[SOLVED] partial clip overlays all the comping lanes

So I am laying down a bass line in sections because I am having difficulty transposing what is in my head to my uncooperative fingers.  So I set up a loop, say, from bar 10 to bar 20, and do the part over and over until I can do it right.  However, if I am a little slow, because I am playing bass standing up, like you should, I can't hit the spacebar before the next loop around starts.  Now I would think this would simply create a new lane, and on that one lane would be the little piece that represents the time it took me to get to the keyboard.  But it's not.  That little piece is now on EVERY lane.  Huh?  Worse, it destructively overwrites every single take with that little bit.  The reason I am not freaking out is that I always have a 2 bar lead-in to the actual part I am trying to lay down, so the little chunk doesn't wreck my takes, but it does mean I've got to go into every single lane and delete that chunk.  That doesn't seem like a chore, until you realize that the ending part of the song took me 60 takes.  Thus this post.  In any case, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.  Is this a bug in X3e?  This is not a fluke, it always happens ... probably because I am doing something wrong?  Maybe.
 
PS: I am using the word "poopy" because if I used the word I am actually using I'd get kicked off the forum.

To expand on Sanderexpander: you can clean up by deleting the last partial take lane, and then swiping through the entire previous take (starting outside the clip) with the Comp tool to "heal" all the splits at once.

Incidentally. I submitted a feature request once upon a time, asking the Bakers to add a function that automatically throws away that last partial take when it's less then some user-configurable length.

OK, thanks.  I see how to 'better' handle these.  That said, Cakewalk should:
 
a) fix their comping algorithm such that the last take goes to its own lane and doesn't splatter over all the other takes.
 
-or perhaps more desirable -
 
b) specify a "delete all clips shorter than X number of bars or ticks" as suggested by Beepster.
 
At least I am doing things correctly, but I consider this annoyance a bug not "the way things work".

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what you're trying to do but wouldn't it be easier to set up an auto punch region within a loop? That way you start recording and do as many takes as you want without the hassle.

brundlefly
Incidentally. I submitted a feature request once upon a time, asking the Bakers to add a function that automatically throws away that last partial take when it's less then some user-configurable length.

My other DAW has this option and it is GREAT.
 
OTOH, other than the clip litter, comping is very cool in Sonar.

"I think one of us is not understanding the other correctly. In no way, during comp recording, will any new take be "splattered" over old takes."
 
Uh, yes it does, does splatter, yep, uh huh. 
 

 
 

Yup, it's just a split that can be moved out of the way or will disappear if you delete that top take lane/clip.
 
It thinks you are doing a punch in for that section so it automatically creates the split so you can compare and comp just that section across all your takes. It takes some getting used to but it makes sense and is rather helpful once you figure it out.
 
The comping feature is something you really have to study up on to fully understand what the heck it's doing. I found it unuseable until I sat down and spent a half hour really figuring it out (until then I stuck with Sound On Sound and did things the old way). I still have to refer to the little cheat sheet I made sometimes even though I've been using comping mode pretty extensively.
 
As I said upthread... if a previous take is being partially covered up by lead in/lead out silence (which is guaranteed to happen when doing punch ins in Comp mode) you just have to readjust the split to where it is supposed to be or, now that I'm looking at what you did, delete the unwanted/silent clip.
 
This is also why I never do the Loop/Punch record thing. I do a TON of takes and I immediately know when something is garbage. I don't even have to look at my keyboard anymore to tap out a quick Spacebar (to stop), Ctrl + Z (delete last take), R (restart recording from punch point).
 
Seriously I've been tracking a lot lately and because when I'm getting into things I tend to close my eyes. I catch myself doing that binding sequence without even opening them which is starnge because I don't even have my hands over the keys (they are on my guitar).
 
Of course occasionaly I miss and wonder what the heck I just did (usually fit to screen or something relatively harmless) which is why I have to remember to open my eyes... lulz.

That would be a really time consuming and annoyance inducing way to deal with it, yes ;)

Like Beepster, the new speed comping in X3 confused the hell out of me in the beginning. Watching a YouTube tutorial for ten minutes has been my best investment in X3 so far. It's really quite elegant once you get used to it.