Take names limited

chaunceyc
Is there any reason that take lanes have such a short visible name?  You can type a longer name, but the field can only stretch to actually show about 13 characters, even though this area only contains about 6-7 elements [mute, solo, record, clips dropdown, delete lane, add lane, as well as the huge useless box which takes up much more room than the track lane title].
 
It would be nice to be able to name these with descriptive titles besides the T1, T2 but not if you can't read the title.
 
 

That "useless" box is the Take Lanes "Notes" section. Double click on it and you can type your descriptions in there. I use them all the time to make elaborate notes on all my takes.
 
Hope that helps.

I just put up an image of the text areas in another post, it shows the take lane text area among others

John
Beep you can be wicked when you want to be! LOL

Wasn't my intent but it is a little funny the thing being blamed for the issue is actually the solution to it.
 
I'm just assuming the OP is new to the post X2 paradigm regarding takes/layers so it's understandable to not be aware of the notes area. Honestly out of all the really useful new features that have come out since I first became a Sonarite this one stands out as being absolutely one of the most useful to me (due to the LARGE number of takes I do and my OCD way of combing through it all afterward to yank the best of the best).
 
I would actually like to see the notes section improved upon. Most specifically the ability to have more of "word processor" setup. I'd really like to be able to use line breaks so I can list things like this...
 
00:00-00:50 = Good
00:50-01:20 = Sloppy
01:20-02:35 = Perfect
 
and so on. Then as I comp I can take that and do this...
 
 
00:00-00:50 = Good/Fin C1
00:50-01:20 = Sloppy
01:20-02:35 = Perfect/Fin C2
 
The "Fin C1" and "Fin C2" would denote that those sections were used in my final "comps" 1 or 2. That way I can keep track of what got used in which comp without having to clone the track and scroll back and forth. This is important because for double guitar parts I can just raid from the same pool of takes to create the doubles. Making notes as to what I used avoids using the same sections twice in both comps (which only increases volume unless delayed which is toootally wrong for this technique).
 
Also just generally knowing what was used in what is good for the comping process like if I create a bunch of different versions (like solos, bass runs or drum parts) to try out in the mix then choose the best (or create multiple versions of the song).
 
That's how I work now but it all has to go in a straight line and the text adjusts to the size of the box so any attempts at formatting around the limitations is VERY cumbersome.
 
I do it like this...
 
00:00-00:50=Good-!!Fin!!C1/00:50-01:20=Sloppy/01:20-02:35=Perfect-!!Fin!!C2
 
or more recently I discovered if I create temporary markers for the comp splits/sections...
 
1+=!!Fin!!C1/2--/3!!Fin!!C2
 
The exclamation marks indicate they are indeed the final. Those would be question marks if I was unsure whether I was going to use it or not.
 
Edit: and I just realized the flaw in that last plan. Once I remove the markers I no longer have my comp section boundary reference if I wanted to go back but that's not a big deal because a) once I comp my tracks I never go back and b) I could just look at the splits and know what number refers to what section (or just set the markers back up again).
 
Just a peek into the organized chaos that is the Beeps brain.
 
;-)

scook
Try using CTRL+ENTER to create new lines in the text area

Holy sh*t!! That totally works. How the heck did I miss THAT one?
 
You've pointed me toward a LOT of useful stuff over the years, scook but seriously, as silly as it may sound, this one is likely going to be the most useful tidbit of all.
 
Thank you VERY much.
 
Edit: Now I guess the only thing missing is X/Y scroll capability and being able to force the text to stay formatted so I can make longer entries on each line without it getting "Wordwrapped". However all the abbreviation systems I've come up with should keep things relatively under control.