charles kasler Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 I adjust the level of clips a lot and it takes me three clicks...clips, automation, clip gain. Has someone got a better workflow shortcut for this? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stanton Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 maybe there is an option to somehow use auto-hotkeys to macro it. if you have a scroll wheel on your mouse, you can click on that, or use "T" (unless you re-mapped it) to get to the menu and select the clip gain (which saves you from having to move over to the track info section to do the selection). i don't see any keystroke to access the data type in the help file... https://legacy.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Tools.02.html#1228842 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr No Name Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 can you not do "write automation" using the fader ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr No Name Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Maybe consider investing in a faderport ? very useful for writing automation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Ctrl+Drag on a clip will both create a clip gain envelope and allow you to drag it in one gesture. If you need to get back to it later, just Shift+Click on the existing envelope - that's the same as choosing Clip Gain from the track's Edit Filter. To go back to the clip Shift+Click on it instead. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles kasler Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 All good ideas, thanks! I'll check out the scroll wheel next time I boot up. I do use click and drag all the time but often I want to just do a portion of the clip so I need to select it first and I don't think I can do that until I go through the three steps I listed to get to clip gain. Anyway I'll experiment next time I'm online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Was about to say what SteveC said. And to reiterate his first point, the initial CTRL+Click+Drag will create a new clip gain line on any clip that didn't already have one. So you can create and start editing in a single move. It's super efficient once you get in the habit of it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Elmore Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Another way to access clip gain automation is to assign a keyboard shortcut. For example, I have "Toggle Track/Clip Gain" assigned to Alt+G. Now that I have done that, pressing Alt+G does the same thing as the three clicks the OP originally mentioned. Pressing Alt+G again returns back to regular clip editing. So there are multiple ways to get quickly into and out of clip gain editing. Pick whichever is most convenient for you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stanton Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 learning a lot. the main issue for me with the ctrl+drag is it affects the entire clip and no simple way to get it to be "0" from the start and edit from there. whereas creating the shortcut - trackview -> toggle track/clip gain (i also bound mine as Alt+G) works really really nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helios.G Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 On 5/29/2024 at 10:29 AM, Glenn Stanton said: learning a lot. the main issue for me with the ctrl+drag is it affects the entire clip and no simple way to get it to be "0" from the start and edit from there. whereas creating the shortcut - trackview -> toggle track/clip gain (i also bound mine as Alt+G) works really really nicely. It's not simple exactly, but when I get in this pickle, I just hover over the node (or nodes) that are an issue, right click and manually punch in zero in the menu that pops up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmcleod Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 There is a shortcut - Toggle Track/Clip Gain in the Edit Filter. It's under the Track View area: I've got mine assigned to backslash: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Base 57 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 (edited) 13 hours ago, msmcleod said: There is a shortcut - Toggle Track/Clip Gain in the Edit Filter. It's under the Track View area: Be aware that this works on the "Current" track. Not on "Selected" clips or tracks. Edited May 31 by Base 57 I originally wrote 'It only works". I removed the word only because it added a negative connotation that I did not intend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fogarty Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 (edited) On 5/31/2024 at 4:27 PM, msmcleod said: There is a shortcut - Toggle Track/Clip Gain in the Edit Filter. It's under the Track View area: I've got mine assigned to backslash: I'm not catching this. How to I get to those places you are talking about? I have a shortcut the volume envelope on/off toggle but I can't find clip gain. Where is Toggle Track? Where is the edit filter? Where is Track View Area? Edited October 2 by Michael Fogarty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol_Jonesey Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 1 hour ago, Michael Fogarty said: I'm not catching this. How to I get to those places you are talking about? I have a shortcut the volume envelope on/off toggle but I can't find clip gain. Where is Toggle Track? Where is the edit filter? Where is Track View Area? Preferences > Customization > Keyboard Shortcuts Under area, select Track View Under search type clip g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fogarty Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 Bristol Jonesy you have made my day -and saved me so much time. I use keyboard shortcuts all the time and saved them all in a file, but adding a new one is often daunting. Please message me if you need any help with music, keys, mixing, your dog. Much appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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