> i plan to remove trim mode completely, as suggested by gerard, and use > handles at the ends of the region(view). sx does this, and it was so > much easier to use than the current trim model in ardour.
it appears to me that the PT trim mode is _very_ quick (depending on whether you have to switch mouse tools). The main drawback i see with using handles is the requirement for precision mousing - it can get very tiring after a full-on day in the studio, and the required accuracy is a barrier to increased productivity. i can see the attraction of trim handles, but it seems a backwards step to remove a dedicated mouse tool. PT trim mode also has a 'TCE' sub-mode which will timestretch to the indicated position. It would seem prudent to plan for options such as this, that will hopefully be standard on DAW's before too long :-) I would imagine this was easier to incorporate into a dedicated trim tool than using yet another modifier key on a handle... I'm a Logic user, btw, (and not Protools), so it worries me to see features taken from what is generally considered to be Logics' inferior rival:-) I know i am on dodgy ground here, and it isnt that Cubase doesnt have good features, but i would hope people are at least as familiar with Logics more professional & flexible (if more difficult to learn) approach, as with Cubase, although i fear not..... cheers -- Tim Orford
