Thanks!How do I split a clip?
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- KVRer
- 2 posts since 27 Dec, 2003
Is there a split clip feature in Tracktion? I have recorded a midi clip and want to cut it up into small sections and move them around. Is there a split clip function to do this? I can't seem to find it in the program or the documentation. Thanks!
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- KVRAF
- 2417 posts since 17 Jun, 2003
use the / keyboard shortcut.
Think there's also a button option from the context sensitive menu that appears at the bottom when you highlight the clip, from memory
Think there's also a button option from the context sensitive menu that appears at the bottom when you highlight the clip, from memory
"my gosh it's a friggin hardware"
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- KVRAF
- 1789 posts since 17 Mar, 2004 from Bretagne, the west of France
it is in the documentation...
Select the clip, position the cursor and press /
Rony
Select the clip, position the cursor and press /
Rony
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 2 posts since 27 Dec, 2003
Thank you, I must be blind but this is a great help! 
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- KVRist
- 169 posts since 10 Feb, 2003 from Melbourne, Australia
It's useful to bear in mind also when splitting clips that each part still contains all the content of the original. This may catch you off guard later on if you extend the length of the clip and discover more notes there. Tracktion has commands that delete content beyond the boundaries of a split clip that you might like to use in these situations. Also I find it a little awkward to position the spit point accurately in Tracktion. To get it precisely at the start of a bar, for example, I usually click the cursor somewhere near the split point I want, use the fast forward or rewind buttons to acurately move the cusor into position, then select the clip and split it. This technique works well for me; I'm sure others have equally efficient ways of working.
Steve
Steve
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- KVRist
- 453 posts since 10 Jul, 2003 from Rotterdam
btw: meant to ask this for a long time.. When slitting audio parts.. does the split automatically snap to a zero crossing point in the audio? (it doesn't seem like it does) or is there a way to create 'micro' fadeout/ins automatically when you split audio?
Essentially im looking for an automatic way of avoiding clicks in split audio parts.
Essentially im looking for an automatic way of avoiding clicks in split audio parts.
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- KVRAF
- 3745 posts since 29 Sep, 2002 from Killafornia
I think theres a zero-crossing setting somewhere but I cant remember at the moment. Each clip has a fade-in and fade out handle. Thats another way of avoiding clicks.
OT: Jules if you're reading this
. Can we have the split clips function select everything to the right of the clip after splitting like it used to?
OT: Jules if you're reading this
. Can we have the split clips function select everything to the right of the clip after splitting like it used to?
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- KVRist
- 268 posts since 11 Nov, 2003 from kentucky
I know this has come up before...
The split clips function used to leave everything to the right selected....
BUT...
If you selected multiple clips to edit simultaneously, only the top most clip remained selected. This kind of, well, sucked. Try editing multiple stereo takes or all tracks in a song when doing an arrangement. Having to reselect all the tracks you want to edit after cutting once is a real drag.
Simply put, I agree but hope that all tracks being edited remain selected to the right of the cut point.
On that note, I'd also like to see the arrow resize function work for multiple clips. Presently, resizing just doesn't work. All clips selected except the one actually being clicked/resized end up being dragged out of sync. Try it.
The split clips function used to leave everything to the right selected....
BUT...
If you selected multiple clips to edit simultaneously, only the top most clip remained selected. This kind of, well, sucked. Try editing multiple stereo takes or all tracks in a song when doing an arrangement. Having to reselect all the tracks you want to edit after cutting once is a real drag.
Simply put, I agree but hope that all tracks being edited remain selected to the right of the cut point.
On that note, I'd also like to see the arrow resize function work for multiple clips. Presently, resizing just doesn't work. All clips selected except the one actually being clicked/resized end up being dragged out of sync. Try it.
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- KVRAF
- 3745 posts since 29 Sep, 2002 from Killafornia
Yeah that was the plan all along. But the way it is now I still have to reselect everything afterwards cuz if I split a group of tracks, I dont want to move everything. So I have to deselect, and select the clips, then move. Atleast before when I was splitting 1 clip it was useful. Now its not usefull with 1, or with severaljames wrote:
Simply put, I agree but hope that all tracks being edited remain selected to the right of the cut point.
. No big deal tho. I just hope it makes the T2 list.