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I can't figure out how to insert a mute or unmute into a track as automation...I've just been automating the volume level to 0 as volume automation but there HAS to be a better way. Would appreciate any guidance on this...thanks

Sequence Editor, pull down menu next to the Record button (gray square with black triangle in it), or if the track is tall enough an Insert menu should be showing, and choose Track Mutes. A pencil will appear allowing you to click on the upper or lower portion of the track to write mute on/off data, and the Track View will be set to Mutes.

Hold down 'P' to temporarily access the Pencil tool.
Hit 'P' twice to make to Pencil stay there.
Hit 'A' twice to get the arrow cursor back.
Wrap fresh cilantro in a moist paper towel to help it last longer in the fridge.

You can also select a region and choose "mute selection" from the region menu.

Oh, and never refrigerate your tomatoes. It changes the flavor.

blue wrote:Oh, and never refrigerate your tomatoes. It changes the flavor.

Some may have considered this a little OT, blue.
I consider it a moot point, nonetheless.

Avocados too!

Tim wrote:Avocados too!

yep, avocados won't ripen correctly if placed in the fridge. i dont mind the taste of refrigerated tomatoes though...i like them cold.

the cilantro tip...good stuff...gonna go wrap mine right now

OldTimey wrote:

Tim wrote:Avocados too!

yep, avocados won't ripen correctly if placed in the fridge. i dont mind the taste of refrigerated tomatoes though...i like them cold.
the cilantro tip...good stuff...gonna go wrap mine right now

Agreed on the tomatoes, OTimey.

It goes without saying that bananas won't ripen properly in the fridge.
Makes sense really, as they're not comfortable with anything short of sub-tropical conditions.
Hmm... just like the apester. Funny, that.

I'd say avocados have the same preferences based on their preferred growing conditions, Tim.

Now, if you placed that eternally-young and geeky head of yours in the fridge for a month or so, you'd end up looking like some of us.
I refer of course to the good looking 'Cornies.
If you want to blend with the rest of us, you'll require an additional month in the fridge as well as a microwave cycle and brief roasting.

And make sure "enable automation" and "send mute" in the automation setup are checked.

Thanks for the culinary tips guys!

Phil

This paper towel trick is pretty good for spinach too- it wilts a little but that's better than the drippy slimy thing that happens normally.

since we're having such a light-hearted saturday chat- can anyone tell me what's this track mute thing that people complain about dp not being able to do? (It's some different issue than what's in this thread- I remember reading about it somewhere on here.) The only problem I have myself with the way mutes work is if you're listening to a mix with the automations enabled (green lit), you can't just mute some tracks by clicking on their mute buttons, the automation just reverses this. So you need to click off the automation play button then hit the track mute. This can defeat the point of trying to hear something specific, on the fly. anyone have something clever?

monkey man wrote:

OldTimey wrote:

Tim wrote:Avocados too!

i dont mind the taste of refrigerated tomatoes though...i like them cold.

Agreed on the tomatoes, OTimey.

Guys, guys, guys. Refrigerating tomatoes makes them mealy and ruins the natural flavor. Granted, it's hard to find good tomatoes in stores these days. Tomatoes are best picked ripe, but ripe tomatoes don't last long or transport well. Hence, bad store bought tomatoes. It's best to buy them at your local farmer's market, on the vine, or grow them yourself. The absolute best tomato you will ever have is the one you pick right before eating and still has the warmth of the sun on it. Once you've had that, it's hard to go back.

Anyway, enough of my tomato rant. Carry on.

The paper towel trick is great for all green, leafy vegetables and herbs. Just don't put any water on it. Excess moisture is the enemy of preservation. The paper towel will absorb the extra moisture on the veggies (from washing) and keep them from getting soggy.

If one wants avacados to not ripen leaving them on the tree should work, as I read they don't ripen while on the tree, only after they fall.
Sometimes avacodos seem Ok ripened in the regrigerator, sometimes not- might have to do with when in their ripening cycle they are refrigerated- maybe tomato's too.

Oh, and , uh, A control surface or the mixer in write or touch mode can do mutes also. Then corect any timing mistakes in sequence editor or event list (can mutes be quantized?).

blue wrote: The absolute best tomato you will ever have is the one you pick right before eating and still has the warmth of the sun on it. Once you've had that, it's hard to go back.

Too true, blue.
That first squirt of the juice that enters your mouth... heaven.

zaster wrote:The only problem I have myself with the way mutes work is if you're listening to a mix with the automations enabled (green lit), you can't just mute some tracks by clicking on their mute buttons, the automation just reverses this. So you need to click off the automation play button then hit the track mute. This can defeat the point of trying to hear something specific, on the fly. anyone have something clever?

All I can think of are "always mute" and solo buttons.
Rather than have 2 more buttons squeezed onto the mixer, MOTU could provide mini menus under the buttons, activated by a key/click combination.
"Normal" and "always" would be obvious candidates for the menu.

blue wrote:
The paper towel trick is great for all green, leafy vegetables and herbs. Just don't put any water on it. Excess moisture is the enemy of preservation. The paper towel will absorb the extra moisture on the veggies (from washing) and keep them from getting soggy.

I wrap all others in dry towels, but when I tried a moist one with cilantro it seemed to work better. I've also tried sticking it upright in water (Like celery) but that doesn't seem to help.

guys, that Region Mute thing works great - thanks much for the help!

PaganGods wrote:guys, that Region Mute thing works great - thanks much for the help!

How'd we get on that subject?