Fast Edit has 4 Clipboards in addition to the Windows clipboard (see Figure 1-20). These Clipboards are convenient temporary storage bins for soundfiles or sections of soundfiles.
Sounds are placed in the Clipboards during Copy and Cut operations.
Sounds are copied from the Clipboards during Paste and Mix operations.
Learning how to use the multiple Clipboards effectively will speed your editing sessions.
Copy the bark to Clipboard #2.
Click on the box labeled "Clip 2" under the top window. The "Clip 2" button is now selected, and a yellow square will appear in the button to show that is is selected but empty.
Click on the "Copy" button under the Read Only window. A red square will appear in button "2" to indicate that there is now a sound in Clipboard #2, and a yellow line will surround the red square to indicate that Clipboard #2 is still the selected Clipboard.The bark sound is now copied into Clipboard #2. Check to see that Clipboard #2 has the bark sound.
Place the mouse pointer on the Clipboard #2 button and click on the right mouse button. It will play the contents of Clipboard #2.Open the soundfile "bell.wav". Place it into Clipboard #1. Check to see that the bell sound is in Clipboard #1.
Place the soundfile "buzzer.wav" into Clipboard #3, and the soundfile "crash.wav" into Clipboard #4.
Click on button "1". A yellow line will surround the red square to show that Clipboard #1 is selected.Paste the contents of Clipboard #1 into the top window.
The bell sound will appear in the top window (Figure 1-21). Play the top window.
Next, Paste the crash sound into the top window after the bell sound.
The crash sound will be Pasted into the top window after the bell sound (Figure 1-22). Play the top window.
Now, clear the top window by closing it.
A dialog box will appear asking if you want to save the sound in the top window (Figure 1-23).
Open the soundfile called "bark.wav".
Click on the Paste button.
Click on button "4". Clipboard #4 is now selected.
Click on the Paste button.
Select Close in the File menu.
Select "No".