Share your favorite DP tip!
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Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
Not to be a pill, but I imagine most of these keyboard shortcuts would be less a revelation if DP had right-mouse-click menu capabilities -- like every other app on the planet .
Anyhoo...
My trick isn't DP-specific, but works great with DP since DP allows for flexible aux bussing...
Two mono auxes in place of stereo auxes. For example, instead of plugging in a single, stereo eVerb in an aux buss, try using two mono auxes, panned hard left and right, with the same eVerb, but adjusted slightly differently. It can make for a more "spacious" sounding verb rather than a solid wash.
To add, try using subtle EQs and echoes with mono verb busses. Or stacking different verbs in an aux bus.
<small>[ July 03, 2005, 06:54 PM: Message edited by: heavypick ]</small>
Anyhoo...
My trick isn't DP-specific, but works great with DP since DP allows for flexible aux bussing...
Two mono auxes in place of stereo auxes. For example, instead of plugging in a single, stereo eVerb in an aux buss, try using two mono auxes, panned hard left and right, with the same eVerb, but adjusted slightly differently. It can make for a more "spacious" sounding verb rather than a solid wash.
To add, try using subtle EQs and echoes with mono verb busses. Or stacking different verbs in an aux bus.
<small>[ July 03, 2005, 06:54 PM: Message edited by: heavypick ]</small>
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Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
Please to eshplain. I can't repeat.Originally posted by Panopticon:
Control-click +mouse up/down in the time ruler for really fast and efficient zooming in and out.
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Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
I just discovered a great one! I have a scroll-wheel mouse. If I hold Shift and roll the wheel in Sequence view, it scrolls right and left. Yea!
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Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
Holding "T", or hitting it twice makes a temporary group of the selected tracks (not just for colors, but mix/edit too). Hit T once to cancel the temp group.Originally posted by 666:
Select any tracks you want (Shift-Click). Hold down the letter "t" while picking a color. All of the tracks you selected will change to that color.
Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
I often remember that after recording a global pass and then seeing all those lines in the tracks (undo, edit automation setup, redo automation pass).Originally posted by Timeline:
Turn off the automation pref under the setup window called 'effects parameter' before every mix.
<small>[ July 04, 2005, 03:37 AM: Message edited by: Tim ]</small>
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Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
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Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
Many Many thanks ••¦ these tips/short cuts are simply wonderful
folks. Please keep 'em coming !!! Schweats
Sorry , I don't have anything to add at the moment
folks. Please keep 'em coming !!! Schweats
Sorry , I don't have anything to add at the moment
Schweats
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Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
Um, do it right at the top of the time ruler border where you click to place the playback wiper. This is in the sequence editor window...Originally posted by Aaron Lyon:
Please to eshplain. I can't repeat.Originally posted by Panopticon:
Control-click +mouse up/down in the time ruler for really fast and efficient zooming in and out.
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Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
Got it. TOP of the time ruler. Excellent!Originally posted by Panopticon:
Um, do it right at the top of the time ruler border where you click to place the playback wiper. This is in the sequence editor window...
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Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
That's it's name!! I have been trying so hard to find this reference again. I remembered reading about the feature, then forgot what it was called!Originally posted by 666:
The Commands window is very useful but for some reason, I don't think many people ever even look at it.Originally posted by Tim:
[qb]
Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
Hey, I got one! Clicking on a marker's name selects everything up to the next marker.
That is going to be so handy.
I LOVE this program!
That is going to be so handy.
I LOVE this program!

Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
My most useful DP tip••¦Command-S to save.
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Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
I was wondering if there is a way to create and save a separate
mixer window for say drums only or strings only and to be able to toggle to it with a single key instead of having to pull down
from the mix board window's mini menu and selecting alternate board layout ? Any ideas ? Many TIA ••¦Schweats
mixer window for say drums only or strings only and to be able to toggle to it with a single key instead of having to pull down
from the mix board window's mini menu and selecting alternate board layout ? Any ideas ? Many TIA ••¦Schweats
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Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
does anyone else hate the consolidated window? my tip: turn that annoyance off in Prefs.
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Re: Share your favorite DP tip!
Wow...
Thank you every one...Love it!
This post could go on and on...keep it coming!
Thank you every one...Love it!
This post could go on and on...keep it coming!
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2.7 GHz 12-Core Intel Xeon E5
64 GB 1866 MHz DDR3
Mojave
DP 10.13
MOTU 8pre, MTP AV, 828 mkII
Tons of VIS and plug ins. SSD hard drives etc