A lil' help with the smart tool please

smart tool really means dumb tool and should have never been introduced

I understand how the tools work now. I still don't see how it's better. Things I rarely do are slightly easier while my day to day editing involves constantly shifting  modes. The only advantage I can see is, I'm less likely to inadvertently move a track. A rare and easily remedied occurrence. 

Most of my editing is on vocal tracks. I prefer to ride a fader rather than use compression. I also prefer to slice up the clips by hand to remove silence and breaths. Pretty tedious work as it is. When you add multiple keystrokes and the need to see the keyboard in my preferred dark environment, it's worse. It's added a lot of steps to what was a simple and elegant procedure that involved zero keystrokes.

I'd suggest an option for legacy style tools in future updates. Something you can tick in preferences. From what I've read, it's a deal killer for quite a few. Me included. It's added potentially hundreds of keystrokes to an average project. And, I have to turn on the lights.  

the need to see the keyboard in my preferred dark environment,

Invest a few ££s in a set of these. Cool white is probably better for dark environments but I have blue in my studio. Pictured here....

FastBikerBoy

the need to see the keyboard in my preferred dark environment,

Invest a few ££s in a set of these. Cool white is probably better for dark environments but I have blue in my studio. Pictured here....

FBB, you sexy beast..............................

Get a backlit keyboard :)

This is the one I have: http://www.logitech.com/k.../keyboard/devices/4740

Keyboard itself is mighty comfortable, might I add.

  Nice studio mate. That is damm sexy!

Mr. Mike


I understand how the tools work now. I still don't see how it's better. Things I rarely do are slightly easier while my day to day editing involves constantly shifting  modes. The only advantage I can see is, I'm less likely to inadvertently move a track. A rare and easily remedied occurrence. 

Most of my editing is on vocal tracks. I prefer to ride a fader rather than use compression. I also prefer to slice up the clips by hand to remove silence and breaths. Pretty tedious work as it is. When you add multiple keystrokes and the need to see the keyboard in my preferred dark environment, it's worse. It's added a lot of steps to what was a simple and elegant procedure that involved zero keystrokes.

I'd suggest an option for legacy style tools in future updates. Something you can tick in preferences. From what I've read, it's a deal killer for quite a few. Me included. It's added potentially hundreds of keystrokes to an average project. And, I have to turn on the lights.  

Thank you for stating so well a part of the problems with smart tool.  And for someone that does heavy editting via a controller and mouse sans keyboard, well if you're like me, you're just screwed with smart tool. It is just not practicle.