Drag n' drop - having to drag twice

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rbowser
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2010/12/09 21:08:02 (permalink)

Drag n' drop - having to drag twice

I'm in the very earliest stages of getting an idea of how X1 works - in the "poking at it" stage.

In using the browser to drag in audio loops, to see how that will go, I always have to do the drag twice.  On the first drag, I see the progress bar showing that the loop is being conformed - but it doesn't show up in the track, in fact the Xd out red circle is what I got when dragging the file.  But then I drag the same file again, the conversion thing happens again, but this time the file appears in the track.

Is this what's happening for other folks?

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    Re:Drag n' drop - having to drag twice 2010/12/09 21:11:54 (permalink)
    Not sure what's happening there, but just as an added tip... instead of dragging, you can also just double-click the file and it will be added to the current active track - at the Now Time position in that track.

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    post edited by garrigus - 2010/12/09 21:13:50
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    Re:Drag n' drop - having to drag twice 2010/12/09 21:14:21 (permalink)
    This happens with REX files as it has to scan them to gather tempo/ loop information. Try clicking it once and then drag it after the wrapping has finished.

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    Re:Drag n' drop - having to drag twice 2010/12/09 22:29:51 (permalink)
    Yes it was a folder of Loopmaster REX files I was using to audition the drag n' drop.  Double clicking results in the same behavior - having to do it twice. 

    Seth, clicking it once and then dragging works, that's tidier - But it's definitely doing the "extracting REX file" and "Sample rate conversion" routine twice, once for the first click, and second for the drag.

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    Re:Drag n' drop - having to drag twice 2010/12/09 23:09:23 (permalink)
    That's a double drag, maaan.
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    Re:Drag n' drop - having to drag twice 2010/12/09 23:09:54 (permalink)
    Thanks Seth.
    This also occurs with .wav files too (X-mix Vol. 1 for example)
    Works like you said though.

    One moment to be patient is still better than impatiently wondering why. lol
    Still a much smoother audition feature than 8.5 though.

    Thanks for all the support and a fine release.

    post edited by RockDr.Evil - 2010/12/09 23:16:55

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    Re:Drag n' drop - having to drag twice 2010/12/09 23:37:42 (permalink)
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    Thanks Seth.
    This also occurs with .wav files too (X-mix Vol. 1 for example)
    Works like you said though.

    One moment to be patient is still better than impatiently wondering why. lol
    Still a much smoother audition feature than 8.5 though.

    Thanks for all the support and a fine release.


    Roger that, RockDr.Evil - All audio, .wav files included, won't go to a track on one try.  Seth's method works - click once, then after it's been converted, either drag or double click.  It gets processed all over again though, and I'm sure this wasn't intended.  None of this takes a long time, but it doesn't work as in the demo video.  You have to click a total of three times, or click once, wait, then drag.  Since it's one of the features pointed to a lot in the publicity, and doesn't work as shown in previews, this will need to be high on the fix list.

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