Ah, if track pad commander is on, this would be a problem. That perhaps explains the solo button issue.
Slau On Sep 17, 2012, at 7:21 PM, HF wrote: > Magic trackPad > > On 9/17/2012 10:50 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: >> Hi Herman, >> >> I can't say, with any certainty, that the mouse pointer will behave >> correctly for physical mouse clicks if the Track Pad Commander is on. Are >> you using a Magic Track Pad or are you using a laptop with a dedicated track >> pad button? >> >> Slau >> >> On Sep 16, 2012, at 8:00 PM, HF wrote: >> >>> I had it turned on in order to interact and find where I wanted to be very >>> quickly. The track[ad is awesome. Much faster than using VoiceOver to find >>> something. Should I be turning it off when I do find what I want? >>> >>> On 9/16/2012 7:58 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: >>>> I've never had any problems with it. Of course, you have Track Pad >>>> Commander turned off, right? >>>> >>>> Slau >>>> >>>> On Sep 15, 2012, at 10:35 PM, HF wrote: >>>> >>>>> How do you actually make that work on the trackpad. Can't seem to get it. >>>>> Tried split tapping while holding the command key as well as double >>>>> tapping. >>>>> >>>>> The focusing in on the solo button work about 95 percent of the time for >>>>> me. >>>>> >>>>> HF >>>>> >>>>> On 9/13/2012 11:31 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: >>>>>> Hey HF, >>>>>> >>>>>> The only trick would be to make sure your mouse pointer is on the solo >>>>>> button before performing the modifier command along with the physical >>>>>> mouse or trackpad. >>>>>> >>>>>> slau >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 13, 2012, at 10:32 PM, HF wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> When I toggled through the different states, I never got on solo safe >>>>>>> as one of them. I managed to just put the aux tracsk as solo and not >>>>>>> off safe solo. This time when I soloed individual tracks, I got silence >>>>>>> which I guess is progress. Although, there was one track that I >>>>>>> couldn't toggle from off safe solo to just solo. Is there any trick for >>>>>>> this? I got all the other tracks but this one... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> HF >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 9/10/2012 12:38 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: >>>>>>>> Hi Herman, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I suppose there are four possible states for the solo button: >>>>>>>> 1. Solo button, which would be the normal, unengaged state, in other >>>>>>>> words, off or not soloed. >>>>>>>> 2. selected solo button, when the solo button is engaged, in other >>>>>>>> words, on or soloed. >>>>>>>> 3. off safe solo button, which means the solo button is in safe mode >>>>>>>> but not engaged, in other words, off. >>>>>>>> 4. on safe solo button, which means the solo button is in safe mode >>>>>>>> and it is engaged or on. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Until you get things behaving the way you'd like, I'd probably try to >>>>>>>> disable all of the groups. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> slau >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sep 10, 2012, at 9:01 AM, Herman Fermin wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Just cause I get lost in the vernacular and voiceover reports things, >>>>>>>>> what should solo say. Should it say "off safe solo" or just plain >>>>>>>>> solo. Is it a three position toggle? Solo, off safe solo and onn safe >>>>>>>>> solo. I'll check again when I get in front of my rig again because I >>>>>>>>> only heard two things, off safe solo and just plain solo. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Should I de-activate any of the active groups. The all groups is not >>>>>>>>> active anymore. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> HF >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 9/9/12, Slau Halatyn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Herman, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Just a few things to make sure: >>>>>>>>>> The all group should be off because it'll screw with your ability to >>>>>>>>>> solo. >>>>>>>>>> In addition, all aux tracks should be solo safe. Display only aux >>>>>>>>>> tracks and >>>>>>>>>> systematically make sure they're all solo safe. Beyond that, soloing >>>>>>>>>> any >>>>>>>>>> audio track should work. Let us know how it goes. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Slau >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sep 9, 2012, at 9:09 PM, Herman Fermin wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Some of the tracks were on "off solo safe". When I held the command >>>>>>>>>>> key and clicked they just became normal solo buttons. Or at least >>>>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>>>> is what I understand anyway. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I'm still not able to solo or mute individual tracks. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I looked at the groups in case I could figure out something from >>>>>>>>>>> there. I made the all group active and and made the rest of the >>>>>>>>>>> groups >>>>>>>>>>> inactive and still can't solo or mute individual tracks. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 9/9/12, Slau Halatyn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Herman, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> It's possible that the auxiliary tracks are not "solo safe," that >>>>>>>>>>>> is, >>>>>>>>>>>> when >>>>>>>>>>>> any track is being soloed, the rest of the tracks are solo muted, >>>>>>>>>>>> including >>>>>>>>>>>> the aux tracks. Solo muting is different from engaging a regular >>>>>>>>>>>> mute. >>>>>>>>>>>> Actually, the process of soloing is really like muting all other >>>>>>>>>>>> tracks >>>>>>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>>>>>> in an automated way. If you solo safe the aux track by >>>>>>>>>>>> Command-clicking >>>>>>>>>>>> its >>>>>>>>>>>> solo button, it will not mute when any solo button is engaged. >>>>>>>>>>>> Give it a >>>>>>>>>>>> try. That might be the solution. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Slau >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 9, 2012, at 7:04 PM, HF wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps my confusion might help someone else. I have a really >>>>>>>>>>>>> complicated >>>>>>>>>>>>> session that I will try to detail below. I don't understand why I >>>>>>>>>>>>> cannot >>>>>>>>>>>>> solo individual tracks. If I send all of the outputs to stereo >>>>>>>>>>>>> 1/2, >>>>>>>>>>>>> only >>>>>>>>>>>>> then can I solo individual one's. But the routing is what is >>>>>>>>>>>>> throwing >>>>>>>>>>>>> me. >>>>>>>>>>>>> I get it, I understand why it was done this way but I don't get >>>>>>>>>>>>> why I >>>>>>>>>>>>> can't just solo or mute individual tracks and hear that change. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Right >>>>>>>>>>>>> now >>>>>>>>>>>>> only one track is playing, it's the full mix aux track which is >>>>>>>>>>>>> being >>>>>>>>>>>>> sent >>>>>>>>>>>>> out to 1/2 stereo. Only two other tracks are muted the >>>>>>>>>>>>> instrumental >>>>>>>>>>>>> track >>>>>>>>>>>>> and the TV mix track. Hopefully someone else here understands >>>>>>>>>>>>> this and >>>>>>>>>>>>> can >>>>>>>>>>>>> explain. It's pretty complicated and I hope I do this justice. As >>>>>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>>>>>> explain, I'm only dealing with the audio in and audio out for each >>>>>>>>>>>>> track. >>>>>>>>>>>>> All are buses except the three tracks that are being sent via the >>>>>>>>>>>>> interface, 1/2 stereo. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> all drums, output to drums aux >>>>>>>>>>>>> drums aux, input drums, output band buss >>>>>>>>>>>>> bass and guitars, output band buss >>>>>>>>>>>>> Lead vocals, output lead vocals bus >>>>>>>>>>>>> background vocals, output background vocals buss >>>>>>>>>>>>> band aux, input band buss, outputs mix bus, no lead vocals bus, >>>>>>>>>>>>> no >>>>>>>>>>>>> background vocals bus >>>>>>>>>>>>> Lead vocals aux, input lead vocals buss and output mix buss >>>>>>>>>>>>> Background vocals aux, input background vocals buss, output is >>>>>>>>>>>>> mix buss >>>>>>>>>>>>> and no lead vocals bus >>>>>>>>>>>>> mix aux, input mix and output full mix buss >>>>>>>>>>>>> No Lead vocals aux, input no lead vocals bus, output TV mix >>>>>>>>>>>>> No background aux,input no background vocals bus, output >>>>>>>>>>>>> instrument >>>>>>>>>>>>> track >>>>>>>>>>>>> full mix aux, input full mix and output 1/2 stereo >>>>>>>>>>>>> TV mix aux, input TV buss and output 1/2 stereo >>>>>>>>>>>>> instrument track aux, input instrument buss and output 1/2 stereo >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> HF >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>
