Roland VS-880EX - Manual (Page 88)

This chapter explains the content and procedures for
editing sound that has been recorded. Please read this
chapter to gain an understanding of the concepts of
“editing” described in this section.
About Editing Operations
On a tape recorder, in order to modify a performance
that has been recorded you have to erase the perfor-
mance which you recorded previously. Additionally,
if you wish to change the composition of a song, you
must re-record it from the beginning, or use scissors
and tape to splice sections or the recording. In either
case, with the tape itself subject to handling, it can
never be returned to its original condition. This type of
editing is known as
destructive editing .
Compare with a tape recorder, with digital disk
recording, since copying data has negligible effect on
the sound, you can copy the original data before edit-
ing and back it up. It is also easy to copy parts of the
data to different locations, or to erase specified por-
tions of the data (Track Edit). Furthermore, even if you
make a mistake during Punch-In Recording or Track
Bouncing, you can restore data to its condition any
number of steps before the edit, without the edited
content being deleted (Undo function). Editing of this
type which allows the original data to be recovered is
known as
non-destructive editing .
Track Edit
To edit the sound, you will need to specify the track or
V-track and the location where you wish to edit.
Only tracks or V-tracks within the same V-track bank
can be selected for track editing. For example, it is not
possible to copy or move track 1 / V-track 1 of V-track
bank A to V-track bank B.
fig.06-00
However, Track Exchange (p. 92) is able to edit
between different V-track banks.
About the Bar Display
When you are selecting a track, the bar display will
indicate the track selection status. The numbers on the
horizontal axis are the track numbers, and the num-
bers on the vertical axis are the V-track numbers.
Locations corresponding to tracks which contain data
will light. Tracks which are selected for modification
will blink.
At this time, you can view a Play List in the bar dis-
play. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [PLAY (DIS-
PLAY)]. To return to the previous display, once again
hold down [SHIFT] and press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Bank A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Bank B
Example of when track editing is possible
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Bank A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Bank B
Example of when track editing is not possible
CONDITION MARKER#
MASTER INPUT TRACK AUX
TIME
48
24
4
0
dB
12
Copy source track Copy destination track
blinking V-Track bank
CONDITION MARKER#
MASTER INPUT TRACK AUX
TIME
48
24
4
0
dB
12
Chapter 6 Editing a Recorded Performance (Track Editing)
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