360 Systems Short/cut 2000 Audio Editor User manual

PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL AUDIO
PERSONAL AUDIO EDITOR
TM
2000
360 Systems’ new Short/cut 2000 Editor uses
modern hard disk technology to replace earlier
analog and digital tape machines. Its advanced
feature set is designed for rapid operation in
broadcasting and other professional audio settings.
Intuitive Operation
Short/cut 2000’s operating controls
combine the best features of tape machines
and popular word processors. The result
is an intuitive audio recorder/editor that
helps creative professionals work quickly,
with almost no training.
Short/cut’s dedicated buttons make the
difference. Its hands-on approach to editing
provides excellent control of the editing
process, and is easier to use than computer-
based systems.
The weighted jog wheel provides an
outstanding simulation of tape reel
“scrub” editing, while a large waveform
display assists with critical editing
decisions. One-handed editing is easy,
thanks to Short/cut’s unique grouping of
edit-function keys.
Advanced Digital Editing
Short/cut 2000’s new operating system
precisely edits every kind of program
material. Editing features include Cut,
Copy, Insert, Erase, Fade in and out,
Cross-fade, Level change, and many single-
track operations.
Best of all, the new Short/cut 2000 is fast.
New file conversion utilities also let
Short/cut 2000 interface with most DAWs.
It can read and write WAV, BWF, SD-2 and
AIFF file formats on both PC and Mac®
disks. And to archive finished work,an
external Zip* drive can be connected at the
rear panel.
Organized Storage
The Short/cut 2000 is more than just an
editor. Storing 12 hours of stereo audio, it
keeps important clips on-line and ready to
play. And locating a single cut among 1,000
is easy. Just scroll through directories with
the wheel, or simply type a name on the
built-in keyboard for instant access. To
help organize recordings, Short/cut provides
ten directories, each with password-
protection, so many users can share a
single machine.
Instant Replay®Hot-Keys
Fast access to edited clips is a key part of
Short/cut’s design for broadcasting. Its
Hot-Keys can immediately play up to ten
stored audio segments—perfect for on-air
playback of news and phone calls. The
Hot Keys also make convenient clipboard
memories when editing.
A Broadcast Original
Since 1996, more broadcasters have chosen
360 Systems’ Short/cut than any other
desktop editor. For complete specifications
and application information, log on to
www.360systems.com.
Short/cut 2000™Hard Disk Recorder/Editor
New Short/cut 2000 performs
split-second editing
Waveform editing includes Cut, Copy,
Insert, Erase
DSP engine performs Fades,
Crossfades, Gain Changes
10 Hot-Keys for instant replay
of clips
Completely self-contained with
built-in speakers
Features
Shortcut 2000 Audio Editor

PERSONAL AUDIO EDITOR
TM
2000
PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL AUDIO
Use Short/cut 2000 On-Air with Speed and Confidence
Fast Recording
for On-Air Shows
Events happen fast in broadcasting. So
we’ve given Short/cut 2000 the ability to
enter RECORD mode immediately, no
matter what mode you’re working in.
New recordings can be titled using the
built-in QWERTY keyboard, or if you’re in
a hurry, cuts will be auto-named for you.
Even Faster Editing
Once you’ve completed a recording, it’s
easy to precisely locate edit points:
• A large scrub wheel provides an
outstanding simulation of rocking a
tape reel, while an illuminated LCD
shows large waveforms with variable
zoom resolution.
• Just like a word processor, segments
can be highlighted for basic cut-and-
paste operations.With Short/cut 2000’s
more advanced capabilities, selected
regions can also be previewed, looped,
gain adjusted or moved.
• Individual ARM buttons even permit
single-track editing and insert recording,
for greater flexibility in preparing news
interviews and call-in segments.
Short/cut 2000 is considerably faster
than the original Short/cut Editor. Most
editing operations now execute about as
quickly as you can press the buttons. (If
you own an “original”, we offer a field
upgrade kit giving it the same high-
speed operation.)
Short/cut 2000 is also easy to operate,
thanks to many small design details. For
example, edit marks can be placed on
the fly during recording or playback to
identify regions for instant access in the
future.A FIND command can locate
directly to any point in a recording.And
to quickly retrieve a file, just type its
name on the built-in keyboard.There’s
even a ZERO MARK, just like “reset” on a
tape machine.
Real Buttons
for Every Function
Short/cut 2000’s real buttons make it
faster to use than a computer editor, and
make it easier for non-technical staff to
produce polished audio.The buttons are
arranged in several logical groups:
• Transport controls include RECORD,
PLAY, STOP, PAUSE, FAST-FORWARD and
REWIND.
• Edit buttons include CUT, COPY,
INSERT, ERASE and UNDO. In addition,
EDIT-IN, EDIT-OUT, MARK, GO-TO and
FIND keys are used to mark and locate
segments during edit operations.
• Even minor items like SAVE, DISPLAY
ZOOM and LOOP are presented as
real keys.
Your Choice of
Removable Media
With the Short/cut 2000, recordings can
be copied to a
variety of
cartridge disks,
and removed
just like a reel of
tape. It’s easy to
archive them,
export them to
other 360
Systems products, or using built-in file
translation programs, play them on
equipment from other manufacturers.
A parallel-port (25-pin D) is provided as
standard equipment, and connects to
drives having this interface. (An optional
SCSI card is available on special order to
connect drives employing that standard.
The SCSI card can be added after taking
delivery on your Short/cut
2000. See the order form
under accessories.)
Choices for removable
media include the popular
100MB and 250MB Zip
disks, which can store
dozens of sound effects or
music cues at low cost.
Bigger projects can be stored on the 2-
Gigabyte Jaz disk, with over 2 1/2 hours of
audio! Just select a style of disk that
matches your storage needs.
Short/cut 2000 also records almost 12
hours of stereo on its internal hard disk,
affording substantial on-line storage for
work in progress, and for finished
programs going to air.
Cost Effective File Transfers
An exclusive feature of the Short/cut 2000
is 360 Systems’ D-NET File Transfer Network.
D-NET uses standard AES digital outputs to
transfer files to other 360 Systems
products for playback.Transfers include
cut names, ID numbers, running times, and
formatting information.
Take it on the Road
You can travel with confidence, thanks
to Short/cut 2000’s rugged construction.
And at just under twelve pounds, it goes
everywhere you go. Just plug it in and go
to work. Short/cut 2000 operates from
any of the world’s voltages and includes
built-in stereo speakers and a headphone
jack. Unlike many PC editors, Short/Cut
2000 has balanced analog connections
on XLR connectors, and AES/EBU digital
interfaces for a seamless connection to
professional equipment.
The Short/cut 2000 Editor is equally at
home in radio broadcast or TV production.
It’s the first choice of audio professionals
in 60 countries around the world.

PERSONAL AUDIO EDITOR
TM
2000
PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL AUDIO
New Editing Features of the Short/cut 2000
How Fast is it?
360 Systems’ new Short/cut 2000 edits
with unprecedented speed -- every editing
operation is many times faster than the
original model. Plus, you get the
convenience of Short/cut’s direct-access
buttons. Now, editing is virtually
instantaneous, so even the most
demanding projects can be completed in
record time.
If you haven’t experienced the speed and
ease a Short/cut 2000 Editor can bring to
your studios, it’s time to take another look.
Short/cut 2000 Includes
These New Editing
Features*
Since Short/cut Editors first appeared,
we’ve worked hard to add many new
features our customers asked for. If you’re
familiar with the original Short/cut (before
our “99” model), you’ll be interested in its
new capabilities.And if you already own
any Short/cut Editor, you can easily
upgrade to full Short/cut 2000 status!
Fade In and Fade Out
Applying the FADE IN or FADE OUT
command will fade audio smoothly to or
from silence. Just select the region to be
faded using the Edit In and Edit Out marks.
Fades are completely non-destructive, so
it’s easy to try different lengths.
Relative Fades
Now it’s possible to create a transition
from one audio level to another, over a
selected span of time.
Gain Adjustment
Raise or lower the level of a selected
region of audio, with adjustable transition-
time ramps to the entry and exit points.
Crossfade Edits
When performing a Cut or Insert
operation, a crossfade can be placed
across the edit.A Cut executed with
crossfade removes selected material, and
places a crossfade across the edit point.
Similarly, an Insert will crossfade to and
from the original material. Crossfade
length is completely adjustable.
External Sample Rate
Synchronization
Short/cut 2000’s sample clock can
now be synchronized to an external
reference, for perfect synchronism
with external equipment. Use either
of the AES/EBU inputs.
File Translation and
File Exchange Capability
Short/cut 2000 will import and export
audio files in many popular formats,
including WAV, BWF (broadcast wave,
which includes titles),AIFF, SD-2, 360
Systems Instant Replay® and 360 Systems
DigiCart® formats.
Using Short/cut 2000
with Personal Computers
If you’re using a PC, Mac, or another
audio workstation, you’ll be able to share
audio files with Short/cut 2000. It reads
and writes Zip® and Jaz® disks in DOS
or HFS (Mac) formats, at 44.1k or 48k.
Using e-mail and a personal computer,
professional quality audio can be
remotely recorded and transferred to (or
from) any Short/cut 2000. Sound effects,
music clips or news stories are as close as
a telephone line.And with Short/cut
editors, audio quality is far superior to
MP3- format audio.
Details
A new "D-NET Echo" feature lets Short/cut
pass D-NET transmissions through to any
other DigiCart/II or Instant Replay
recorder in the network.
Bleep can now be set to any of four
output levels, or to silence.
* Many of these features were
included in the Short/cut ’99 model.
Speed improvements are unique to
Short/cut 2000.

AUDIO PERFORMANCE
Audio Format 2 independent channels
Frequency Response 20 Hz to 20 kHz ± 0.5 dB
Quantization 16 bit linear (not compressed)
Sampling Frequencies 48 kHz; 44.1 kHz
Signal-to-Noise Ratio > -90 dBFS (A-weighted)
Distortion (THD+N) < .004% at 1 kHz
Common Mode Rejection -80 dBFS @ 60 Hz
Analog Input Balanced, XLR-3 connectors; Z=10kΩ
Maximum Input Level +26 dBu
Analog Output Balanced, XLR-3 connectors
Maximum Output Level +22 dBu
Digital I/O 1. AES/EBU, XLR-3 connectors (110Ω)
2. AES-3ID, BNC connectors (75Ω)
3. IEC-958 Type II, BNC connector (75Ω),
input only
GENERAL SPECS
File Transfer D-NET file transfer protocol on AES output
External Drive Port Parallel port standard, SCSI port optional
Hard Disk Storage Capacity 12 hours stereo @ 44.1 kHz, linear PCM
Record Functions Record, Insert Record (track selectable)
Edit Functions Cut, Copy, Insert, Erase (track selectable)
Crossfades Variable 1 ms – 30 seconds
Gain Edits Fade in, fade out, relative fade
Locate Markers 500 maximum per recording
Hot-Keys 10 per directory, individually programmable
Display Bit-mapped backlit blue LCD
Display Modes Single/dual waveforms; elapsed or remaining time
Display Scale Zoom selectable for 2, 5, 10 or 20 seconds
Audio Level Metering Peak reading 2 channel LED bar graph
Panel Buttons Illuminated, silent action
Input Level Control Dual front panel trim pots with Arm/Select
Headphone Output Stereo 1⁄4” (6.35mm) jack, with level control
Monitor Speakers Two 4” (100mm) speech range, with level control
MECHANICAL/ MISCELLANEOUS
GPI/O Remote Control Contact closure inputs with tally lamp output;
25-pin D connector
Dimensions (HWD) 3.7” x 17.25” x 12.8” (94mm x 438mm x 325mm)
Weight 12.5 lb (5.7 kg)
Power Requirements 90 to 250 volts, 50/60 Hz, 20 watts
Agency Approvals UL, C-UL, CE, FCC
Country of Origin USA
PERSONAL AUDIO EDITOR
TM
2000
Specifications subject to change without notice. *Removable media drives are not included. Short/cut,
D-NET, Personal Audio and 360 Systems are trademarks of 360 Systems in the USA and other countries.
Zip is a trademark of Iomega Corp. Mac is a trademark of Apple Computer Co. Brochure No. SC12/00.
© 2001 by 360 Systems.
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Short/cut 2000 Personal Audio Editor
Optional SCSI port for external drives
Accessories
Padded Gig Bag