps 5 and 7, if you want to shift point A or point B
by a certain number of seconds or minutes, press
m/M repeatedly. You can change the unit by
which the counter advances when you turn AMS (or
press ./> repeatedly).

Note

If “Impossible” appears in the display, you cannot
erase a portion of a track. This happens when you have
edited the same track many times.
This is due to a technical limitation of the MD system
and is not a mechanical error.

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2

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Track
number

Original
tracks

After A-B
ERASE

Point A

Point B