Renaming tracks (I always delete the # by mistake)

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guitar346
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Renaming tracks (I always delete the # by mistake)

Post by guitar346 » Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:17 am

To rename tracks, I hit command + R.

Here's the problem. Suppose you want to rename a track, "snare". You select the track, hit command + R, type "snare"... and whoops, you just deleted the # at the beginning of the track's name.

Of course, you could just hit command + R, then the right arrow key a couple times to avoid deleting the #. But I almost always forget to do that and I just delete the number by mistake. Happens at least 25% of the time I rename a track.

Is there a workaround? As in, is it possible to make command + R not hilight the number?

Sorry for a such a minutia-based question, but this has been on my mind for a while. Thank you very much.

jestermgee
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Re: Renaming tracks (I always delete the # by mistake)

Post by jestermgee » Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:26 am

Just get into the habit of adding a # before the name when you type. It is really no more cumbersome than using Shift to make a capital letter. Sometimes it is desired to not have the track number such as when grouping tracks so having the ability to choose by just omitting the # is pretty simple, just remember to add it when you need a track number. Takes time to make things habit.

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