360 Systems Short/cut 2000 Audio Editor User manual

2000
OWNER'S MANUAL
For use with software version 5.0
March, 2001
Version Key Features
1.0 Initial release
2.0 Support of external re ovable edia
3.0 Short/cut’99 edit features and file translation
4.0 Speed increases in edit features, file copy, i port and export
5.0 IDE Internal Drive with optional SCSI adapter card
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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SERIAL NUMBER: ____________
FCC NOTICE
WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to omply with the limits for a Class A
digital devi e pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable prote tion against harmful interferen e when the equipment is operated in a
ommer ial environment. This equipment generates, uses and an radiate radio frequen y
energy and, if not installed and used in a ordan e with the instru tion manual, may ause
interferen e to radio ommuni ations. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is
likely to ause interferen e in whi h ase the user will be required to orre t the interferen e at
his own expense.
The user is autioned that hanges made to the equipment without the approval of the
manufa turer ould void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
It is suggested that only shielded and grounded ables be used to ensure omplian e with FCC
Rules.
Short/ ut Owner’s Manual
Edition 5.0, Mar h 2001
Covers features in Software Version 5.0
Copyright 1996 – 2001, 360 Systems
Printed in the United States of Ameri a
All rights reserved.

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PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS AND UPGRADES
360 Systems reserves the right to make hanges and/or improvements to its produ ts,
without in urring any obligation to in orporate su h hanges or improvements in units
previously sold or shipped.
360 Systems may issue Te hni al Support Bulletins from time to time, advising owners
of re ord of produ t enhan ements that be ome available.
TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS
360 Systems Instant Replay®, DigiCart®, Short ut, Personal Audio Editor, and 360
Systems® are registered trademarks of 360 Systems. Zip® and Jaz® are trademarks of Iomega.
Dolby® is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Li ensing Corporation.
Software ontained in this produ t is opyrighted by 360 Systems, Dolby Laboratories,
In and Mi roware Systems Corp. Designs in orporated in this produ t are the subje t of
urrent or pending U.S. and foreign patents.
LIMITED WARRANTY
360 Systems' Short ut audio editor is warranted against defe ts in material and
workmanship for a period of one year from date of original pur hase. This warranty in ludes
parts and labor. This warranty ex ludes units that have been modified, repaired by
unauthorized personnel, or damaged by abuse, improper operation, dirt, or stati ele tri ity.
360 SYSTEMS ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR REAL OR CON-
SEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS, INCONVENIENCE OR ANY
OTHER LOSSES DUE TO NON-OPERATION OF ANY OF ITS PRODUCTS.
360 Systems' sole liability under this limited warranty shall be the repair or repla ement
of defe tive produ ts or omponents. Produ ts being returned under warranty shall be sent to
360 Systems, freight prepaid, in the original or equivalent pa kaging.
SHIPPING ADDRESS
Please call 360 Systems before shipping any parts or mer handise to re eive a Return
Authorization Number. Freight and mail may be sent to 360 Systems at the following address:
360 Systems
5321 Sterling Center Drive
Westlake Village, California 91361
U.S.A.
360 Systems' telephone number is [phone]. Faxes may be sent to (818)
991-1360. Business hours are from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM weekdays, Pa ifi Time.
Visit 360 Syste s on the World Wide Web at .360systems.com.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ____________________________________ 1
CHAPTER I ________________________________________ 3
CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS
Front Panel of the Short ut Editor, illustration 3
The Display 4
LCD Display, illustration 4
Zoom In and Zoom Out 4
TRANSPORT CONTROLS............................................................................................................ 4
Re ord 4
Stop 4
Play 4
Fast Forward 5
Rewind 5
Loop 5
Pause 5
Bleep 5
Hot Keys 5
EDIT KEYS..................................................................................................................................... 6
Mark (Lo ating Marks) and Zero Mark 6
Go-To Keys 6
Arm Keys 6
Edit In 6
Edit Out 7
Cut 7
Copy 7
Insert 7
Gain Editing 7
Erase 8
Nudge Arrows 8
Undo 8
Soft Keys 8
FILE MANAGEMENT KEYS ....................................................................................................... 9
DIR (Dire tory Sele t) 9
Dire tory Listing, illustration 9
FILES (File Sele t) 9
Files Menu, illustration 9
Save and Save As 10
Exit 11
Find A File 11
Alphanumeri Keyboard 11
AUDIO CONTROLS .................................................................................................................... 12
Input Levels 12
LED Level Indi ators 12
Headphone and Speaker Volume 12
Speakers 12
Solo 12

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CHAPTER II ______________________________________ 13
REAR PANEL FEATURES
Rear Panel, illustration 13
Analog Audio Inputs and Outputs 13
Digital Audio Inputs 13
Digital Audio Outputs 13
D-NET File Transfer Ports 13
Power Supply 14
Power Swit h 14
Headphone Ja k 14
Display Viewing Angle (Contrast Control) 14
Serial Number 14
G.P.I. Inputs and Tally Outputs 14
G.P.I. Conne tor Pin-Outs 14
Setting LED Current 15
GPI Input Assignment Options 15
Conne ting to Telephone Control Systems 16
Using External Sample Rate Syn hronization 17
Parallel Conne tor, SCSI Option and External Disk Drive Support 18
CHAPTER III ______________________________________ 21
RECORDING
Sample Rate 21
Re ord Mode (Basi ) 22
Setting The Re ord Monitor 22
Setting The Re ording Threshold 22
Re ord Pause 23
Re ording Multiple Takes 23
Insert Re ording 23
Basi Insert Re ording 24
Repla ement Insert Re ording 24
CHAPTER IV______________________________________ 25
EDITING
EDIT OPERATIONS.....................................................................................................................25
Waveform Display with Callouts, illustration 25
Lo ation Marks 26
Waveform Display, Showing Marks, illustration 26
The Zero Mark 26
Pla ing Lo ation Marks During Re ording 27
Edit Marks 27
Edit In Mark at Cursor,illustration 28
Edit In/Out Marks set,illustration 28
Play Sele ted Audio 28
Cut a Sele ted Segment 28
Cut to Hot Key 29
The Copy Command 29
Copy a Sele ted Segment of Audio 29
Copy a Sele ted Portion of a File to a Hot Key 29
Copy an Entire File From Disk to a Hot Key (Assign a Hot-Key) 29
Insert a Cut Or Copy Segment 29
Basi Insert 29
Insert Repla e 30
Crossfade Edits 30

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Cut with Crossfade 31
Performing a Crossfade Only Cut 32
Insert with Crossfade 32
Gain Editing 33
Gain Edit Menu - illustration 33
Adjust Level 34
Set Gain Value 35
Fade In and Fade Out 37
Relative Fade 37
Erase 39
Erasing a Highlighted Segment Within a File While Editing 39
Erasing a Hot Key Assignment in the Files Display 39
Erasing an Entire File in the Files Display 39
Erasing an Entire Dire tory in the Dire tory Display 39
Saving an Edited File 39
Saving With a New File Name (Save As) 39
Exit 39
Abandoning Edit Operations 40
Bleep File Segment 40
To Bleep a File in Edit Mode 40
To Set the Bleep Output Level 40
To Bleep a File in the Play or Re ord Mode 40
Undo an Edit Operation 41
To Undo the Last Editing Operation 41
To Undo the Last Transport Operation 41
Solo Buttons 41
Single Tra k Editing 41
CHAPTER V ______________________________________ 43
MISCELLANEOUS OPERATIONS
DIRECTORY AND FILE ORGANIZATION .............................................................................. 43
Dire tories 43
Display S reen Showing Dire tory Listing, illustration 43
Files 44
Display S reen Showing File Listing, illustration 44
USING HOT KEYS ...................................................................................................................... 44
Copy A Sele ted Segment To A Hot Key 44
Cut A Sele ted Segment To A Hot Key 45
Assign a File To a Hot Key 45
Determining a Hot Key Assignment 45
Performing an Insert From a Hot Key 45
Playing Audio From A Hot Key 45
Using Hot Keys To Compare Audio Versions 46
Programming A Hot Key To Play Clipboard Contents 46
THE FIND COMMAND............................................................................................................... 46
Finding A File By Title 46
Finding A Time Lo ation 47
Bleep A File Segment 48
Insert Bleep in A File While Stopped 48
To Bleep A File In The Play Or Re ord Mode 48
To Bleep In The Idle Mode 48
Undo A Bleeped Region Of Audio 48
Passwords 48
Horizontal Waveform Magnifi ation 49
Verti al Waveform Magnifi ation 49

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Display Blanking 49
Power Down 49
Re overing Hard Disk Spa e 50
Using Virtual Files To Save Disk Spa e 50
Formatting the Hard Drive 50
CHAPTER VI______________________________________ 51
Using Menus
DIRECTORY MENUS..................................................................................................................52
Qui k Referen e 52
Setup Menu 52
Erase Dire tory 52
Rename Dire tory 53
FILE MENUS ................................................................................................................................ 53
Setup Menu 53
Qui k Referen e 53
Rename File 53
Erase File 54
Dire tory Preferen es 54
D
EFAULT T ITLE 54
A
SK F OR N EW T ITLE 54
T
IME D ISPLAY 55
B
LEEP S OURCE 55
B
LEEP L EVEL 55
C
HANGE P ASSWORD 55
Copy File or Dire tory 56
Export Files to DigiCart/II Plus or Instant Replay 57
Import and Export of Foreign Files 58
D-NET File Transmission 63
EDITOR MENUS..........................................................................................................................65
Qui k Referen e 65
Setup Menu 65
Display Waveforms 66
Waveform Display, split, Illustration 66
Waveform Display, ombined, Illustration 66
Output Level 66
Installing Soft ode 66
CHAPTER VII _____________________________________ 68
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
MENU APPENDIX__________________________________ 70
QUICK REFERENCE TO MACHINE FUNCTIONS
Dire tory Display 70
Files Display 71
Editor 72
Keyboard Fun tions Using A
LT Key 74
INDEX ___________________________________________ 75

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for pur hasing 360 Systems’ new Short/ ut™ Audio Editor. This unique
produ t provides an unusual mix of apabilities: it serves as a stereo audio re order, as a high-
speed editor, and as a rapid way to a ess stored audio lips. You will find that Short ut offers
a aster way to re ord and edit audio, while being easier to use than earlier workstations. Key
features of Short ut in lude:
• Intuitive operation similar to tape re orders
• S rub editing wheel a urately lo ates edit points
• Stereo waveform display visually identifies edit points
• Intuitive Cut-Copy-Paste style operation
• Real File names for identifi ation and re all
• Built-in speakers
• True 16-bit linear audio, with analog and digital I/O
• Compa t size, ideal for field re ording and remote tru ks
This manual is divided into hapters, with greater detail in later hapters. If you are in a
hurry, look over the first hapters des ribing the front and rear panels, followed by the hapters
on spe ifi operations. Come ba k to the Menu hapter at a later time, when you have a
spe ifi task to perform.
The Table of Contents will help you lo ate most operational des riptions. There is also
an Index at the ba k to assist in lo ating operations by their name.
This book uses S
MALL C APS to denote the name of a front panel key and other physi al
features, or the name of a menu item. Values in menu items are shown in ALL CAPS.
Short ut has three different operational modes: Re ord, Edit and Playba k. Ea h mode
has its own operational hara teristi s and display messages.
THE RECORD MODE
Audio is re orded into Short ut in mu h the same way as a tape re order. A spe ial
feature is the ability to begin re ording with a single key press at any time. This an be done
during edit operations, with work-in-progress left undisturbed. A number of spe ial kinds of
re ording are offered by Short ut.
• Insert Re ording
• Repla ement Insert Re ording
• Re ording initiated by an external GPI ommand

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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 lo ation of the Cursor. As with
word pro essors, sele ted portions of audio an appear in a highlighted area. A weighted
S
CRUB W HEEL and waveform display assist with a urate lo ation of edit points. Edit marks
appear on the display to learly show beginning and end points. Basi editing operations
in lude:
• Cut To a lipboard, or to a Hot Key & File
• Copy To a lipboard, or to a Hot Key & File
• Insert From a lipboard, a File or a Hot Key
• Erase A sele ted region
• Play A sele ted region
• Single or two-tra k editing
THE PLAYBACK MODES
Sin e the Short ut editor is intended for rapid on-air use, a number of different playba k
options are provided:
• Play a re ording sele ted in the Files Display
• Play a re ording while editing it
• Play a re ording stored on one of the 10 Hot Keys.
EXTERNAL STORAGE MEDIA
Short ut provides a P
ARALLEL port and an optional SCSI-based E XPANSION port allowing
the use of removable media drives to in rease storage time and data transport flexibility. Also,
material an be Imported to and Exported from DOS or HFS formatted Zip or Jaz disks in a
variety of file formats. We re ommend the following Iomega
® produ ts for use with Short ut:
• Zip
™ 250 disks store over 17 minutes of stereo audio in a ompa t and
inexpensive disk. Short ut an also Export audio to 360 Systems’ DigiCart/II
Plus (100 Mb) and Instant Replay 2.0 format disks for playba k.
• Jaz
™ 2 Gigabyte disks store over 2 hours of stereo audio for full-length
programs, ba kup and ar hiving. (Requires optional SCSI adapter board.)
Zip
™ 250 Parallel, Zip 100 MB Parallel and Zip ™ 100 Plus drives are dire tly ompatible;
Zip
™ SCSI and Jaz ™ 2 Gigabyte require the optional Short/ ut SCSI adapter board. Zip ™ USB
is not ompatible. Performan e of Jaz
™ 1 Gigabyte drives or the use of 1 Gigabyte artridges
in 2 Gigabyte drives has not been verified by 360 Systems. Iomega produ ts are available from
most omputer supply outlets.
A Zip 100 disk an store 7 minutes of audio at the 48KHz sampling rate. It is possible to use
100 MB disks in 250 MB drives. Note that 250 MB disks are not supported by DigiCart/II
Plus, however material an be Exported to 100 MB DigiCart/II Plus format Zip disks using a
250 MB drive.