Ouch!
 
F9/F10 are different in X than Pre-x... Now I gotta find those commands....
 
 

bitflipper
The first thing I do before starting a final mix is determine (by listening) exactly where I want playback/export to stop, and drop a marker there named "End". I also place one where I want the song to begin and label it "Start". If necessary, I slip-edit a track (any track) to make sure playback doesn't stop before the End marker.
 
Then, before exporting, I press CTL-A to select all tracks, jump to the Start marker and press F9, jump to the End marker and press F10. This method assures that reverb tails and fadeouts aren't truncated, that no external trimming will be needed, and that every export will produce identical results.
 

Hi bitflipper...
 
I forgot that X remaps those commands (F9/F10) to tool selections... I can't remember the "name" of those tools so I'm having some trouble locating them in X3 (if they still exist???)...
 
Could you please tell me the official name of those shortcuts? I haven't used 8.5.3 for much since X2 or so...
 
Thanks...
Keni
 

Just one of the reasons I still run 8.5 - didn't like the randomized keyboard shortcuts that have been standard since Cakewalk for DOS 1.0.

bitflipper
Just one of the reasons I still run 8.5 - didn't like the randomized keyboard shortcuts that have been standard since Cakewalk for DOS 1.0.

I'm with you on this, but in their defense, they're not randomized, but grouped differently...

I just opened 8.5.3 and found that F9/F10 are not assigned by default... So you may have long ago assigned them yourself?

Could you please check to see which commands they are mapped to? Good chance I can assign them to some keys here...

Thanks...
Keni

In X1 they didn't just change those keys, they re-assigned them to new functions. That was a WTF moment. My understanding, though, is that there is a simple way to restore the classic keybindings. Look in the Keybindings section in Preferences for an Import function. I've uninstalled X1 and never bothered trying X2 or X3, so I'm just remembering from 2 years ago (hopefully not a wishful-thinking false memory).

F9 > Edit | Select | From = Now
F10 > Edit | Select| Thru = Now
 
These were default accelerator assignments in all versions before X1. I re-assigned them right away in X1. Just search on "now" in Global bindings, and these options will be the first two listed.
 
You'll probably also want to re-assign:
 
Ctrl+F9 > Edit | Select | From = Start
Ctrl+F10 > Edit | Select| Thru = End
 
and
 
F7 > Go to From
F8 > Go to Thru
 
 

Thanks bf & bf!
 
I'm not sure about re-assigning the F7/F8, but I did just assign the Ctrl-F9/F10 series to the select from/thru... that should make my life a little easier...
 
Much thanks!
 
Keni