select all clips in a track?

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nessiecansado
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select all clips in a track?

Post by nessiecansado » Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:00 pm

Is there an easy way to select ALL clips in a track?

command + A seems to select the entire song.

How can I select all clips on a given track?

thanks

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Post by substance_g » Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:06 pm

You can right-click on the track name and "select track content".
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nessiecansado
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Post by nessiecansado » Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:10 pm

substance_g wrote:You can right-click on the track name and "select track content".
Thanks!

cvlart1
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Re: select all clips in a track?

Post by cvlart1 » Sun May 16, 2021 3:39 am

Thanks!!

Scoox
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Re: select all clips in a track?

Post by Scoox » Mon Jun 07, 2021 12:00 am

Would be useful to have a keyboard shortcut for this

AndreProducer
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Re: select all clips in a track?

Post by AndreProducer » Thu Jun 02, 2022 5:22 pm

The fact that there is no keyboard shortcut for this is kinda surprising / disappointing

Scoox
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Re: select all clips in a track?

Post by Scoox » Thu Jun 02, 2022 5:27 pm

AndreProducer wrote:
Thu Jun 02, 2022 5:22 pm
The fact that there is no keyboard shortcut for this is kinda surprising / disappointing
Don't worry I'm sure they'll implement it within the next 30 years.

Edit: I just posted a request for this on Centercode, if you are a member, you can view and upvote my request here: L11-SUG-2884 Keyboard shortcut for Select Track Content (select all clips on a track or tracks)

Rivanni
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Re: select all clips in a track?

Post by Rivanni » Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:07 pm

For people using AutoHotkey it is easy to create a shortcut. In this example I chose F7.

Code: Select all

;select track content
F7::
SetKeyDelay, 100
Send {End}  ; End
Send ^{Left}  ; Ctrl+Left arrow
Send ^+{Home}  ; Ctrl+Shift+Home
Send ^+{Right}  ; Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow
SetKeyDelay, 0
Return

Scoox
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Re: select all clips in a track?

Post by Scoox » Thu Jun 02, 2022 8:28 pm

Rivanni wrote:
Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:07 pm
For people using AutoHotkey it is easy to create a shortcut. In this example I chose F7.

Code: Select all

;select track content
F7::
SetKeyDelay, 100
Send {End}  ; End
Send ^{Left}  ; Ctrl+Left arrow
Send ^+{Home}  ; Ctrl+Shift+Home
Send ^+{Right}  ; Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow
SetKeyDelay, 0
Return
I use AHK, will try this. Of course it'd be easier if there was a shortcut.

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Re: select all clips in a track?

Post by Terrorbeat » Fri Jun 03, 2022 8:52 pm

Scoox wrote:
Thu Jun 02, 2022 5:27 pm
AndreProducer wrote:
Thu Jun 02, 2022 5:22 pm
The fact that there is no keyboard shortcut for this is kinda surprising / disappointing
Don't worry I'm sure they'll implement it within the next 30 years.
Maybe we'll have some actual keys to move around the arrangement window like every other DAW by then too!

Rivanni
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Re: select all clips in a track?

Post by Rivanni » Fri Jun 03, 2022 9:15 pm

Terrorbeat wrote:
Fri Jun 03, 2022 8:52 pm
Maybe we'll have some actual keys to move around the arrangement window like every other DAW by then too!
What keys are you missing for what movements?

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Re: select all clips in a track?

Post by [jur] » Sat Jun 04, 2022 9:51 am

I'm moving this to the FW forum :wink:
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dannyvocal
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Re: select all clips in a track?

Post by dannyvocal » Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:07 pm

Another problem with the Select Track Content is that it opens up three dots to the left of the track but also one somewhere in the middle which you can grab to lower your automation up and down. BUT because there is a wavefile right there, it's almost impossible to actually see that middle dot that you are supposed to grab. Sometimes I literally never find it. Not only that, but the setting Select Track Content disappears after a while so that in your quest to find that middle dot you often have to reclick Select Track Content over and over. This is one of the biggest headaches of the program. I have been told to use Utilities for raising or lowering volume (if volume is automated) but that doesn't help much because Utilities can be automated too. What the designers should do is make that middle dot a bright red, or make an arrow appear there, or something to find it quicker!

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