One of the most common editing functions that you will want to perform on the VS Workstations is copying a region of audio on a track to another part of your song/project. For example, copying a vocal performance from one chorus to all of the chorus' in a song. If you attach a PS2 mouse and a VGA monitor to your VS-2400CD/VS-2480, you can copy audio regions easily and quickly. The following procedure will guide you through the Region Copy function using a mouse and a VGA monitor. If you are using the VS-2480's internal LCD screen, the knowledge base article link below will guide you through this process.
Copying Audio With the Internal LCD Screen
Region Copy (VGA Monitor)
- Press [DISPLAY/HOME].
- LEFT CLICK (left mouse button)on the PHRASE/REGION button on the right side of your VGA monitor until it reads "REGION".
- Select the track that you want to copy by LEFT CLICKING and dragging horizontally so that a region of the track is highlighted. If you are working with multiple tracks that you want to copy, after you have selected the first track, hold down SHIFT and click on the tracks that you want to include. A highlighted region will appear on those tracks as well.
NOTE : If you are selecting multiple tracks that are contiguous (for example Tracks 1-4), then you can just LEFT CLICK and drag diagonally across those tracks to highlight a region. - Next, set your IN point (start of the area on the track(s) that you want to copy). LEFT CLICK on the timeline above your track playlist where you want the IN point to be. A vertical dotted gray line will become visible across all tracks of the playlist.
- Next, RIGHT CLICK (right mouse button) on the highlighted track(s). This will show a pop-up menu of view and parameter options.
- LEFT CLICK on "IN" within the pop-up menu. This will create a green flag on the Playlist timeline indicating your IN point.
- Next, set your OUT point (end of the area on the track(s) that you want to copy). LEFT CLICK on the timeline above your track playlist where you want the OUT point to be.
- RIGHT CLICK (right mouse button) on the highlighted track(s)to show the pop-up menu. LEFT CLICK on "OUT" within the pop-up menu. This will create a red flag on the Playlist timeline indicating your OUT point.
- Now select your TO point (the place where you want your tracks copied to). LEFT CLICK on the timeline above your track playlist where you want the TO point to be.
NOTE : You can confirm that you've selected the right point by using the [TO][THRU]and [FROM] buttons in the PREVIEW area of the VS to listen to the recorded material before, during, and after the TO point you've selected. - RIGHT CLICK on the highlighted track(s)to show the pop-up menu. LEFT CLICK on "TO" within the pop-up menu. This will create a red flag on the Playlist timeline indicating your TO point.
- RIGHT CLICK on the highlighted track(s)to show the pop-up menu. LEFT CLICK on "COPY" within the pop-up menu. Your [ENTER] button will flash and you will see a gray outline at your TO point indicating the region that will be copied and what track(s) they will be copied to.
NOTE : In most cases you will want to copy a region on a track to another place on the same track, but in some cases you won't. You can decide what track(s)the region will be copied to by using the [UP] and [DOWN] [ARROW/CURSOR] buttons on the VS. - Press [ENTER/YES] on the VS. The REGION COPY dialog box will appear where you can make any last second changes to your IN, OUT, or TO times. In this case, your FROM time will be the same as your IN time.
- Press [ENTER/YES] to complete the COPY operation.