cornieleous

dwcaldwell

On some thread this morning I posted the simple example of inserting and editing notes in the PRV.  Maybe there's a simpler way to do it, but it seems that three strokes are needed now when before one was needed: 1 - Draw tool to insert note. 2 - Click mouse wheel to get the tool set. 3 - Choose Smart tool to change the length if I need something different than the current Event Length setting.

You can just stay on the Smart Tool and Alt+click to insert a note in PRV.

Or double click. So far I mostly like the smart tools. I am now being more cautious as I am running up against problems doing heavy midi editing. A couple bugs or oddities I can't reproduce enough yet. Also, how the heck can you get the right click context menu to come up with smart tool engaged? They cannot expect me to press T, choose select, lasso the note, and right click to get it?! If so, this is going backwards, as I could simultaneously press d,s,e,etc. to toggle tools as my mouse flew around before. I hope I don't eat my earlier words saying smart tools were cool. I would try keybinding, but now those are global too, so I would have to reassign D for draw since thats the dock.

I am also momentarily miffed about losing the PRV control bar in the dedicated PRV, as I think the menus are sluggish by comparison for making settings that only apply to that view. I wonder if I can still keybind the draw tool note length? Used to be that you could use the number keys to specify 1/2, 1/4 1/16 notes, etc. and now I see that little pulldown built into smart tool - yet another mouse thing.

D.

Absolutely! Being forced back into file-menu-mining is not my idea of things getting better!

Keni

HI~~

 I updated the X1a patch, But I found My"N" key can't work in Piano View!! I have to switch to Track View And Press "N" to make snap On/Off!

Anyone like me? or only me???

HI~~

  But I did set the key binding in Global binding that "N" to control Snap on/off.
And Before updated to X1a, I can use "N" to snap on/off in both TV, and PV.

Now I can't use "N" for snap in PV but work in TV,
And I can use "Snap to Whole note, snap to 1/16..." (i bind them for 1,2,3...Key)
in Piano View. Is this a bug??
 

fred1996


HI~~

  But I did set the key binding in Global binding that "N" to control Snap on/off.
And Before updated to X1a, I can use "N" to snap on/off in both TV, and PV.

Now I can't use "N" for snap in PV but work in TV,
And I can use "Snap to Whole note, snap to 1/16..." (i bind them for 1,2,3...Key)
in Piano View. Is this a bug??
 

It's probably conflicting with the new keybinding.  You should consider knowing/learning them to see what they've changed and why.  Then decide which ones you want to change (or change back) otherwise there could be conflicts.

HI ~~

  Thanks for all reply.

I tried change the Snap on/off key binding to "K"  key.

But Still work in Track view and not work in Piano View???

Why??

fred1996


HI ~~

  Thanks for all reply.

I tried change the Snap on/off key binding to "K"  key.

But Still work in Track view and not work in Piano View???

Why??

"K" is now the keybind to MUTE clips.

You really need to review the new keybinds so you know which ones are available, and if you DO change one of the defaults, you'll know why something doesn't work.

OK.... is so, conflicts with the default setting,
Then Should not be worked in both TV, and PV....why only not work in PRV?

And which key is not default set to any key binding?

because i tried to set snap on/off  to "[" key, same behavior...

It's a mystery. I'm not going to blame anyone but still I'm kinda baffled by some of the snap/quantize/etc.......I'm just not yet a inline PRV kinda guy right now, I'm very much a "double click it" kinda guy.

fred1996


OK.... is so, conflicts with the default setting,
Then Should not be worked in both TV, and PV....why only not work in PRV?

And which key is not default set to any key binding?

because i tried to set snap on/off  to "[" key, same behavior...

Then consider a bug.  Another one.

In my thought over years..... they always force user to get used to "thier" thoughts.
Not let users to use their favorite way...

"Global binding" means I can use this binding in all condition, or I was wrong?
If default keys will conflict with users' binding, then they should not show the key in the window for us to bind....

btw, have we confirmed this to be the case in 1a??

Someone posted about how they are using screensets to overcome the global settings: each screen set retains its own settings, so he/she has created a number of such that are quickly switched by using the keyboard keys, as needed.
 
Powerful. But why do we have to discover this for ourselves?

Are there default screen sets that are already programmed for this? If not, should be. And it should be clearly stated in ALL support materials and videos.

jm24


Someone posted about how they are using screensets to overcome the global settings: each screen set retains its own settings, so he/she has created a number of such that are quickly switched by using the keyboard keys, as needed.
 
Powerful. But why do we have to discover this for ourselves?

Are there default screen sets that are already programmed for this? If not, should be. And it should be clearly stated in ALL support materials and videos.

I don't see using screenset switching as a means to manage snap to grid settings.  First, it's an extra step.

If I'm in the PRV (where I prefer 16ths as my default, vs whole in track view), I don't want to first have to change my entire screen just to get a grid going.  So that means type a # or click on the screenset chooser, then go back to where I wanted to be in the PRV anyway.  That's not progress to me.

Also - as it stands now, snap to grid is buggy anyway.  Screensets or not the solution to that.

ba_midi

jm24


Someone posted about how they are using screensets to overcome the global settings: each screen set retains its own settings, so he/she has created a number of such that are quickly switched by using the keyboard keys, as needed.

Powerful. But why do we have to discover this for ourselves?

Are there default screen sets that are already programmed for this? If not, should be. And it should be clearly stated in ALL support materials and videos.

I don't see using screenset switching as a means to manage snap to grid settings.  First, it's an extra step.

If I'm in the PRV (where I prefer 16ths as my default, vs whole in track view), I don't want to first have to change my entire screen just to get a grid going.  So that means type a # or click on the screenset chooser, then go back to where I wanted to be in the PRV anyway.  That's not progress to me.

Also - as it stands now, snap to grid is buggy anyway.  Screensets or not the solution to that.

And! To add! I just discovered the "docked plugs undock with screensets" bug which just muddles the whole thing up even more :grrrr:

Even if for some reason we are forced in the future to have "snap" as a global feature (though that would be cruel) it's GOT to not have a mind of it's own! Yes, I can set the KB's for the most used settings but for me I'd like both.

16ths in the PRV for example and 1/4 for the TV. It makes more sense to me to have it that way instead of "oh snap, I just changed to the whole project to 16ths globally because x1 has a mind of it's own lol" thus creating the need for my already pea-sized brain to think even more lol!

ba_midi



If I'm in the PRV (where I prefer 16ths as my default, vs whole in track view), I don't want to first have to change my entire screen just to get a grid going.  So that means type a # or click on the screenset chooser, then go back to where I wanted to be in the PRV anyway.

Billy, along with most people, I'm sure there are glitches in the way the Grid is currently working in X1.  But I'm not understanding what you mean here - "...change my entire screen just to get a grid going..."

Don't you have the Control Bar with the Grid included in your PRV?  Since there's just the one central Grid, it's intended to be visible in every view so you can access it.  And the Control Bar is only one "C" click away, so even if you for some reason don't have it visible in a Screenset, it can easily pop up again.

Why are you having to change your entire screen to get to the grid--?

Randy B.