Roland VS-2480 - Dragging Phrases and Regions; Automix Editing with the Mouse; Selected Automix Data

VS-2480 Tip Sheet ©2001 Roland Corporation US 15
Dragging Phrases and Regions
On the Home screen, you can drag phrases and regions you’ve selected to new
locations using your mouse. To do this:
1. Move your mouse cursor over the desired audio. The cursor changes to an
opened hand to show that you can grab the audio.
2. Click on the desired audio and hold the mouse button down—the cursor
changes to a closed hand to show the audio is ready to be dragged.
3. Drag the audio to the desired location.
You can also copy audio on the Home screen by dragging it:
1. Move your mouse cursor over the desired audio. The cursor changes to an
opened hand to show that you can grab the audio.
2. Click on the desired audio and hold the mouse button down—the cursor
changes to a closed hand to show the audio is ready to be dragged.
3. Hold down SHIFT—a plus sign appears in the closed-hand cursor icon.
4. While continuing to hold SHIFT, drag the audio to the desired location.
5. Release the mouse button and then release SHIFT.
Automix Editing with the Mouse
You can select and edit Automix data using the same techniques used for editing
regions. You can:
• set edit points by dragging (Page 13).
• set edit points using the position line (Page 14).
• drag automation data (see above)
• perform various operations using the Automix Pop-Up Menu.
Automix editing takes place from the AUTOMIX EDIT screen. To get there:
1. While holding down SHIFT, press AUTOMIX.
2. Press F1 (EDIT).
Selected Automix Data
Selected data in the Automix editing screen appears in
reverse: the data is white, and its background is dark.
To: Right-click and:
Select a region Sel Trk selects the region of audio between the IN and
OUT points on the track you’ve right-clicked if IN and
OUT points have been set.
Select a phrase Sel Phr selects the phrase you’ve right-clicked.
Perform other editing
operations
select the desired operation from the menu. You can
select only those operations for which the required
edit points have been set.
Switch from region to phrase
editing and back
select PHRASE or REGION, as desired—the
PHRASE•REGION•AUTOMIX button lights in green
(phrase) or red (region)
Selected