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Press Alt Key BEFORE or no copy
Hi everyone! Maybe someone knows why:
When I want to copy/duplicate a Clip in the Edit Window, I have to hold down the Alt Key BEFORE I grab the Clip, otherwise it doesn't copy it. When I copy a Midi Note in the Midi Editor, It doesn't matter if I hold down the alt key before selecting the note or while dragging it. The note gets copied/duplicated either way. It's a small issue, but coming from Logic where the alt key copy function behaves the same way regardless of where you copy, I find myself moving clips instead of copying them alot when working in the Edit Window. My Question: - is there a reason for this behaviour? - is it a bug? - can it be fixed? Thanks! |
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Re: Press Alt Key BEFORE or no copy
Hi,
I wonder the same but it could be how Digidesign used Sibelius to implement notation although it is really an afterthought with no lyric ability. I wasn't on Pro Tools when they started midi support but it was probably imported from another program or based on another program. Maybe the commands are from the other program. I can't stand how PT deletes notes that don't quite make the selection start when copying and pasting. It should be an option at least. DC
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What would be a great fix for this would be if one could make selections in the MIDI event list that would reflect in the other windows. I mean if a selection is made in a MIDI track in the Edit or MIDI Editor window and you do something like 'mute clips' it shows as greyed out in the MIDI event list. We can do line by line edits in the event list now; if we could select multiple lines in the event list and have that reflect in a MIDI track in the Edit (or MIDI Editor) window and do operations on that selection like we can in those windows working as things are now that would make for a more exact selection/workflow. |
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hi musicman 691! i know there are different approaches how to copy and duplicate. i am talking about the systemwide used function where you grab something and create a duplicate of it when you move it while pressing the "alt" key on the keyboard. it irritates me that while it is common in the Finder (or in Logic and Office) that you can Press the alt Key whenever you want, Pro Tools 11.1.3/Mac OS 10.9.2 requires you to press the alt key BEFORE you grab and move something, otherwise no Duplicate is created. The funny thing and the reason why I write this Post is that in the Midi Editor Window, Pro Tools is not a alt Diva and Copies/Duplicates Midi Notes even if you press the "alt" Key after you grab something and start moving it, just like Finder/Office/Logic. Check it out for yourself!
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i'm not expecting this and i'm not trying to change your workflow. i am simply asking if there is a reason why PT behaves differently in Edit Window vs Midi Editor Window regarding the "alt to duplicate" function.
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Re: Press Alt Key BEFORE or no copy
You probably won't get an answer on this because I doubt anyone uses the 'alt to duplicate' function but just normal PT functions which in the case of duplicating ARE system wide functions. In your case you have to use two hands - you have to hold down the alt key while clicking and dragging where as cmd-D you click the clip, it duplicates, and then you can drag it anywhere. Much easier that way.
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How do you do it when you copy inserts or plugins? i hold down the alt key and grab the plugin/send and move it and it's important to hold alt down before you grab. but not so in the midi editor (as said before). why this difference?
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Don't know why, but MIX window and EDIT window are two different tools and you need to have two different mindsets to master them both. Maybe that's why.
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