Re: [Audacity-quality] Mute and Solo priority.
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From: Gale A. <ga...@au...> - 2012-08-25 19:54:16
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| From Steve the Fiddle <ste...@gm...> | Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:50:38 +0100 | Subject: [Audacity-quality] Mute and Solo priority. > On 25 August 2012 19:05, Gale Andrews <ga...@au...> wrote: > > > > | From Steve the Fiddle <ste...@gm...> > > | Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:17:13 +0100 > > | Subject: [Audacity-quality] Mute and Solo priority. > >> Is there a user case for the following behaviour? > >> > >> * If a track is muted and soloed, it is not exported. > >> > >> I can't think of one. Can anyone else? > > > > >> [...] exporting particular tracks of the mix for processing elsewhere? > One would normally select the track and then Export Selected. Clumsy though, if you want to export three tracks out of five. > If a muted and soloed track was selected for export in this way, one would > assume that the user wanted to export it, so it would be more useful > if it was exported rather than triggering the "All tracks muted" > error. User would unmute the tracks they wanted to export. > > Are you suggesting we drop the feature that muted tracks > > are not exported? > > I'm considering whether we need to maintain the feature of "Mute > overrides Solo on Export". > > Rather than filling everyone's e-mail in boxes > > I've started a draft proposal for discussion by any interested parties: > http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/User:Stevethefiddle/Track_Controls Excellent, I was about to suggest a Wiki Proposal. Does PGA want a Wiki account so he can contribute? If so, drop me a line off list. Gale > >> On 24 August 2012 19:26, Gale Andrews <ga...@au...> wrote: > >> > > >> > | From Peter Sampson <pet...@ya...> > >> > | Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:47:16 -0700 (PDT) > >> > | Subject: [Audacity-quality] Mute and Solo priority. > >> >> [...] I am agnostic about the solution method but whatever it is should be > >> >> simple, straightforward and discoverable - yielding a "what you hear > >> >> is what you get" result. > >> >> > >> >> I supsect this could/should be the default mode, leaving the power > >> >> users an option to change the settings to "mixing board mode". > >> > > >> > I am assuming making "Simple" Solo Button Mode the default is off > >> > the agenda, even though the vote - had it taken place now - would > >> > be less strongly for "Standard". > >> > > >> > And even though making "Simple" the default would hide the > >> > problem of some users mistakenly removing tracks for export, I agree > >> > with Steve that there are more problems than just that. I dislike it as > >> > it is now in terms of usability, and yes the concept is a little muddled. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Gale > >> > > >> > > >> > ________________________________ > >> >> From: Gale Andrews <ga...@au...> > >> >> To: audacity-quality <aud...@li...> > >> >> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 11:18 AM > >> >> Subject: Re: [Audacity-quality] Mute and Solo priority. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Summary: I'm mildly supporting the idea of Mute turning > >> >> off both playback and export. > >> >> > >> >> If no consensus to do that, and though I only see it as P3/P4, > >> >> I think we should make it easier to realise when "what you hear > >> >> is not what you export". Some kind of button-with-light that lets > >> >> you toggle the playback and export mix, coupled with text in > >> >> the export dialogue listing tracks that won't be exported, is my > >> >> personal suggestion at the moment. > >> >> > >> >> I'm also raising the question if we could remove the Solo button > >> >> preference and the SHIFT-click on Solo that hardly anyone knows > >> >> about, and have a second Solo button instead. |