On Tuesday, April 17, 2012, Tom Breton (Tehom) wrote:

> It is possible to record on a track that already has segments on it.

Yes it is.

> That's a thought.  It seems possible but potentially complex.  I lean
> towards another approach: don't arm recording for auto instruments, and
> pop up an explanatory message.  No functionality is lost, since that
> wasn't even possible before.  Or make the instrument fixed if no segment
> plans to play on it.

If I understand you correctly, you're suggesting that the typical use 
experience should be:

1. Start new document with default factory autoload.  All instruments default 
to auto.

2. Arm track 3 for recording.

3. Hit record.

4. Receive confusing error message.  "I'm sorry, what you're trying to do used 
to be simple, but now it's complicated.  Here are the hoops you must jump 
through in order to achieve something basic and fundamental."

If my understanding is correct, then basically you're telling me all this 
fancy new channel-diddling gee-gah has broken Rosegarden in a spectacular and 
embarrassing way.

There's no way that's going out the door as a release.

Having an instrument switch to fixed before recording commences is also a bad 
solution.  What's the point of auto at all if you have to switch to fixed to 
record?  Most people will never switch it back to auto, so everything might as 
well just default to fixed in that scenario.

The only solution I can see is to allocate a channel when a track is armed for 
recording.  Have the act of toggling the LED trigger this, so it's in place 
and ready to go when the user hits record.

Bear in mind I haven't actually tested any of this yet, and my understanding 
could be off base.  I'm just trying to figure this out based on reading the 
comments in both directions.

I'm really going to try to sit down with Rosegarden later tonight and see 
where I think things are.  Really.  No promises, but I'm trying to steal that 
much time.
-- 
D. Michael McIntyre

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