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Chapter 3 Playback Operations
Protecting Songs (Song Protect)
It is possible to mistakenly overwrite or record over an
existing song, or to erase a song you meant to keep. You can
protect a song from being erased or recorded over by using
the Song Protect function.
Song Protect disables the following operations:
• Recording
• Undo/Redo
• Song Name, Song Optimize, Song Arrange, Song Split,
and Song Combine
• Track Edit and Phrase Edit
• Recording to Sync Tracks
• Creating Tempo Maps
• Song Store
About Song Protect
Song Protect performs the same function as the protect tab or
switch on floppy disks and magnetic optical disks. Even if
Song Protect is turned on, you can still place locate points
and markers, and carry out operations such as changing
Scenes. However, when you try to save your work, “Song
Protected” appears in the display, and you are prevented
from proceeding with the Save operation. However, when
you turn Song Protect off, any edits or changes to the song
you made during the time Song Protect was on will be lost. If
you are planning to make permanent edits and changes to a
song, make sure Song Protect is off before you start.
If you work in an environment where many different people
use one VS-1824, you may want to use the following system:
When you have finished all work for the day, turn Song
Protect on immediately before shutting off the power to the
VS-1824. At the beginning of the next day, after turning on
the VS-1824, immediately turn Song Protect off.
Protecting Performances
1. Make sure the current song is the one you want to
protect using Song Protect (Song Select; p. 49).
2. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)].
3. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [F1 (SONG)].
The Song menu icon appears in the display.[
4. Press [F4 (PROTC)].
If “PROTC” does not appear above [F4], press [PAGE]
until PROTC” is displayed, and then press [F4 (PROTC)].
“Song Protect Off → On, Excute ?” appears in the
display.
5. Press [F4 (Exec)].
A message will ask you to confirm.
6. Press [ENTER/YES].
“STORE Current?” appears in the display.
7. If you wish to save the current song and then protect it,
press [ENTER/YES]. If you wish to protect the state in
which Song Store was last executed without saving any
recent changes, press [EXIT/NO].
The song will be protected. “---Complete---” appears in
the display.
8. Press [PLAY (DISPLAY)] to return to the Playlist display.
