Mixing board remembering selections

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studio16
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Mixing board remembering selections

Post by studio16 »

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knew the anser to this one. DP 4.6 under Mac OS X. I love the new consolidated window. However, when I ever I pop into the mixing board using the consolidated window it only shows the tracks that were highlighted in the tracks window. I tried disabling the preference for "Mixing board _ scroll to highlighted track".

I'd like the mixing board to remember the tracks selected the last time I had it open.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance, :D
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Post by kelldammit »

it seems to forget mine, too, but in reverse...the audio tracks stay as they were, but the MIDI tracks keep showing back up, even though i hid them last time (i only use mixer in consolidated window).
i'm imagining we'd have to set up consoles (i.e. mixer views)?

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Post by chrispnyc »

I've had the same issue, but I actually started to like it. I rarely need to see every mixer channel at once, especially if I'm still arranging in the Tracks or Sequence windows.

It also can really help with processor load if you don't have extraneous stuff running, especially the screen redraws necessary for fader levels...

But yeah, if anyone knows the answer to this off the top fo their head, please let me know.

I'll dig through the manual tonight and post the answer if I find it for those who are interested.
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Post by lwilliam »

It happens to me, too. As a relative newbie to DP, I thought I was doing something wroing in a preference panel or something. Maybe not...
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Controlling tracks that display in the mixing board

Post by studio16 »

I notice that when I open older projects all tracks appear in the mixing board. If I am using the consolidated window and I happen to have a track highlighted when I switch the the mixer, only that track shows. Don't get me wrong, this is a very cool feature. But often I want to adjust all levels in between editing.

One tip, click the box in the mixing pane that seperates it from consolidated window. Now it doesn't change up according to the track selection in the tracks window. Then use Shift-T of shift-M to toggle between those two windows. I did some work over the weekend and this seemed to help.

Thanks for chipping in! 8)
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Post by chrispick »

Athough it may not be a viable option for all, I think the best solution is to incorporate dual monitor display.

You can keep all Tracks and Sequence Windows open on one monitor and Mixing Board open on the other. And now that LCD monitors are relatively inexpensive, you can accomplish this for $600 or $700 (perhaps less if you're frugal and dilligent) without sacrificing too much tabletop real estate.

It's what I do. I keep a Consolidated Window set-up with the Tracks and Sequence Windows as primary windows on my left monitor. That way I can click open Chunks or Soundbite windows there. On my right monitor, I've popped off and have floating the Mixing Board, CPU Monitor and Audio Monitor Windows. In doing this, screen left acts like a MIDI/audio editorial partition while screen right acts like a mixdown/playback partition.

Anyway, something to consider.
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Post by chrispnyc »

chrispick,

I've considered getting a 2nd monitor for a while now but I'm wondering...how does that affect your performance? I find that dp runs most smoothly with only one window open at a time. Does having that many detract from your speed at all?
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Post by chrispick »

chrispnyc wrote:chrispick,

I've considered getting a 2nd monitor for a while now but I'm wondering...how does that affect your performance? I find that dp runs most smoothly with only one window open at a time. Does having that many detract from your speed at all?
It doesn't seem to negatively impact screen performance at all, if that's what you mean.

As far as personal performance, it increases it. I don't waste a lot of time opening, moving and closing windows. I also know where things are on my screens without thinking about it.

Bear in mind, I'm pretty diligent about keeping my online projects as optimized as possible, so that helps. Check out my post in the "keeping DP from crashing" stickie to see what I generally do.

Also bear in mind my system stats listed below. They factor into this too, of course.
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