Re: [Audacity-devel] Proposed "multiple clips per track" features

[Anthony A. O. <ai...@gm...>]

On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 01:14:32 -0700, Dominic Mazzoni wrote:

>I just spent a few hours working on an actual project recently using  
>Audacity 1.3 on Mac OS X.  I've found lots of areas for improvement,  
>but no serious bugs!  Here are some features I felt are missing -  
>mostly relating to the "multiple clips per track" feature...I think  
>most of these are easy, so I wanted to get quick feedback and then I  
>might try to code them up in one night.
>
>Markus, I'd particularly like to hear your thoughts, since you  
>created multiple clips.

I'll just throw in a description in PT and comments in to the fray.

>1. "Split-Delete" - equivalent to doing a "Split" of the current  
>selection, then dragging the middle parts off the track and removing  
>them.  Importantly, the parts to the right do not shift over.

PT-Slip mode Delete. Use it a couple of hundred times a day.


>2. "Split-Cut" alias "Extract" - same as #1, but the result gets put  
>on the clipboard.

PT-Slip mode Cut. Use it a dozens of times a day.


>3. I propose that "Paste" into an empty space between clips should  
>not slide stuff to the right over.

PT-Slip mode Paste. Use it a dozens of times a day.


>4. "Join" - takes any clips that overlap the selection and makes them  
>"whole".

PT- Consolidate Selection. Use it sparingly, but VERY necessary for
creating new stuff and exporting it in to my library. PT also has "Heal"
function, but that only works on regions that were once split or sperated
and still line up properly on the timeline. Move it, lose it. Of course PT
being entirly region based you just open up the region on either side to
get back your material. My problem is usualy that I like to keep the
automation bolted to the split parts.


>5. I propose renaming "Quick Mix" to "Render" or "Render and Mix" or  
>something like that.  Originally, the only useful thing this menu  
>item did was mix, but now it's a also a good way, for example, to  
>make an envelope edit permanent.

YOu may be surprised, but PT does not have a function that automatically
places the mixed clip in the timeline where your selection was. Hoho, go
for it.


>6. I propose that Double-clicking with the selection tool extends the  
>selection to the left-and-right boundaries of the current clip.

Standard PT behaviour of its Selection tool.

Go go go. Great stuff, I can't wait to use 1.3.

 Tony