Re: [Qtractor-devel] Select range from highlighted region?
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From: James S. <jam...@gm...> - 2012-12-02 18:48:47
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On Dec 2, 2012 5:12 PM, "Rui Nuno Capela" <rn...@rn...> wrote: > > On 12/02/2012 01:03 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. > > no, blended is not the correct term, imo. a new clip is recorded and > that clip just might overlap the previous one. overlapping clips just > play together as layers, that's it. > > maybe qtractor should be rechristened with an acronym like QINA > (qtractor is not ardour) ? :) > > Yep. Fine. But envisage this situation where your guitar part is perfect apart from a fluffed note in the middle. Usual approach would be to punch in to re-record that bit. What is the qtractor way of doing this so when I play back I only hear the good take? > > Maybe there is a better way to do this? > > > > not quite. but still, i hear you. > > in the qtractor model, "takes" are subject for a > while-in-loop-recording, like in each loop turn being a so called > "take". however, currently you can only have wither a loop range or a to > punch-in/out range. although i've been working on getting rid of this > restriction but could not get into a good-enough state, yet. and i don't > really know whether it will be before the new year So are you saying it is only possible to select preferred takes when they are recorded as loops? I'm a bit confused!? J |