360 Systems Shortcut 99 Owner's Manual

Manual is about: Personal audio editor

Summary of Shortcut 99

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    Serial number: ____________ fcc notice warning: this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class a digital device pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated...

  • Page 3: ’99

    ’99 owner's manual for use with software version 3.0 june 28, 1999 p r o f e s s i o n a l d i g i t a l a u d i o.

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    Page ii 360 systems product improvements and upgrades 360 systems reserves the right to make changes and/or improvements to its products, without incurring any obligation to incorporate such changes or improvements in units previously sold or shipped. 360 systems may issue technical support bulletin...

  • Page 5: Table of Contents

    Page iii shortcut audio editor owner’s manual table of contents introduction ___________________________________ 1 chapter i _______________________________________ 3 controls and displays front panel of the shortcut editor, illustration 4 the display 5 lcd display, illustration 5 zoom in and zoom o...

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    Page iv 360 systems digital audio inputs 15 digital audio outputs 16 d-net file transfer ports 16 power supply 16 power switch 16 headphone jack 16 display viewing angle (contrast control) 16 gpi and tally outputs 16 g.P.I. Connector pin-outs 17 setting led current 17 gpi input assignment options 17...

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    Page v shortcut audio editor owner’s manual erasing an entire file in the files display 43 erasing an entire directory in the directory display 43 saving an edited file 43 saving with a new file name (save as) 43 exit 43 abandoning edit operations 44 bleep file segment 44 to bleep a file in edit mod...

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    Page vi 360 systems rename file 61 erase file 62 directory preferences 62 default title 62 ask for new title 62 time display 63 bleep source 63 bleep level 63 change password 63 copy file or directory 64 export files to digicart/ii plus or instant replay 65 import and export of foreign files 66 impo...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Page 1 shortcut audio editor owner’s manual introduction thank you for purchasing 360 systems’ new shortcut™ audio editor. This unique product provides an unusual mix of capabilities: it serves as a stereo audio recorder, as a high- speed editor, and as a rapid way to access stored audio clips. You ...

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    Page 2 introduction 360 systems the edit mode most operations will be performed in the edit mode, also referred to as “the editor”. The display shows an audio waveform, a file name and the time location of the cursor. As with word processors, selected portions of audio can appear in a highlighted ar...

  • Page 11: Chapter I

    Page 3 shortcut audio editor owner’s manual disks are not supported by digicart/ii plus, however material can be exported to 100 mb digicart/ii plus disks using a 250 mb drive. Chapter i controls and displays 360 systems' shortcut audio editor has an exceptionally clear-cut front panel. It is sensib...

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    Page 4 controls and displays 360 systems front panel of the shortcut editor.

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    Controls and displays page 5 shortcut audio editor owner’s manual the display shortcut features a backlit lcd display that provides extensive information about machine operations. The display can show monaural or stereo waveforms, listings with up to seven lines of text, or a combination of graphics...

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    Page 6 controls and displays 360 systems will play. If l oop is on, the selection will play repeatedly with a momentary pause between plays. Fast forward in edit mode, ff (fast forward) will play audio at a speed beginning at twice normal, and increasing in speed after a few seconds. At higher speed...

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    Controls and displays page 7 shortcut audio editor owner’s manual • storage of audio intended for future use during edit operations. Edit keys all editing operations in shortcut are accomplished by first defining a region of audio with two marks called edit in and edit out. After these marks are pla...

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    Page 8 controls and displays 360 systems 1. The beginning of a range of audio to be operated on by an edit operation; 2. The insertion point of new audio; 3. The start point of an insert record operation. Edit out the e dit o ut button places the edit out mark above the current cursor position on th...

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    Controls and displays page 9 shortcut audio editor owner’s manual gain editing gain editing functions include adjust level, set gain, fade in, fade out and relative fade. These are accessed by pressing s oft k ey 2 while in the editor. Gain edits are non- destructive. The gain is adjusted on playbac...

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    Page 10 controls and displays 360 systems input, speaker on/off status or gain edit operation shown in the display. For example, pressing s oft k ey 1 then the number 1 selects the analog input. Pressing either s oft k ey a second time returns to the previous display without change. File management ...

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    Controls and displays page 11 shortcut audio editor owner’s manual public directory 48k time 3:45:17 a shortcut promo 0:36 a shortcut promo original 0:52 boing [ 8 ] 0:02 car door [ 5 ] 0:04 car peel out [ 7 ] 0:11 dog growl [ 3 ] 0:06 a shortcut promo edited [ 1 ] file listing the directory name ap...

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    Page 12 controls and displays 360 systems 2. The location marks. 3. The position of the zero mark. 4. The position of the edit in and edit out marks. 5. The position of the cursor. 6. The on / off status of the a rm buttons. 7. The s olo status. Note that any changes to items 1-3 are considered sign...

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    Controls and displays page 13 shortcut audio editor owner’s manual • the i ns (insert) key toggles on-and-off, and allows characters to be inserted in the middle of a text string. • the a sterisk key (*) is used with the f ind function. The text to be located is entered, with unknown letters or word...

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    Page 14 controls and displays 360 systems audio controls input levels the l eft and r ight level adjustments set the recording level for the analog inputs. They do not affect the digital inputs. Led level indicators separate left and right p eak l evel led bar graphs show the peak recording level. L...

  • Page 23: Chapter II

    Rear panel features page 15 shortcut audio editor owner’s manual chapter ii rear panel features all connections to the shortcut editor are made on the rear panel. Some connectors have a dual purpose, and are explained in detail in the recording or general operations chapter. Out in professional digi...

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    Page 16 rear panel features 360 systems digital audio outputs a male xlr-3 connector provides a digital output in the aes/ebu format. A bnc connector provides a 75-ohm output in the professional aes-3id format. Digital output in the iec-958/ii format is not provided. D-net file transfer ports the xl...

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    Rear panel features page 17 shortcut audio editor owner’s manual g.P.I. Connector pin-outs the shortcut editor may be remotely controlled through a 15-pin "d" connector on its rear panel. Remote functions are asserted through a switch contact to ground. If desired, a "tally" indicator light can be w...

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    Page 18 rear panel features 360 systems p lay p lay p lay p lay p lay pin 5 gpi input assignments map to functions and gpi input pins..

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    Rear panel features page 19 shortcut audio editor owner’s manual connecting to telephone control systems recording and editing telephone calls is made quick and easy by connecting a shortcut directly to the two most popular digital telephone hybrid systems. Both systems allow you to: • instantly ope...

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    Page 20 rear panel features 360 systems the reference signal must always be present and stable, and it must be within 4% of the chosen sample rate for the current directory. (46080-49920 hz. For 48k, 42336-45864 hz for 44.1.) note that some older shortcut units do not support frequency measurement a...

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    Rear panel features page 21 shortcut audio editor owner’s manual expansion connector and external disk drive support the expansion connector allows for an external scsi drive. This device must be able to be set to scsi address 6. It can be a removable media drive such as an iomega zip ® 100 or 250 s...

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    Page 22 rear panel features 360 systems press p lay and p ause to spin up, then release p ause or press p lay again to initiate playback on cue..