[RWP] Cockos Wiki Selecting items, may help with selecting trax?
Roy Shtupler
shtupler at 013.net
Mon Oct 8 08:04:38 EDT 2012
it does , at least for tracks; Ctrl+Shift+Space anounces which tracks are
selected.
think there's a posibility to do this also for items.
cheers
Roy.
http://elephant-dolphin.bandcamp.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Snowbarger" <Snowman at SnowmanRadio.com>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 4:14 AM
Subject: Re: [RWP] Cockos Wiki Selecting items, may help with selecting
trax?
> Roy,
> does ReAccess do that query?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roy Shtupler" <shtupler at 013.net>
> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 9:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [RWP] Cockos Wiki Selecting items, may help with selecting
> trax?
>
>
>> you can query Reaper's API to say which tracks are selected and which
>> items on each track; at least with Reaper 4 , not sure about 3 though.
>> best
>> Roy.
>> http://elephant-dolphin.bandcamp.com
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Snowbarger" <Snowman at SnowmanRadio.com>
>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2012 5:47 AM
>> Subject: Re: [RWP] Cockos Wiki Selecting items, may help with selecting
>> trax?
>>
>>
>>>I dont' know. I can't make much out of this mousey discussion. Thanks
>>>for providing it. But, at the moment, it seems like there is a lot of
>>>confusion on our part over what is selected, and what isn't at any one
>>>time. We don't have any good way of querying reaper for that, do we?
>>> You can select an individual item on a track, or the entire track, or
>>> multiple tracks.
>>>
>>> So, knowingly stating some of the obvious, but just to try to summarize
>>> what we know.
>>> Arrow up and down just selects the track you land on.
>>> Shift_downArrow selects the next track as well. So, now, 2 tracks, and
>>> all items on each, or selected.
>>>
>>> What unselects them?
>>>
>>> Shift+escape unselects everything.
>>>
>>> To select non-contiguously, shift+space starts multiselection mode, and
>>> selects the current track which, presumably, was already selected.
>>>
>>> Arrowint to a track in this mode does not select it. Only when you
>>> press shift+space to toggle it's selection status.
>>>
>>> Again shift+escape cancels all that.
>>>
>>> It looks like item selection is a thing that you do only when only one
>>> track is selected.
>>> Assuming that only the current track is selected, It looks to me like,
>>> if you have a track with 3 items, that if you go to the start of the
>>> project, then use control right and left arrow to get to item 1, then
>>> item 1 alone is selected.
>>> If you now press control shift right arrow, then item 1 and 2 are both
>>> selected.
>>> However, if you had just pressed control right arrow, with out the
>>> shift, the item 1 becomes unselected, and only item 2 would be selected.
>>>
>>> If you press shift+downarrow, What happens?
>>> Do all items on the track you just left become selected? Probably so.
>>>
>>> Using a time selection. play to the start point, press
>>> alt+shift+leftBracket, play to the end point and pause, press
>>> alt+shift+rightBracket. Now you have a time selection established, on
>>> the currently selected track or tracks.
>>> If you now play, it will play starting at the right end of the
>>> selection. But, if you left arrow back just a little bit, so your cursor
>>> is to the left of the time selection, and then play, reaper will just
>>> play from the cursor to the end of the time selection. You can then
>>> determine if a time selection is present or not because, if not, then
>>> reaper won't stop at the end of the selection.
>>>
>>> If you copy and paste that time selection, it just seems to create a new
>>> track.
>>>
>>> I have managed to copy and paste a few bars of all tracks to the end,
>>> and I did it without gluing items. But, I don't quite know how I did it
>>> yet.
>>> But, I think it was jsut shift+down Arrowing, without thinking about
>>> items. I think I got the first item of each track. So, there has to be
>>> more to that.
>>>
>>> It seems to be that there are a lot of irregularities here, as chris
>>> pointed out.
>>> Stuff doesn't seem to do the same thing twice. But, I suspect it may be
>>> due to our inability to accurately tell what is selected and what is
>>> not.
>>>
>>> I'll keep poking at this. I have to admit that not being able to
>>> correctly identify stuff like that has me more than a little scared.
>>> When I do projects in reaper, I save often, very often, just because I'm
>>> sure I don't always know what I'm doing. And, losing the work isn't
>>> something I can afford.
>>> So, mroe as I learn it.
>>> Meanwhile, if I have something wrong, or forgot about something
>>> relevant, do flag me down.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 6:44 PM
>>> Subject: [RWP] Cockos Wiki Selecting items, may help with selecting
>>> trax?
>>>
>>>
>>>> AS usual, this is for mouse, but there can still be clues here:
>>>> Contents
>>>> 1 Editing in REAPER
>>>> 1.1 Selecting Items
>>>> 1.2 Split Items
>>>> 1.3 Copy Items
>>>> 1.4 Paste Items
>>>> 1.5 Cut Item
>>>> 1.6 Delete Item
>>>> 1.7 Looping an Item
>>>> 1.8 Fade In
>>>> 1.9 Fade Out
>>>> 1.10 Volume
>>>> 1.11 Item Processing
>>>> Editing in REAPER
>>>> Item Editing in REAPER is non-destructive. Edits made to Items are
>>>> unique per Item and do not alter the content of the Source file. So
>>>> feel free to experiment knowing that your original recorded files are
>>>> safe.
>>>>
>>>> Selecting Items
>>>> ▪Select an Item by Left-Clicking on the Item. The color of the Item
>>>> will change to indicate it has been selected.
>>>> ▪Select multiple Items by using [Ctrl]+Left-Click.
>>>> ▪Select adjacent Items by using [Shft]+Left-Click.
>>>> ▪Select groups of Items by holding down the Alt key, then
>>>> right-clicking and dragging a marquee around the Items:
>>>> [Alt]+Right-Click & Drag.
>>>> ▪Toggle the selection status of multiple Items by holding down the Alt
>>>> and Ctrl keys, then right-clicking and dragging a marquee around the
>>>> Items: [Ctrl]+[Alt]+Right-Click & Drag.
>>>> Split Items
>>>> ▪If no Item is selected, pressing S will split all Items on all Tracks
>>>> at the Edit Cursor position.
>>>> ▪If Item(s) are selected, pressing S will split all selected Item(s) at
>>>> the Edit Cursor position.
>>>>
>>>> Copy Items
>>>> There are several ways to copy Item/s in REAPER
>>>> ▪Use Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+C to copy any selected Items
>>>> ▪Right-click on an item and select Copy selected items from the menu
>>>> ▪Select an item, then select Edit > Copy selected items
>>>> ▪Hold down the Ctrl key while dragging the Item(s)
>>>>
>>>> Paste Items
>>>> There are several ways to paste Item/s in REAPER
>>>> ▪Use Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+V to paste an Item at the current cursor
>>>> position. If a Track is selected, the Item will be pasted into the
>>>> selected Track. If no Track is selected, the Item will be pasted into
>>>> the last selected Track.
>>>> ▪Right-click on a Track and select Paste from the menu. If a Track is
>>>> selected, the Item will be pasted into the selected Track. If no Track
>>>> is selected, the Item will be pasted into the last selected Track.
>>>> ▪Select Edit > Paste. If a Track is selected, the Item will be pasted
>>>> into the selected Track. If no Track is selected, the Item will be
>>>> pasted into the last selected Track.
>>>>
>>>> Cut Item
>>>> Cut removes the Item to the Clipboard. There are several ways to Cut
>>>> Items.
>>>> ▪Use Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+X to cut selected Item/s.
>>>> ▪Right-click on a selected Item and select Cut selected items from the
>>>> menu.
>>>> ▪Select Edit > Cut selected items.
>>>>
>>>> Delete Item
>>>> Delete completely removes the Item from the project. There are several
>>>> ways to Delete Items.
>>>> ▪Use the Delete key to delete selected Item/s.
>>>> ▪Right-click on a selected Item and select Remove selected items. This
>>>> will delete any selected Items.
>>>> ▪Select Edit > Remove selected items.
>>>> NOTE: All selected items will be affected by these processes. The
>>>> original items will remain, however, as Reaper is non-destructive. It
>>>> is most important to remain aware of what you have selected or
>>>> unintended consequences will follow e.g. deleting more items from the
>>>> project than what you intended to delete.
>>>>
>>>> Looping an Item
>>>> All Items except Empty Items can be Looped. The Loop point is defined
>>>> by the duration of the source Media. If you insert an Item that is four
>>>> bars long, it will Loop every 4 bars, if it is 8 bars, it will loop
>>>> every 8 bars, and so on.
>>>> To Loop an Item:
>>>> 1.Mouse over an edge of the Item until the Cursor changes to a
>>>> double-headed arrow.
>>>> 2.Drag the Cursor to extend the Item. Each Loop Point will be indicated
>>>> by a notch in the edges of the Item.
>>>> 3.Extend the Loop as required.
>>>> The length and play rate of the Looped Item will be displayed as you
>>>> drag the edge of the Loop.
>>>>
>>>> Fade In
>>>> A Fade In raises the output volume of an Item from 0dB at the start of
>>>> the Fade In up to the Fader Volume of the Track at the end of the Fade
>>>> In.
>>>> To create a Fade In:
>>>> 1.Mouse over the starting edge of the Item until the cursor changes to
>>>> a Fade Cursor.
>>>> 2.Drag the edge of the Item to the right to create the Fade In. The
>>>> duration of the Fade In you are creating will be shown to the right of
>>>> the Cursor as you drag the edge of the Item.
>>>> 3.Release the mouse to complete the Fade In.
>>>> You can also set a Fade In duration through the Media Item Properties
>>>> window.
>>>>
>>>> Fade Out
>>>> A Fade Out lowers the output volume of an Item from the Fader Volume of
>>>> the Track at the beginning of the Fade Out down to 0dB at the end of
>>>> the Fade Out.
>>>> To create a Fade Out:
>>>> 1.Mouse over the edge at the end of the Item until the cursor changes
>>>> to a Fade Cursor.
>>>> 2.Drag the edge of the Item to the left to create the Fade Out. The
>>>> duration of the Fade Out you are creating will be shown to the right of
>>>> the Cursor as you drag the edge of the Item.
>>>> 3.Release the mouse to complete the Fade Out.
>>>> You can also set a Fade Out duration through the Media Item Properties
>>>> window.
>>>>
>>>> Volume
>>>> Item Volume is independent of Track volume. Item Volume can be set per
>>>> Item, or for multiple selected Items by adjusting one of the selected
>>>> Items.
>>>> To set Item Volume:
>>>> 1.Mouse over the top edge of the Item until the cursor changes to a
>>>> vertical double-headed arrow.
>>>> 2.Drag the cursor to lower the Item Volume. The Item Volume will be
>>>> shown to the right of the Cursor and the Peaks will be redrawn to
>>>> reflect the change in Peak Volume as you drag the edge of the Item.
>>>> 3.Release the mouse to complete the change in Item Volume.
>>>> By default, you cannot drag the Item Volume above 0db. This behavior
>>>> can be overridden by pressing the SHIFT key while changing the Item
>>>> Volume or could be permanentely changed in the Media preferences dialog
>>>> to have the volume range go from -inf to +6dB.
>>>> You can also set Item Volume and raise it above 0db by using the Volume
>>>> Fader in the Media Item Properties window.
>>>> Item Processing
>>>> The Item processing sub-menu can be found when you right click on an
>>>> event and consists of Normalize Selected Items, Auto trim/Split
>>>> Selected Items, Quantize Items Position to Grid and Move items to
>>>> Source Preferred Position
>>>>
>>>> Normalization of an event in REAPER is non-destructive and is extremely
>>>> useful for raising the overall volume of an event without having to
>>>> touch the track's volume slider or use an envelope. Normalize will
>>>> simply raise the volume of the event so that the highest peak reaches
>>>> 0dBFS. Keep in mind that you can still lower the volume of the selected
>>>> event by using the item volume adjustment tip above, and that event's
>>>> peaking at 0dB will not produce audible digital clip noise unless
>>>> either the master buss clips, or a plug-in overloads internally.
>>>> The Auto Trim/Split function is incredibly flexible and useful for drum
>>>> editing when combined with 'quantize item positions to grid'
>>>>
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