Expand / Collapse Track Folders in Console View

Voted. 

I think you click on the star in the OP where you'd rate the request.
 

I know there are probably a dozen requests for this already but being able to sort Console Strips into folders that can be collapsed/expanded with one click would be a massive improvement. Even if we just start with tying Console View strips to folders created in the Track View. It is really quite problematic scrolling through reams of strips (like the outputs of a synth like AD2) all the time and using the Track Manager or the other options to show/hide strips isn't very practical.
 
Very simple. If the track is in a folder in the Track View it has a button in the Console to collapse it along with all tracks in the same folder. They collapse into a little strip with a button to expand it and maybe some simple data/controls just like TV folders.
 
Ideally I'd like to see it customizable independent of the Track View (but by default linked to the TV). However just being able to show/hide stuff like we do in the TV within the CV would be great.
 
Just posting this because I think there are many others who want this and I know the Bakers poke around here looking for stuff to twiddle with.
 
Thanks.

Cool. Just wanted to make sure this need was still in view of the Bakers.
 
Thanks.

My reference is how it's made in Reaper - any track folder also have a bus integrated to use or not if you want(children can send to parent or not).
And the same is available in console/mixer view - expand/collapse in place - the folder bus is there too.
 
And since track folders also are allowed inside another folder, nested - you can get really well organized.
In principle having top level of tracks be as 8-10 stems, or so.
 
Current routing become pretty much like spaghetti for larger projects. You can do everything you want, just about, but keeping it organized is not so easy.
 
Maybe nested folders is a biggy, but on first level getting track folder in console - what a boost...

Mosvalve
I posted this idea as well a while back but I can't find it. It looks like they don't keep all the posts, only a few pages of them but this would be great and make life a little easier.

I had this issue too - just look at very bottom of page, there are settings how many days back you want listing.
The font is so tiny it's easy to miss.
 
Your topic is there for sure.

Lets get the vote count way up there. we need this feature badly.

I had posted this over in the other thread requesting CV folders ...
 
Collapsing mixer channels based on folders would be great (although I doubt this would work with the VS-700 but hey we are officially legacy!)
 
I'd like to suggest an option where collapsed folder/channels don't fully disappear but become so narrow that all controls are gone, but the LED meter remains to keep seeing levels ...
 
side effect: cake could add this as a "very narrow" channel view (to allow this view for individual channels) so you could also set up a meter bridge with all channels in a screen set (I know you already can do but with faders requiring larger screen estate) ...

Console-view follows track-view and vicaversa. Tracks in minimized folders hidden or as FreeFlyBertl suggests optionally just showing metering as 'ultra-narrow' mode. Seems like it should be that way. Logical workflow.

Further idea(s), not quite sure about the practicability though:
a) Auto-zoom mode for the Console-view. In focus track is wide the others are either narrow or 'ultra-narrow'
b) 'Bus-follow-expand' mode. -> All channels hidden except for the focused Bus -> it's channels are visible.

Folders idea is in any case voted!!

I've been hoping for Console View Folders (as implemented in track view) ever since my 1st 25 track project. One more vote.

+1
 
 

Like mosvalve says - keep the votes coming on this one please!  I can't wait to see some form of improvement in this area on the up and coming list from our Cakewalk bakers.

I didn't find (in my search) this specific feature, and it seems I may have suggested this back in X2, but...
 
Just as Tracks can be nested in Folders (Track View), I'd like to see a way where those same Track strips could be collapsed into Folders (Console View). But also, to allow the Folder "strips" to appear as a blank strip with perhaps the labeling in vertical text. See the attached pic below. This is an ugly example, but essentially the first strip is the "folder", which can collapse the other strips quickly vs relying solely on archiving or using the Track Manager. The folder strip could also be thinner, not affected by Strip width settings. 
 
Click on the bottom black box of the strip to collapse or expand. If collapsed, the "L" would change to a "+", for example.
 

 
Again, this could be made much prettier, but it would certainly make console strip management, including those used by ProChannel users to save some serious real estate.

Yeah, I was rehashing an existing new idea. I KNEW it! ha. But yes, I routinely work on projects that contain more than 30 tracks, many times with upwards of 16 tracks, just for drums. 

Another +1.  I would really love to have this feature.