User Manual
T
HE
N
UMPAD
February
16,
2010
Xynergi Media Production Centre
Page 111
While Shuttle is active, the
REW
and
FF
buttons show which direction the transport is moving, and
can be pressed to change direction while maintaining constant speed. When shuttle speed is equal
to play speed, the
Play
button lights up. When shuttle speed is zero, the
Stop
button lights up.
Loop Jog
Jogging has two types: linear and loop.
Linear jogging is just like playing, but with variable speed depending how fast you turn the Jog
Wheel.
Loop jogging plays a tight loop, repeating the same section over and over at normal speed. The
default loop length is one frame, which means one frame of audio is repeated. As you turn the
Jog Wheel the transport moves forwards or backwards, and so does the playback loop.
Loop jogging sounds quite harsh, but it is a very useful analytic tool for editing. It allows you to
hear the tone or pitch changing in a piece of audio, for example the onset of sibilant speech, or a
chord change in an orchestral piece. You can position the loop up to, over or after the
Cursor
position i.e. the Play Head, where editing is normally performed. In other words you can hear the
audio up to a cut point, or over the point, or after it.
You can also set the length of the loop from half a frame up to 20 frames. Here’s how:
Step 1
Hold down
Jog
Step 2
Press a button from
00
to
9
Step 3
Release
Jog
If you press
0
, the system toggles between linear jog and loop jog (at your last loop width)
If you press
00
, the system sets loop jog at a width of half a frame
If you press
1
, the system sets loop jog at a width of one frame
If you press
2
, the system sets loop jog at a width of two frames (and so on up to
9
)
If you press
+
, the system sets loop jog and increases width by one frame
If you press
–
, the system sets loop jog and decreases width by one frame
The Jog Menu
Jog behaviour can also be controlled as follows:
Step 1
Hold down
Jog
Step 2
Use soft keys to control behaviour
Loop on / off – toggles loop and linear jogging
Loop width – can be set in milliseconds (minimum 20 ms)
Jog Gear – changes gear ratio for linear jogging
Jog Dim – allows the level to be dropped automatically in loop jog
