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Tracks Window Case Study

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The Tool Menu in the Tracks Window provides 14 Cursor Tools to choose from when editing Regions in the Tracks Window. However, the actual Tool might change due to Click Zones (specific areas that act as hot spots), settings and modifier keys. This makes it almost impossible to predict what Tool is displayed and when. ➡ Attention To better show all the rules and exceptions for the various Tools, I organize them into four groups based on a hierarchy of rules: 1 - Overwrites There are two key combinations that overwrite any other rules regarding the Cursor Tool Tool Menu ‣ ‣ then it requires holding down only the opt key. Fade Overwrite: Holding down the sh+ctr keys always switches to the Fade Tool when hovering over the left or right border …show more content…

When hovering anywhere on the Workspace outside a Region, Erase Text Glue Mute Zoom Automation Select Tool Automation Curve Tool Marquee Scissors: Holding down the option key switches the standard Scissors Tool  to the Scissors Tool with a plus symbol  . Now instead of making one split, a click on the Region splits the Region into multiple, equal parts based on the distance between the Region start and the click position. Solo: I explained that functionality with the two Solo Tools   in the previous section. Fade: The Fade Tool displays the Fade Length  (hovering over the beginning or end of the Fade) or the Fade Curve  (hovering between the beginning and end of the shaded Fade area).  Logic Pro X - Tips, Tricks, Secrets #1 (2015-xxxx) 3 - Special Click Actions 52 of 101 4 - Tools with Click Zones These are the four Tools that need the most attention. They can change based on three factors: • Click Zones: There are up to three Click Zones on the left and right border of a Region (top, middle, bottom). I indicate them in these diagrams with red …show more content…

Dragging the slider left or right will change the velocity value of all selected Note ‣ Events. ‣ Relation between Values: The velocity values keep their relative values to each other. Limit when moving: • Group Limit: Dragging ➑ the slider left/right will move the velocity values up/down until the first value reaches that limit. • Individual Limits: Lifting the Limit with the option key ➒ seems a bit buggy. You have to hold down the option key first and then move the Velocity Slider, or opt+click along the Slider (not the slider knob). The limit will only be lifted on top but not at the bottom ➓ (strange). ➑ ➐ Opt+drag ➒ ➍ ➏ • Individual Limits: Holding down the option key ➍ after you start dragging will lift this max/min limit. Now, the velocity values of all MIDI Note continue to move towards the minimum ➎ or maximum ➏ value until the value of each Event reached that level. Please note, if you use the modifier keys ctr+cmd to overwrite the current Tool with the Velocity Tool, then you also have to hold down the option key after you start dragging with the ctr+cmd key pressed

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