can someone tell me why they changed the SMART TOOL ...

Beepster
....I specifically have to do this when inputting data to the PRV because double clicking all the time just to drop a note is dumb and leads to inaccuracies.

Set Mouse button = double click.
 

 

I am still considering doing that for one of my extra buttons but they may be better used mapped to other functions. The toggle is pretty simple as I generally have my left hand over the QWERTY keyboard anyway. I think it's kind of cool zipping around with the trackball and pecking away at the keyboard. Like driving stickshift... kind of... even though I've never driven stick... but that's what it would be like... yup. Stickshift.
 
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I've also been getting better at using my keyboard controller for more tonal input and I'll be spending some time getting more proficient with my padkontrol for drums (although I'll have to do two swipes... one for upper kit and the second for kick drums which might be weird but I think it will work). So doing that with Input Quantize, slowing down tempos for input or outright step recording I'll likely end up spending very little time meticulously inputting data into the PRV with the trackball. Just editing and tweaking.
 
We'll see though but creating drum parts in particular with the PRV isn't nearly as much fun as hammering away with my hands.

Beepster
It needed to be smarterer.
 
Seriously though, when the ST isn't fitting in with my workflow I use the Toggle Tool key binding to bounce back and forth between a static tool and the ST or two static tools. Usually the ST plus a traditional combo is enough. I specifically have to do this when inputting data to the PRV because double clicking all the time just to drop a note is dumb and leads to inaccuracies.

Hi Beepster...
 
Dbl-click to add a note? I didn't even know that... I've been using Alt-click...
 
Keni
 

Beepster
I've also been getting better at using my keyboard controller for more tonal input and I'll be spending some time getting more proficient with my padkontrol for drums (although I'll have to do two swipes... one for upper kit and the second for kick drums which might be weird but I think it will work). So doing that with Input Quantize, slowing down tempos for input or outright step recording I'll likely end up spending very little time meticulously inputting data into the PRV with the trackball. Just editing and tweaking.
 
We'll see though but creating drum parts in particular with the PRV isn't nearly as much fun as hammering away with my hands.

That actually may be a big part of the equation...   I "play in" way more MIDI than I manually enter in the PRV.    For me, the PRV is more for editing and adding notes where needed.
 

The PRV is where it's changed the most, but those changes make PRV editing more similar to editing everywhere else, once you click with it.
 

wow thank u guys...info overload on some ill need to dissect later...I knew it was from x1 to x2..just mistyped, plus I upgraded to 2 and 3 came out 2 days later.// lucky huh...  I figured it'd be said you'll like it when u get use to it...but I could cruz with smart tool in x1... from what I hope bikerboy said was I still can with a right click ..haven't tried yet.hopeful it is that simple ...love sonar have since2010  def like all the gadgets in 3... wow the nomads are cool sounding huh...only have 20 hrs in x3 as of yet..18 of which tracking of course.. only other thing makes me scream
when I set the grid to a 16th to nudge around it reverts back to whatever... sure its an easy fix
thanks again guys