2.10 Quick Reference - Fast Edit Commands

Quick Reference - Fast Edit Commands

The following tables are a summary of commands found in the Fast Edit pulldown menus. Each command is listed with any associated keyboard and mouse shortcuts, and a reference to the place where the command is discussed.

File Menu (Continued)
Command	Key	Description	Section
New	Ctrl+N	Clear the Modify window	See Closing Soundfiles.
Open...	Ctrl+O	Retrieve a soundfile from the hard disk and display it in the Read Only window	See Opening Files.
Close	Shift+C	Clear the Modify window or the Read Only window, whichever is active	See Closing Soundfiles.
Save	Ctrl+S	Save the Modify window to disk under the name from the last Save As or Open for Modify command	See Saving a Soundfile.
Save As...		Convert the Modify window to a soundfile and save it to hard disk. It asks for a filename.	See Saving a Soundfile.
Save Selection		Convert the selected portion of the active window soundfile to a soundfile and save it to hard disk. It asks for a filename.	See Saving a Soundfile.
Open for Modify...		Retrieve a soundfile from the hard disk and display it into the Modify window. Can be used for destructive editing	See Opening Files.
Save Editlist...	Shift+S	Save the Modify window as an Editlist	See Editlists.
Load Editlist...	Shift+L	Retrieve an Editlist from the hard disk, and load it as a sound into the Modify window or the Read Only window, whichever is active	See Editlists.
Delete Editlist...		Remove an Editlist and all associated soundfiles from the hard disk	See Editlists.
Delete Sound File...		Remove a soundfile and its associated metasample file from the hard disk	See Deleting Soundfiles.
Record...		Record a soundfile to the hard disk	See Recording Soundfiles.
Play and Record		Plays bottom window while you record a new sound into the top window	2.2.6
Exit	Alt+X	Exit Fast Edit and return to Windows	See Exiting Fast Edit.

Edit Menu (Continued)
Command	Key	Mouse	Description	Section
Undo	Ctrl+Z, F10		Remove the last edit operation.	See Undo.
Redo	Ctrl+Y, F11		Undo an undo (bring back the last edit operation).	See Redo.
Copy	Ctrl+C,F7	Click "Copy" button	Copy a selected region into the active Clipboard	See Cut-and-Paste Editing.
Cut	Ctrl+X		Delete the selected region from the Modify window, and make a copy into the active Clipboard	See Cut-and-Paste Editing.
Paste	Ctrl+V,F8	Click "Paste" button	Copy the active Clipboard into the Modify window at the Edit Cursor	See Cut-and-Paste Editing.
Copy Paste	w		Copy the Selected region in the Read Only window into the Clipboard, and paste it into the Modify window at the Edit Cursor. If no region is Selected, the entire Read Only window is copied	See Cut-and-Paste Editing.
Delete	Shift+D		Remove Selected region from the Modify window	See Cut-and-Paste Editing.
Replace			Replace a section of the Modify window, starting at the Edit Cursor, with the segment in the active Clipboard	See Cut-and-Paste Editing.
Move	Shift+V		Moves selected region to a new location, without changing overall length of the soundfile	See Cut-and-Paste Editing.
Punch In	Ctrl+f		Records over a predetermined section of a soundfile	See Punch In.
Mute	Ctrl+t		Replaces the Selected region with silence	See Mute.
Insert Silence...			Separates the sound at the Edit Cursor, and inserts a segment of silence	See Insert Silence.
Trim Silence			In 4-track mode, removes excess silence from the end of the top and/or bottom window	2.3.7
Select	F9, s	Click "S" button	Drop an anchor point at the Edit Cursor so that any movement of the Edit Cursor will highlight a region of the sound	See Making Selections in the Waveform Display Area.
Toggle In/Out	i	Click on left or right edge of region	Switch the active Edit Cursor between the left and right sides of a Selected region	See Making Selections in the Waveform Display Area.
Select All	a		Select the entire sound in the Modify or Read Only window, whichever is active	See Making Selections in the Waveform Display Area.
Top Window	Up Arrow	Click in window	Make the Modify window the active window	See Selecting the Active Window.
Bottom Window	Down Arrow	Click in window	Make the Read Only window the active window	See Selecting the Active Window.
Toggle Top/Bottom	F3		If the Modify window is active, switch to the Read Only window. If the Read Only window is active, switch to the Modify window.	See Selecting the Active Window.
Next Splice	>		Make the Edit Cursor jump to the right to the next splice point	See Locating Splice Points.
Previous Splice	<		Make the Edit Cursor jump to the left to the previous splice point	See Locating Splice Points.

Play Menu (Continued)
Command	Key	Mouse	Description	Section
Play	F4, p		Play entire window if there is no Selected region, If there is a Selected region, plays only Selected region	See Methods of Sound Playback.
Play Window	Shift+P	Click rt. mouse button	Play entire window	See Methods of Sound Playback.
Play File	f		Play entire sound, even if window is zoomed-in and not all of the sound is displayed in the window	See Methods of Sound Playback.
Play from Cursor	Ctrl+P	Click rt. mouse button on Edit Cursor	Playback starts at Edit Cursor and plays to the end of the window	See Methods of Sound Playback.
Audition Play	Alt+P	Click on edge of Selected region	If a region is Selected, plays a short section from left edge of Selected region, or a short section leading up to the right edge of Selected region. If no Selected region, plays short section from before Edit Cursor till after Edit Cursor (keyboard only)	See Methods of Sound Playback.
Play Clipboard		Click clipboard btn. with rt. mouse button	Play contents of clipboard	See Methods of Sound Playback.
Scrub	F2		Plays the waveform as you drag the cursor with the right mouse button	See Scrub.See Playback can also be looped indefinitely by selecting Loop Playback (select Loop Playback by clicking on the button marked "L" at the bottom of each window). The entire waveform or a selected area may be looped. When looping a selected area, sides of the selected area can be adjusted during Playback.
Pause	Space		When playing, hitting the Space bar pauses recording. Hitting the Space bar a second time resumes play	See Methods of Sound Playback.
Stop	Enter	Click rt. mouse button during playback	When playing, hitting the Enter key stops playback	See Methods of Sound Playback.
Loop Playback		Play the Selected area over and over	Enables playback looping for entire window or selected region	See Looped Playback.

Tools Menu (Continued)
Command	Description	Section
Mix...	Mix the sound in the active Clipboard with the sound in the Modify window, starting at the location of the Edit Cursor	See The Mix Tool.
Fade...	Perform fade-ups and fade-downs using Selected regions, or customized fades using markers	See The Fade Tool.
Manual Crossfade...	Overlap sounds at the Edit Cursor, with a fade-out of the first sound, and a fade-in of the second sound	See The Manual Crossfade Tool.
Reverse	Reverse the waveform in the Selected region, so that sounds in this region will be played backwards. If no region is Selected, works on entire window	See The Reverse Tool.
Gearshift...	Same effect as speeding-up or slowing-down an analog tape (changes pitch and duration). Works on Selected region, or if no region is Selected, works on entire window	See The Gearshift Tool.
EQ...	Adjustable bass and treble shelving. Works on Selected region, or if no region is Selected, works on entire window	See The EQ Tool.
Gain Change...	Change the gain by specified amount. Works on Selected region, or if no region is Selected, works on entire window	See The Gain Change Tool.
Normalize...	Increase the gain to the maximum level without clipping. Works on Selected region, or if no region is Selected, works on entire window	See The Normalize Tool.
DirectX	Drop a DirectX? plug-in onto the Modify window	See DirectX? Plug-inps.

Marker Menu
Command	Key	Description	Section
Drop Marker	m	Drop automatically-named markers starting with marker "A". Markers are dropped at the Edit Cursor, except playback, when markers are dropped "on the fly"	See Creating and Modifying Markers.
Drop Named Marker...	Shift+M	Same as Drop Marker, except that you can give markers custom names	See Creating and Modifying Markers.
Next	Tab	Moves Edit Cursor to the right to the nearest marker	See Using Markers.
Previous	Shift+Tab	Moves Edit Cursor to the left to the nearest marker	See Using Markers.
Move	Ctrl+M	Grabs marker at the Edit Cursor, to be moved to a new location	See Creating and Modifying Markers.
Delete	Ctrl+D	Deletes the marker at the Edit Cursor	See Creating and Modifying Markers.
Delete Selected Markers		Deletes all markers inside of a Selected area
Delete All Markers	Ctrl+E	Deletes every marker in the active window	See Creating and Modifying Markers.
Delete Named Marker...		Let's you enter the name of the marker to be deleted	See Creating and Modifying Markers.
View/Modify Marker...	Ctrl+K	Change the name. position, fade amplitude or fade type of the marker at the Edit Cursor	See Creating and Modifying Markers.

Display Menu (Continued)
Command	Key	Mouse	Description	Section
Zoom In Completely			Stretch the waveform display at the Edit Cursor to the maximum level of detail	See Zooming in the Waveform Display Area.
Zoom Out Completely			Display entire sound in window	See Zooming in the Waveform Display Area.
Toggle Zoom In/Out	z		Switch between zoom-in to a preset level, and zoom-out completely	See Zooming in the Waveform Display Area.
Zoom In by 2	+	Click "+" button	Horizontally stretch the waveform at the cursor by a factor of 2, to see the waveform in better detail	See Zooming in the Waveform Display Area.
Zoom In by 10	~		Horizontally stretch the waveform at the cursor by a factor of 10, to see the waveform in better detail	See Zooming in the Waveform Display Area.
Zoom Out by 2	-	Click "-" button	Horizontally compress the waveform by a factor of 2, to see more of the sound in the window	See Zooming in the Waveform Display Area.
Zoom Out by 10	_		Horizontally compress the waveform by a factor of 10, to see more of the sound in the window	See Zooming in the Waveform Display Area.
View Selection	v		Stretch the Selected region to nearly the full width of the window	See Zooming in the Waveform Display Area.
Scroll Left	F5, l	Click in scroll bar	When zoomed in, slides the waveform to the left, so you can see sounds later in the soundfile	See Scrolling the Waveform Display Area.
Scroll Right	F6, r	Click in scroll bar	When zoomed in, slides the waveform to the right, so you can see sounds earlier in the soundfile	See Scrolling the Waveform Display Area.
Scale +3dB	Ctrl+ PgUp		Increases the amplitude scale in the active window by +3 dB	See Setting the Amplitude Scale of the Waveform Display Area.
Scale -3dB	Ctrl+ PgDn		Decreases the amplitude scale in the active window by 3 dB	See Setting the Amplitude Scale of the Waveform Display Area.
Scale to Window	!		Adjust the amplitude scale of the active window to the peak amplitude of the sound displayed in the window	See Setting the Amplitude Scale of the Waveform Display Area.
Edit History...	h		Displays the Edit History list, which is a list of up to the last 10 edits performed. The Edit History list, in effect, allows you to undo up to 10 edit operations	See Undo and the Edit History.

Options Submenu of the Display Menu (Continued)
Command	Key	Mouse	Description	Section
Sample Rate/Channels...			Lets you set sample rate, stereo/mono, and bit depth for recording soundfiles	See Sample Rate and Channel Settings Options.
Record/Playback...			Lets you set Play Audition Time and Scrub Time	See Record and Playback Options.
Display...			Lets you set the nominal clipping level, and the zoom-in time	See Sound File Display Options.
Automatic Crossfade...		Click on "X' control button	Enable/disable automatic crossfades, and set crossfade parameters. Automatic crossfades are used to automatically remove clicks from edits	See The Automatic Crossfade Option.
Directories...			Tells Fast Edit which drive and directory are to be used to store soundfiles	See Default Directories Options.
Devices...			Lets you assign the Windows drivers for your sound card and your MIDI/SMPTE card	See Devices Options.
Memory...			Lets you allocate the amount of RAM to be reserved for metasample files, plus playback, and recording buffers	See Memory Configuration Options.
Time Display...	t		Lets you choose which time to display, and the format	See Time Display Options.
Preferences			Lets you decided if a DirectX? plug-in will remain on the list after off-line processing
Record Options			Determines what will trigger the start of recording during simultaneous record/play

Help Menu
Command	Key	Description	Section
Contents	F1	Provides a list of topics on which help is available	See Using the Help File.
Search		Lets you search for a particular topic
How to Use Help		Instructions on how to use Help	See Using the Help File.
About Fast Edit...		Give the Version Number of the software