[Rwp] Basic track selection question

[Scott Chesworth]

Hey Dave,

I'd say you're going the right way about this by learning to work with
items, they're very powerful. That said, if you want Reaper to behave
a bit more like you expected out of the box, try unchecking "If no
items are selected, some split/trim/delete actions affect all items at
the edit cursor" checkbox, which you'll find in Preferences under
Editing behaviour.

Hth

Scott

On 9/18/15, James Teh via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
> Actions in REAPER/OSARA/ReaAccess are context sensitive. So, if the time
> selection is the last thing you touched, the standard delete action will
> delete the time selection as a whole. This context sensitivity is usually
> desirable, but where it isn't, you need to use other actions as suggested
> already.
>
> Sent from a mobile device
>
>> On 18 Sep 2015, at 9:32 AM, onlineeagle via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi, sorry. I seem to have solved it. Sort of. This is Windows. It's hard
>> enough trying to learn things on Windows without learning the Mac side
>> similtaniously. It turns out that my track selections are working. But,
>> for some reason, when you apply a time selection and press delede, it
>> deletes the selected audio on all tracks. If, on the other hand I split an
>> item, and delete that item, it will delete the item on the selected track.
>> Why time selecting doesn't seem to be track specific is a mystery to me.
>> Anyway, I have managed to do what I need to do.
>>
>> The problem with the tracks not playing at the same time was a ripple
>> issue. It transpires that if you insert some media into a new track, if
>> ripple is on, then it will import after the audio stops playing on the
>> first track. It's amazing how ripmle status changes so much; apart from
>> time stretching, but let's not go down that slippery slope.
>>
>> Thanks again for stepping into the breach.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On 18 Sep 2015, at 00:22, theoreomonster--- via RWP
>>> <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Is this on OS X? or Windows?
>>>
>>>> On Sep 17, 2015, at 5:56 PM, onlineeagle via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Update: I have found a SWS extension action that unselects all tracks,
>>>> items and envelope points. I have assigned this to a hotkey. I am now
>>>> able to affect the tracks I wish to affect. However, the ReaConsole
>>>> select commands don't seem to be working, even though when I move the
>>>> mouse I can hear NVDA report that ReaConsole has inputted the correct
>>>> command. Also the other ReaConsole commands are all working. Very odd.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>> On 17 Sep 2015, at 22:43, onlineeagle <onlineeagle at googlemail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I used to think I had a reasonable amount of intelligence, but then I
>>>>> started playing with Reaper, and I think I was very mistaken.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am trying to make a selection on track one of a two track project,
>>>>> but when I make a selection and press delete, both tracks are having
>>>>> that selection deleted. Then, if I try to split an item, it only splits
>>>>> the item on track 2, even though I’m focused on track one. I have
>>>>> scoured the actions list to find out how to select a track. There seems
>>>>> to be nothing. Apparently, pressing shift up or down arrow will select
>>>>> that track, leaving other tracks selected. But I just want to select
>>>>> track one. Not to worry, I think, I have ReaConsole. I press alt and c
>>>>> and type in S1, with the s as an upper case S. This is the instruction
>>>>> to select only track one. However, when I split an item, or press
>>>>> delete, it  deletes the content both tracks two, or splits the item on
>>>>> track two.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then to add insult to injury, one of my other two track projects only
>>>>> plays the second track, unless I select an item on track one, in which
>>>>> case it will play track one. But then if I hit W to go to the beginning
>>>>> it will start playing track two again, witho
>>>>
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