"select next/previous track" "rec enable track" key command?

[maufau]

Do these exist in PT? When tracking a vocalist and layering stacks up to 10 tracks per harmony part (gives a nice [natural] stereo spread) - I would like to refrain from using the mouse - but the only way I can see to select a track and or record enable a track is to use the mouse. Am I overlooking something or is this not possible.

I work primarily in Nuendo, and I have it setup to record enable a track when selecting it (during tracking only of course) - I set punch points hit play, down arrow, play, down arrow play, repeat until I am done with that harmony part. I love the mix and edit capabilities of ProTools and I am moving to an HD system (as converting Nuendo sessions to PT for clients for the last two years is getting tired) - but this is a huge hurdle in workflow to me if I can't engage a track for recording within half a second without using the mouse - esp. when I have 32 individual parts to look forward to tracking

P.S. I'm not bashing, I'm just asking

[Drew Mazurek]

You can turn on Track Selection follows Edit Selection which will accomplish the first part. As you move your Edit Selection up and down (BTW, I recommend buying the color coded keyboard) the track gets selected. Also, you can set Record enables to be non-latching so that switching to the next track is a one button operation. But your last and seemingly most important request for a key command to arm a track doesn't exist. Hope this helps.

I'm an ICON owner and can't imagine using ANY DAW without a control surface now.

[maufau]

Thanks for that, that cleared things up a bit. I guess I'll have to stick to my old ways, I don't use a mouse at all during tracking (at all and this would be a hinderance to my workflow.

I just find it odd that a program that is known for its key commands, editing capabilities, requires you to record enable a track with the mouse only - I find something awfully wrong with that.

On another note - the ICON console - nice, I've always worked on the digi consoles for mixing, and I agree (if I could afford one) I wouldn't go back. I was looking at the Euphonix MC, but even that will have to wait.

I will keep trying to find a way to work with this, like I said, mixing in protools - and editing is sooooo nice, but the tracking (lightning fast tracking) without a console might make it hard.

Once again thanks.

[Irl Sanders]

If you are very careful about where you place your windows and track size display, you could program a Quickeys macro to perform a mouse click on the record buttons of a series of tracks. You'd have to have a solid preset way of working, say 20 mono tracks, all at the top of the window, set to medium display size, etc, etc. But would be very do-able if you are desperate to ditch the mouse.

Why oh why PT isn't Apple Scriptable I don't know.

And my favorite jab when PT doesn't do something I want -

This feature has been in Digital Perfomer since 1990

I image they are trying to protect you from wiping out a track with a careless keypress, but the non-destructive nature of PT should already take care of that.

[Drew Mazurek]

And my favorite jab when PT doesn't do something I want -

This feature has been in Digital Perfomer since 1990

LOL. I have a DP user friend that is ALWAYS telling me this!!! He may be right, but damn do I hate DP the times I've tried it.

[Irl Sanders]

DP blows for editing audio, but the rest of the environment is pretty friendly.

[maufau]

not sure what happened - but, looks like my last post didn't make it through. Maybe its what I said ....

Is there a feature request forum?

Also, as an option alongside the track enable key command, it would be nice to have in the preferences a "(rec) track enable follows track selection" or something like that. Like I said, an option, but this would allow us tracking engineers to track the likes of Danity Kane with 100+ something vocal tracks (yes, look it up) but just using the previous / next selection (p/ to track as this is all we do during these R&B and POP songs, record, next track, record, next track, record, next track repeat until client feels its "big enough"

I know this isn't important in the mix phase, but it is a must have when "fast tracking"...