drag and drop soundfiles in a row
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drag and drop soundfiles in a row
hi there
I'm trying to figure that one out for a long time and still haven't found the solution . Also was searching for a solution in the manual several times .
If I want to drag e.g. three soundfiles from the soundbites window to one track in a row (so not all of them starting at the same point, but subsequently) how do I do this!
I always thought I has to be a very easy solution, like pressing a modifyer key.
sooooo, if anyone has any hints...
I'm trying to figure that one out for a long time and still haven't found the solution . Also was searching for a solution in the manual several times .
If I want to drag e.g. three soundfiles from the soundbites window to one track in a row (so not all of them starting at the same point, but subsequently) how do I do this!
I always thought I has to be a very easy solution, like pressing a modifyer key.
sooooo, if anyone has any hints...
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Re: drag and drop soundfiles in a row
I don't know if this works FROM the SBs window (try it and let us know), but at least, once the SBs are in the same track, you can butt them together by "throwing" them with the Control key (you move a SB a little to the left while pressing Ctrl and release).
Maybe it works if you hold Control from the SBs window as you put them in the track? No estoy seguro...
Maybe it works if you hold Control from the SBs window as you put them in the track? No estoy seguro...
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Re: drag and drop soundfiles in a row
hi FMiguelez
Thanks for your reply. That doesn't work here. I tried what you said in the tracks window and the sequencer window. If I press ctrl then I can't select a sb in track view (pointer turns into a cross). If I click them, press ctrl and try to move them, it just moves them normally. In seq view the "finger" turns into a hand, but the behaviour does not change.
It would already help, if i could drag the files from the sb window to a track if they would automatically go to their original timestamp. But they all just stuck over each other.
Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?
Thanks for your reply. That doesn't work here. I tried what you said in the tracks window and the sequencer window. If I press ctrl then I can't select a sb in track view (pointer turns into a cross). If I click them, press ctrl and try to move them, it just moves them normally. In seq view the "finger" turns into a hand, but the behaviour does not change.
It would already help, if i could drag the files from the sb window to a track if they would automatically go to their original timestamp. But they all just stuck over each other.
Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?
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Re: drag and drop soundfiles in a row
It can be a little tricky...
First, you click on the SB. Without releasing the mouse, press Control and move it a little to the left, as if you were going to move it manually, and THEN release the mouse with Control still pressed.
That's how I've done it, so unless it changed in DP9, this should work. Let us know.
First, you click on the SB. Without releasing the mouse, press Control and move it a little to the left, as if you were going to move it manually, and THEN release the mouse with Control still pressed.
That's how I've done it, so unless it changed in DP9, this should work. Let us know.
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Re: drag and drop soundfiles in a row
BTW, you mentioned they may have time stamps already. If this is the case, and you want to place them to the original stamps, simply get them in the TO window. Then, select them all, and engage the "move selected SBs to original time stamp". Bam! They all go where they must.
This also works for user time stamps if you stamped them yourself for this or other purposes.
This also works for user time stamps if you stamped them yourself for this or other purposes.
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Re: drag and drop soundfiles in a row
ahhh! now I got it. My problem before was, that the tracks were at the beginning of the timeline and it seems you can only "throw" them to the left side.
Thanks a lot! It's not exactly what I was hoping for, but it's better than nothing. And I learned sth new today (throwing around sb for the rest of the day now I guess )
Thanks a lot! It's not exactly what I was hoping for, but it's better than nothing. And I learned sth new today (throwing around sb for the rest of the day now I guess )
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Re: drag and drop soundfiles in a row
about the timestamp, yes, that I know. It's just that I would like to have the option when I want to drag files to the timeline to select whether I want them to be in new tracks or to have them in the same track (edit: well, that's obviously not a problem, with the two dragging options) and then the option, whether they should start a the same point, subsequently or at timestamp. I've been working with DP since 4.5 but this is one thing I never get used to. I don't know if I'm a rare case but I stumble about that problem all the time and I'm just so used to have this option when importing several audio files (from other DAW's in a studio I used to work). And I always assumed that there has to be a very easy solution to do that & I'm just too stupid to find it .
But better the workarounds than nothing.
But better the workarounds than nothing.
Re: drag and drop soundfiles in a row
If you want to drag and drop multiple soundbites each to their own track, open the Sequence Editor, select them in the SB window and drag them to what MOTU calls the track panel, where the track name, routing, etc are shown not the main body of the window. Each soundbite will appear in its own track.
As far as dragging multiple SBs to the same track in a row, ask yourself in what order do you want the SBs? Even if DP placed them in a row arbitrarily, you'd have to do a lot of manual moving to get the SBs in the order you prefer. This is where Timestamps are great. If the SBs don't have them you can assign a user TS to them in the SB info window, then use "move to user time stamp" command. This only works, of course, if the Timestamps don't overlap. Alternately, you can drag each to their own track as I describe above, then drag each one to a master track using Ctrl-drag to abut them end to end.
As far as dragging multiple SBs to the same track in a row, ask yourself in what order do you want the SBs? Even if DP placed them in a row arbitrarily, you'd have to do a lot of manual moving to get the SBs in the order you prefer. This is where Timestamps are great. If the SBs don't have them you can assign a user TS to them in the SB info window, then use "move to user time stamp" command. This only works, of course, if the Timestamps don't overlap. Alternately, you can drag each to their own track as I describe above, then drag each one to a master track using Ctrl-drag to abut them end to end.
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Re: drag and drop soundfiles in a row
hi frank
thanks for trying to help. I know all of what you wrote already.
I sometimes get consolidated multitracks from other parties. If they've been recorded in one session it's no problem I can use the timestamps then. But sometimes I get 30 tracks per song, with 10 songs recorded in different sessions (= overlapping timestamps). What I usually do then is drag the first 30 tracks into the track overview window to create the 30 tracks. then import the next 30 tracks (so having 60 all together) and copy the second bunch to the first 30 tracks and so on. But what I would like to do is import all tracks to the sb window, sort them by name and then drag all 30 kickdrum files into one track subsequently. Continue with snare and so on...
thanks for trying to help. I know all of what you wrote already.
I sometimes get consolidated multitracks from other parties. If they've been recorded in one session it's no problem I can use the timestamps then. But sometimes I get 30 tracks per song, with 10 songs recorded in different sessions (= overlapping timestamps). What I usually do then is drag the first 30 tracks into the track overview window to create the 30 tracks. then import the next 30 tracks (so having 60 all together) and copy the second bunch to the first 30 tracks and so on. But what I would like to do is import all tracks to the sb window, sort them by name and then drag all 30 kickdrum files into one track subsequently. Continue with snare and so on...
Re: drag and drop soundfiles in a row
There's actually a very easy way to do this. Open the Event Editor for the audio track and drag the soundbites into there. The soundbites will be all in a row, perfectly butted up against each other.
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Re: drag and drop soundfiles in a row
Hence the nickname, "Magic."
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Re: drag and drop soundfiles in a row
I didn't know you could drag from the finder to the Event List window. Cool tip. Thank you, Dave.
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Re: drag and drop soundfiles in a row
Well, well. Who knew? Not me. Thanks Dave!magicd wrote:There's actually a very easy way to do this. Open the Event Editor for the audio track and drag the soundbites into there. The soundbites will be all in a row, perfectly butted up against each other.
Dave
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Re: drag and drop soundfiles in a row
AAAAhhhh!!!!magicd wrote:There's actually a very easy way to do this. Open the Event Editor for the audio track and drag the soundbites into there. The soundbites will be all in a row, perfectly butted up against each other.
Dave
Yes!!! Thank you magic (if not miraculous) dave!!
I KNEW there has to be a very easy way