Added Volume Automation in a MIDI track, now I cannot grab/highlight the Clips, help!

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2011/08/20 14:19:01 (permalink)

Added Volume Automation in a MIDI track, now I cannot grab/highlight the Clips, help!

Hi, all!

I'm sorry for the brusqueness, I'm on a deadline. I just got X1, loving it! Sooo fast. And, you'll all be happy to know I sold my Mac 8 core, ditched Digital Performer and Logic, and bought a custom Studio Cat rig, running a mad fast Sonar X1 on it! ;)

Loving it!  I have a quick question, if anyone can help.

So, I'm using Stylus. Made a four bar MIDI groove, in a MIDI track (standard clip). Then, I activated the Volume Write function (CC#7) on the MIDI track. Pressed play, and recorded a volume swell on the track. It shows up as a nice envelope.

Now, however, I can't seem to "get the clip" to be on top, and grabbable. Right now, my MIDI track shows the volume envelope on top, and bright, and the clip is now dull, and "in the back" of the track. I cannot grab the clip at all, all I can do is maneuver/edit the volume envelope.
Can anyone tell me how to "switch back and forth" between the track focus, so that I can focus on the envelopes, then focus on the clips, so that I can edit them?

Thanks, everyone!


Mike

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    FastBikerBoy
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    Re:Added Volume Automation in a MIDI track, now I cannot grab/highlight the Clips, help! 2011/08/20 14:31:10 (permalink)
    Look for the "edit filter" in the track header. It probably reads "Clips" ATM. Change it to the envelope you need.

    The edit filter can also be accessed by clicking the middle mouse button or pressing "T"

    The quickest method for getting to the envelope though is assuming you can see it "ghosted" is to shift+left click on it.

    EDIT: To get back to the clip reverse all of the above info. Shift+left click is your friend here
    post edited by FastBikerBoy - 2011/08/20 14:32:20
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    Re:Added Volume Automation in a MIDI track, now I cannot grab/highlight the Clips, help! 2011/08/20 14:39:38 (permalink)
    Spot on, that works perfectly, thank you!!

    I found the edit filter in the track header, switched it to clip. Copied and pasted the clip, then tried your "press T" to bring up contextual menu. Switched back to volume envelope view.

    Spot on, and it worked like a charm. Thank you!!

    Mike




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    FastBikerBoy
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    Re:Added Volume Automation in a MIDI track, now I cannot grab/highlight the Clips, help! 2011/08/20 14:51:12 (permalink)
    No worries. Just Shift+Left click on the element you want active is even quicker though.

    Only problem is it gets a bit hard seeing what's what when there's lots of envelopes though.
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