Save Track Status State / Arming Multiple Tracks at once in N3

[2407WFPHC]

First Time Poster with 2 (hopefully) easy N3 questions:

1) Is there a quick way to “Arm All Tracks” at once? I’ve discovered if I select all tracks, link them, and them Arm one it will arm them all. But then I have to immediately un-link them to avoid other linked activities from happening to all tracks, and that is silly.

2) Is there a way to have N3 save the Armed Track Status, and re-open the project with the tracks already armed? When I save a project with armed tracks and re-open it, the tracks are no longer armed. If #1 has an easy answer, then this is much less of an issue.

Hopefully these are easy compared to some of the more complex issues I have seen posted here!

Thanks

[BJF]

First Time Poster with 2 (hopefully) easy N3 questions:

1) Is there a quick way to “Arm All Tracks” at once? I’ve discovered if I select all tracks, link them, and them Arm one it will arm them all. But then I have to immediately un-link them to avoid other linked activities from happening to all tracks, and that is silly.

2) Is there a way to have N3 save the Armed Track Status, and re-open the project with the tracks already armed? When I save a project with armed tracks and re-open it, the tracks are no longer armed. If #1 has an easy answer, then this is much less of an issue.

Hopefully these are easy compared to some of the more complex issues I have seen posted here!

Thanks

Have you tried putting said tracks into a folder, and then record arming the folder?

B

[2407WFPHC]

Nope - I haven't tried that.

Is their no other way to arm multiple tracks at once? Or to have the Track Status "recalled" when re-opening a project (as in having the tracks already armed when the project is opened)? I use "Tapemachine style" monitoring if that makes any difference. If I save a project with all tracks armed, close it, and re-open it, the tracks come up in "Input Monitor" status w/o actually being armed. Odd.

PS - Thanks for your help!

[Sam]

Hi and welcome 2407WFPHC.

To arm all trax - select all trax and hit R (or your KC for rec arm) - all selected trax should arm.

I have a macro set up to clear any armed trax from being rec enabled too - in big sessions it can really help!!

I think the rec status being off when you reopen a project is a built in safety - I would forget I had that vocal comp armed all the way down there at the bottom and record over it all day long blissfully unaware! :P

If you want you can use the PLE to make a command to clear all input monitoring too (i think you can anyways as this was how I made my Rec clear function)...

Cheers

Sam

[2407WFPHC]

Thanks Sam - I'll check that out at my next opportunity. I'm incredibly dense - I think "KC" is Keyboard Command, but what is PLE? We need a thread to define all of the acronyms that are needed around here for dummies like me :) Thanks!

[Ade]

Thanks Sam - I'll check that out at my next opportunity. I'm incredibly dense - I think "KC" is Keyboard Command, but what is PLE? We need a thread to define all of the acronyms that are needed around here for dummies like me :) Thanks!


easy N3 questions:

There are some advantages to being on C4/N4. And PLE is nearly all of those advantages.

[LEX]

*promote to tips and tricks

LEX

[Andrew J]

Thanks Sam - I'll check that out at my next opportunity. I'm incredibly dense - I think "KC" is Keyboard Command, but what is PLE? We need a thread to define all of the acronyms that are needed around here for dummies like me :) Thanks!

PLE = Project Logical Editor

See Ade's post here (http://www.cubendo.com/showpost.php?p=3188&postcount=15) for an example of what you can do with it.

[2407WFPHC]

Wow - PLE looks serious! Seriously intimidating! As you noticed, I'm still on N3, and I don't have PLE. I don't use all of N3's features and N4 seems to have lots of issues of its own, so I stuck with N3. Basically I use it as a glorified transport/mixer/efx rack with minor automation involvement.

I'll try the "highlight all tracks / arm with R" to see if that will speed me up. Clicking RECORD on every track drives me bonkers.

Thanks for the replies and tips!

[Ade]

I don't use all of N3's features and N4 seems to have lots of issues of its own,

Some of us are getting serious work done with it.


I use it as a glorified transport/mixer/efx rack with minor automation involvement.

Sounds like you don't need Nuendo. Why did you go for it?

[2407WFPHC]

I see that you guys get deep into all aspects of this software! I initially planned on doing some Video so I went for Nuendo, but those aspirations quickly vanished.