Markers 101

tom24569 · Post by **tom24569** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:00 pm

Why don't markers behave the way I'd like them to?

What I'd like to be able to do:

- While a track is playing, hit a key to add a marker
- After stopping, drag the marker to a new position
- Double-click on the marker to name it or add a comment

This all seems doable in DP, but the execution is very cumbersome. When I open the Markers window, the Record Hits command isn't available. To add a marker I have to select Add from a menu. And so forth.

Can anyone provide a basic tutorial or pointers to accomplish the above (and more) using as few keystrokes as possible? Seems to me this is the way Peak behaves.

Thanks!

remainanon · Post by **remainanon** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:23 pm

Are you on 5.11? If so...

Go to the Commands window (shift-L). In the search field enter "Add Marker".

Then what I've done (and a few others, I imagine) is remove the ^M command from the "Add Marker" slot and assign it to the command right below it - "Add Marker and Edit Options".

If you're still on an earlier version ^M will at least add the markers on the fly. But you still have to peck around the Markers list to edit the names.

Dragging Markers would be very helpful to me too!

HTH

JW

Tritonemusic · Post by **Tritonemusic** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:24 pm

remainanon wrote:Dragging Markers would be very helpful to me too!

You can drag Markers in the Tracks Overview window and the Sequence Editor window. Maybe more...it's in the User Guide.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:44 am

666 wrote:
remainanon wrote:Dragging Markers would be very helpful to me too!
You can drag Markers in the Tracks Overview window and the Sequence Editor window. Maybe more...it's in the User Guide.

How does one do it in the SE?

Dwetmaster · Post by **Dwetmaster** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:02 am

Tim wrote:How does one do it in the SE?

In the conductor track. Select show markers et VoilÃ !!!

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:11 am

Dwetmaster wrote:
Tim wrote:How does one do it in the SE?
In the conductor track. Select show markers et VoilÃ !!!

Oh yeah. I remember knowing that....
Damn!.........as soon as I learn something new, something older gets deleted from my cache.

Dwetmaster · Post by **Dwetmaster** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:33 am

I definitely know what you mean

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:09 am

If you constantly turn your weaknesses into strenghts, you're effectively converting your cache-poop into fodder.

Mr_Clifford · Post by **Mr_Clifford** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:28 pm

Tim wrote:Oh yeah. I remember knowing that....
Damn!.........as soon as I learn something new, something older gets deleted from my cache.

It's all those obscure key commands that you seem to be able to come up with at will.

quincyg · Post by **quincyg** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:48 pm

Dwetmaster wrote:
Tim wrote:How does one do it in the SE?
In the conductor track. Select show markers et VoilÃ !!!

why wouldn't the markers simply be moveable in the ruler. bad design. this means you have to scroll up to the conductor track to move a marker which defeats the purpose if i am trying to move a marker to a soundbite.