Re: [Qtractor-devel] Select range from highlighted region?

[Jiří P. <oj...@gm...>]

On 12/02/2012 02:03 PM, James Stone wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Rui Nuno Capela <rn...@rn...> wrote:
>> On 12/02/2012 10:43 AM, James Stone wrote:
>>> Is this possible or are the 2 mechanisms completely separate? Would be
>>> good to add this functionality if so..
>>>
>>
>> i think you mean the opposite of Edit/Select/Range ? setting the
>> edit-markers (vertical blue lines) from the current selection extents
>> (blue highlighted regions) ?
> 
> yes.
> 
>>
>> that would be possible yes, but allow me to ask in what way does that
>> would help in the workflow ?
> 
> Well, I won't put in a request if there is a better workflow. This
> emerged from my trying to get the punch-in record working to my
> liking. Ideally, punch in recording would create a second take which
> crossfades with the first take, and can be brought forward or sent to
> the back (like Ardour). However, my attempts seemed to reveal that
> punch in just records a second take that is blended with the first. I
> thought if there was an easy way to set punch in record limits, and
> split the first take into several chunks in a couple of keypresses, I
> could easily record the second (punch in) take on a second track, and
> then delete the version that I didn't want to keep. At present, the
> only way I could find to set a punch in range and a split range
> simultaneously was via the edit markers, which was a bit fiddly, but
> probably can get used to it...
> 
> Maybe there is a better way to do this.?

I think the best way is to have 2 tracks - 1 for the best full take,
next for the fixes for the few bad parts, and crossfade them by track
volume automation. You record the fixes by punch in mode. It is a bit of
work, but I don't think there is a better way.

Rui: The loop takes option is crazy and confusing :) I can't imagine why
would anyone want to use anything other then "None"