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Chapter 17 Using Hard Drives
Recovering Drive Space
There may be times when the remaining space becomes low.
You may want to recover drive space without initializing
(formatting) the hard drive.
Song Optimize
When operations such as overdubbing and punch-in
recording are repeated, the older data remains on the drive.
This storage of this material can be a great advantage because
it enables the VS-1824 to have an Undo function (p. 62) that
can, for example, recover data that was recorded-over by
accident.
In some cases, significant amounts of memory can be used by
this older data, decreasing the available space on the current
drive, and shortening the length of time available for
recording. You can free up drive space by erasing this old
data from the drive. The deletion of unnecessary data and the
freeing of available space on the drive is referred to as “Song
Optimize.” This operation cannot be undone with the Undo
function, and will erase all previous Undo levels.
For example, if you record on a track, then rewind and
record over again on the same track without selecting a
different V-Track, the first recording will reside on the hard
drive even though it cannot be heard during playback. Song
Optimize permanently removes these recordings that are
“covered up” by other recordings. V-Tracks that are not
currently selected will not be erased.
fig.11-30
1. Select the song you want to optimize as the current song
(p. 49).
2. Hold [SHIFT] and press [F1 (SONG)].
The Song Menu icon appears in the display.
3. Press [F5 (OPTIM)].
If “OPTIM” does not appear in the display above [F5],
press [PAGE] until “OPTIM” appears, and then press
[F5 (OPTIM)].
4. “Song Optimize, Execute ?” appears in the display. Press
[F4 (EXEC)]. Or, if you wish to cancel Song Optimize,
press [F6 (EXIT)].
5. “Optimize Sure ?” appears in the display. Press
[ENTER/YES]. Or, if you wish to cancel the procedure,
press [EXIT/NO].
6. “Optimize Really Sure?” appears in the display. Press
[ENTER/YES]. Or, if you wish to cancel the procedure,
press [EXIT/NO].
When Song Optimize is finished, the screen returns to
the Playlist display.
* It may take some time for the Song Optimize operation to
complete. This is not a malfunction. Do not turn the power off
until the Optimize operation is completed.
* Do not use the Undo function immediately after performing
the Song Optimize function. Undo information is deleted
during the Song Optimize procedure, and using Undo
immediately after Song Optimize may result in lost data.
Track 1
V-Track 1
V-Track 2
V-Track 3
Phrases erased in the Optimize operation
