Splitting audio clips: How to make right half selected instead of left (Resolved-Prefs)

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2016/01/27 13:47:40 (permalink)

Splitting audio clips: How to make right half selected instead of left (Resolved-Prefs)

I am currently chopping up a live drummer comprising 8 recorded microphone tracks into sections.
 
I begin by selecting all 8 clips, position the Now cursor to where the previous section ends and next section starts, then hit "S".
 
In Reaper and S1, the right-hand-side half of the split clips get selected, allowing me to reposition the Now cursor to the next section and hit "S" again. I swiftly and easily move through this tedious but common task.
 
In Sonar it is the left-hand-sides that remain selected, not the right. (What was the reasoning behind this decision?)
 
This forces me to re-select all 8 right-hand clips manually before I can move up and split the next section. Repeating this throughout the song increases the time required quite a lot and I make mistakes if I don't concentrate.
 
Does Sonar have a setting where I can reverse this behavior? I haven't found one.
post edited by jpetersen - 2016/01/27 14:05:14
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    Beepster
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    Re: Splitting audio clips: How to make right half selected instead of left half? 2016/01/27 13:50:55 (permalink)
    It's in the "Edit > Preferences > Customization - Editing" page. There's a dropdown menu that allows you to choose which behavior you want under the "Clips" header. I change it occasionally if I'm doing a huge chunk of specific editing.
     
    I personally think this could/should be easier to access though because my needs in this regard flop around quite a bit during the editing process.
     
    There may be an easier way but generally I either change this option or do it manually as I go. A keybinding or HUD option would be cool.
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    Re: Splitting audio clips: How to make right half selected instead of left half? 2016/01/27 13:59:30 (permalink)
    BTW... I am almost positive that the Right clip is selected with a default install so maybe you changed something or something has changed since I first installed Sonar.
     
    Or perhaps it annoyed me years ago and I don't remember changing it originally... and since I change it occasionally as I edit all trace of that action (amongst the thousands upon thousands I've performed since) has been purged from my memory.
     
    lol
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    jpetersen
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    Re: Splitting audio clips: How to make right half selected instead of left half? 2016/01/27 14:01:44 (permalink)
    Ah, what a relief! Thank you.
    There's so much in Sonar.
    I wish I'd asked sooner...
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    jpetersen
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    Re: Splitting audio clips: How to make right half selected instead of left half? 2016/01/27 14:03:46 (permalink)
    No, it's the left. In the dropdown, it even says "Left (default)".
     
    There's lots of defaults I don't really agree with in Sonar.
    But hey, I'm moving on. I have an all-nighter ahead of me.
    Many, many thanks.
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    Re: Splitting audio clips: How to make right half selected instead of left half? 2016/01/27 14:09:41 (permalink)
    jpetersen
    Ah, what a relief! Thank you.
    There's so much in Sonar.
    I wish I'd asked sooner...




    I know you get a little angsty sometimes but you seem genuine so just ask. You'll always get help if it's available. It is indeed a HUGE program with lots of areas.
     
    Same with any professional program though. Not just DAWs. Ask me about Photoshop. The most help I could give you on the most basic tasks is fart in my hand then smell it.
     
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