Mackie MDR 24/96 User Manual

EDITING GUIDEHDR 24HDR 24HDR 24HDR 24HDR 24/9624 TRACK/24 BIT, DIGITAL AUDIO HARD DISK RECORDER AND EDITOR

10HDR 24/96HDR 24/96fadeout, and resize a region. The only thing that isn’t recorded on the History listis region Envelope modifications – node additi

11Editing GuideEditing GuidePaste RepeatThe Paste Repeat operation is used in a similar fashion to Region looping (seepage 20). It works the same as P

12HDR 24/96HDR 24/96NOTE: Enable Snapping is the on/off switch. If you want to use snapping, youmust select this. It is not sufficient to select Snap

13Editing GuideEditing GuideRegion Manipulation Tools and FunctionsThe I-Beam and Hand tools are used to redefine and adjust the Start or End ofregion

14HDR 24/96HDR 24/96CTRL-shift-click when dragging combines the two above operations. A time-constrained copy of the selected region is place on anoth

15Editing GuideEditing GuideAuto X-Fade (Crossfade)When assembling chunks of audio, crossfading between two adjacent sections isoften employed to make

16HDR 24/96HDR 24/96NOTE: When splicing together two continuous waveforms (shortening aDidgeridoo solo, for example) that are close to full scale ampl

17Editing GuideEditing GuideRegion EditorThe Region Editor displays and defines (for the selected region) many of a region’sattributes:• Region name•

18HDR 24/96HDR 24/96Region NameThe name of a region is inherited from the track name at the time of the recording.Regions created as a result of Captu

19Editing GuideEditing GuideFade In and Fade OutFades, both Fade In and Fade Out, are tools that ramp the region volume fromzero amplitude up to unity

2HDR 24/96HDR 24/96®Manual Part No. 820-230-00 Rev. A 12/00© 2000 Mackie Designs Inc., All rights reservedPrinted in the U.S.A.ContentsIntroduction ..

20HDR 24/96HDR 24/96Region LoopingThe Loop Region feature allows you to loop a specific portion of a region forrepetitive playback. This Loop function

21Editing GuideEditing GuideEditing WorkshopIt’s time for a little hands-on editing practice. In real life, you’ll be editing songs,drum loops, and re

22HDR 24/96HDR 24/96SplitBy playing the track or using the Scrub tool, locate the space between “five” and“six”. Click in the time bar to drop the Cur

23Editing GuideEditing Guidedifferent place instead, you’ll have to mark and crop again. The keyboard shortcutto Redo is CTRL+Shift+Z.Play with this a

24HDR 24/96HDR 24/96on its track number button. Drag the current time bar to the point where youwant the copy to appear. Click Paste - the selection y

25Editing GuideEditing GuideAdjusting a Region’s LengthThe locations in time of a region’s outer edges can be changed by positioning thecursor over a

26HDR 24/96HDR 24/96Extra CreditBefore you take off to create a musical collage with your new editing skills, tryone more exercise. By now you should

27Editing GuideEditing GuideTighten up the edits if you wish, by cutting out some of the “dead air” and makingthe pauses between numbers more natural.

3Editing GuideEditing GuideIntroductionNon-destructive editing is one of the capabilities that distinguishes the HDR24/96from your old tape recorder.

4HDR 24/96HDR 24/96Track and Region Editing ToolsYour tool kit includes the I-Beam, Hand, Volume Envelope, and Magnifier tools.The Scrub wheel isn’t r

5Editing GuideEditing GuideSelectionArea Selection (I-Beam Tool)The I-Beam tool is used to mark the start and end times of an area for editingoperatio

6HDR 24/96HDR 24/96The time fields in the Selection Range Display can be edited as follows:Click on the desired field in the Selection Range display t

7Editing GuideEditing GuideMultiple Region SelectionMultiple regions can be selected and operated upon as a group (moving,deleting, resizing, or chang

8HDR 24/96HDR 24/96Nudge ToolsThis tweak tool set allows you to nudge selected regions, areas, or area selectionboundaries. Actions include moving reg

9Editing GuideEditing GuideScrub WheelThe Scrub Wheel tool is the round wheel at the right-hand end of the group ofediting tool buttons. Its function