Re: [Qtractor-devel] Auto-Backwards in Midi Editor

[Will R. <wi...@vi...>]

Ah, right. I can use looping to do a similar thing.
Not as good though - in order to get the advantage of a temporary
fixed start point (auto-backwards being off), I have to wait til the loop
completes.

Easier to flip back to the "main" window, toggle auto-backwards on again.
Seems like unnecessary impedance though. All transport controls and
shortcuts should be globally available.
I just evaluate these things on creative flow - if it's a repeated
micro-interruption that could be eliminated, it's flow-negative.

Is there a way to drop in/out points (blue bars) with keys instead of
having to click around on the bar strip?
Be great to avoid a lot of the mousing and clicking that seems to have to
be done.

Sidenote - "Auto-backwards" - questionable naming.
RTZ (return to zero) is a close standard convention. Probly should be RTI
for return to in Point - or something.

Thanks




On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 12:12 AM Rui Nuno Capela <rn...@rn...> wrote:

> On 2/27/19 5:55 PM, Will Riley wrote:
> > Ah. I that feature all the time in program X and it's extremely useful.
> >
> > But perhaps there's a better way in Qtractor. How do you tighten up drum
> > tracks?
> > I play them scrolling in the piano roll, stopping when something needs
> > to be tweaked.
> > Then I keep playing over the same bit while editing, then back to
> > playing through to find the next thing to tweak.
> > Typically toggling between the 2 modes ("auto backwards" on/off) the
> > whole time.
> >
> > It's great to play-stop-continue when scanning, and great to
> > play-stop-return ("auto backwards") while editing a small section.
> >
> > Do you just constantly control-click to reset play-from position while
> > editing piano roll?
> >
>
> you can try looping over the current midi clip: toggle menu File > Loop
> Set; no default shortcut though you can set one via menu Help >
> Shortcuts...
>
> hth.
> cheers
>
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 9:30 AM Rui Nuno Capela <rn...@rn...
> > <mailto:rn...@rn...>> wrote:
> >
> >     On 2/27/19 2:46 PM, Will Riley wrote:
> >     > Can't seem to find where the auto-backwards control is in midi
> editor
> >     > transport tools.
> >     > If I set it up as a key-command in the main window, this no longer
> >     works
> >     > in the Midi editor.
> >
> >     there is no "auto-backward" for the midi clip editor (aka.
> >     piano-roll)--auto-backward applies to the whole session timeline so
> its
> >     action is under main window control.
> >
> >     byee
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