Subject: [linux-audio-dev] Re: [ardour-dev] experiences and reflections from the UK - trim handles
From: orf_AT_planet.nl
Date: Thu Aug 15 2002 - 01:39:51 EEST
> i plan to remove trim mode completely, as suggested by gerard, and use
> handles at the ends of the region(view). sx does this, and it was so
> much easier to use than the current trim model in ardour.
it appears to me that the PT trim mode is _very_ quick (depending
on whether you have to switch mouse tools). The main drawback i see
with using handles is the requirement for precision mousing - it can
get very tiring after a full-on day in the studio, and the required accuracy is a barrier to increased productivity.
i can see the attraction of trim handles, but it seems a backwards
step to remove a dedicated mouse tool.
PT trim mode also has a 'TCE' sub-mode which will timestretch to the
indicated position. It would seem prudent to plan for options such as
this, that will hopefully be standard on DAW's before too long :-)
I would imagine this was easier to incorporate into a dedicated trim tool
than using yet another modifier key on a handle...
I'm a Logic user, btw, (and not Protools), so it worries me
to see features taken from what is generally considered
to be Logics' inferior rival:-)
I know i am on dodgy ground here, and it isnt that Cubase doesnt have good features,
but i would hope people are at least as familiar with Logics more professional & flexible (if more difficult to learn) approach, as with
Cubase, although i fear not.....
cheers
-- Tim Orford
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