Thanks for taking the time and effort to make this series dan. Please make sure it is archived so people can find it in the future too.

When I have all the tracks selected, and put my mouse over a single track and tab. It doesn't tab to the next peak on that specific channel, but tabs to the next peak of all the selected channels.
 
Is there a setting some where that makes it tab to the next peak on the one channel?
 
I've found that I like to line up the snare and kick tracks, keeping all the others in line but not modify any other hits. This gives a bit more feel in my tracks while significantly tightening up the tracks. 
 
gbow

gbowling
When I have all the tracks selected, and put my mouse over a single track and tab. It doesn't tab to the next peak on that specific channel, but tabs to the next peak of all the selected channels.
 
Is there a setting some where that makes it tab to the next peak on the one channel?
 

 
If you have created a selection group then make sure that you're not accidentally clicking on the clip header - this engages a selection for all clips. Clicking in a track's lower half disables the grouping functionality momentarily so that you can do what you're trying to do. If you aren't having any luck with that try adjusting the height of the tracks in your track view so that you have more real estate to click on the clips.
 
Our transient detection does a pretty good job at finding the strong hits - you just have to make sure that you're definitely performing this task on a single track - and not all of them. 
 

gbowling
I've found that I like to line up the snare and kick tracks, keeping all the others in line but not modify any other hits. This gives a bit more feel in my tracks while significantly tightening up the tracks. 
 

 
Nice, just make sure to keep your others in line with the Snare drum or else you'll get phasing issues between the bleed of these microphones and your snare. That can cause some weirdness. 
 
 

 

Dan Gonzalez [Cakewalk]
Clicking in a track's lower half disables the grouping functionality momentarily so that you can do what you're trying to do.

I've found it a bit tricky to "click" on anything in there as it can deselect the group. I thought you just hovered your mouse over the desired track and then tabbed. But maybe  you're saying I need to deselect the group and just select the one channel. Then re-select the group, by clicking the track header, before I "split" so it splits all the clips?
 
Thanks, gbow

gbowling
 

Dan Gonzalez [Cakewalk]
Clicking in a track's lower half disables the grouping functionality momentarily so that you can do what you're trying to do.

I've found it a bit tricky to "click" on anything in there as it can deselect the group. I thought you just hovered your mouse over the desired track and then tabbed. But maybe  you're saying I need to deselect the group and just select the one channel. Then re-select the group, by clicking the track header, before I "split" so it splits all the clips?
 
Thanks, gbow

That's exactly correct. You nailed it. 

Thanks, in doing some more experimenting. After I get the tracks split where I want them, I tried quantizing without cropping each group of clips to provide "space" on the back side. 
 
This actually seems to work just as well for me. Any discussion on the pros/cons of doing the clipping?

gbowling
Thanks, in doing some more experimenting. After I get the tracks split where I want them, I tried quantizing without cropping each group of clips to provide "space" on the back side. 
 
This actually seems to work just as well for me. Any discussion on the pros/cons of doing the clipping?

Good question. Personally I just like keeping all my clips from overlapping before I apply crossfades. Cropping first and then applying crossfades is how I've always worked. Keeps me from missing any bad edits too.

awesome work Dan. I really look forward to your blogs. they are very educating and interesting.
your a wizard.
 

chuckebaby
awesome work Dan. I really look forward to your blogs. they are very educating and interesting.
your a wizard.
 

Thanks!