Topic: Why a Record-button?

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  • August 17, 2010 at 12:46 #2340
    MelodyMan
    Participant

    All the time that i have been using Podium, and loving it, i haven’t been able to figure out why it is necessary to arm the track AND push the record-button. In my opinion the arming of the track should be sufficient to start recording.

    Am i missing something?

    August 17, 2010 at 18:03 #19223
    kyran
    Participant

    I sort of like the way it is now:

    I arm a track, hit the big record button, record a bit in, I hit spacebar to stop recording, the recordbutton switches off. I then audition my take, cut out a piece, hit the big record button and rerecord that bit.

    Now if the “disengage when recording is stopped” behaviour from the record button is moved to the track arm buttons, I could continue working like I am used to.

    August 17, 2010 at 19:26 #19224
    LiquidProj3ct
    Participant

    @MelodyMan wrote:

    All the time that i have been using Podium, and loving it, i haven’t been able to figure out why it is necessary to arm the track AND push the record-button. In my opinion the arming of the track should be sufficient to start recording.

    Am i missing something?

    You can think about it as a security valve. But you could do that it works in the way you want if you turn off the play/record option (preferences) “Deactivate record mode when playback is stopped”. Then just turn on the record button, forgot it, and start working as you describe.

    August 17, 2010 at 21:26 #19232
    MelodyMan
    Participant

    @LiquidProj3ct wrote:

    @MelodyMan wrote:

    All the time that i have been using Podium, and loving it, i haven’t been able to figure out why it is necessary to arm the track AND push the record-button. In my opinion the arming of the track should be sufficient to start recording.

    Am i missing something?

    You can think about it as a security valve. But you could do that it works in the way you want if you turn off the play/record option (preferences) “Deactivate record mode when playback is stopped”. Then just turn on the record button, forgot it, and start working as you describe.

    Thanks!

    August 18, 2010 at 04:07 #19233
    thcilnnahoj
    Participant

    An example of a situation in which I’d say it would be quicker to deactivate global recording mode than unarming each track is if you just want to audition something you’ve just recorded (imagine a drum set with 8+ mics) to decide whether to record it over again.

    But yeah, leaving recording mode on at all times should take care of it.

    August 18, 2010 at 20:53 #19243
    Loboto Midi
    Participant

    In my opinion the arming of the track should be sufficient to start recording.

    I pretty much had the opposite thought. 🙂 I could live without track arming, for me it’s something that could be done in a more straightforward way with the track selection. On the other hand, Podium doesn’t seem to allow selecting multiple tracks at once.

    Anyway, since I usually only record on a single track, I’d like it if there was an option to auto-arm the selected track, similar to the “Auto-assign to focus track” option for track inputs.

    August 19, 2010 at 18:24 #19249
    Shifrin
    Participant

    @Loboto Midi wrote:

    Anyway, since I usually only record on a single track, I’d like it if there was an option to auto-arm the selected track, similar to the “Auto-assign to focus track” option for track inputs.

    +1 😉

    Shif.

    August 20, 2010 at 06:45 #19251
    MelodyMan
    Participant

    +2.

    Or, i would be satisfied if you could arm the track and then push K, without having to press the spacebar. Now it’s arm, press K and press spacebar. That’s one step to many in my opinion.

    August 20, 2010 at 08:58 #19253
    German Fafian
    Participant

    What we also need is a pre-roll count 😉
    But I know it has been commented before 😈

    August 20, 2010 at 14:30 #19255
    Loboto Midi
    Participant

    @MelodyMan wrote:

    Now it’s arm, press K and press spacebar. That’s one step to many in my opinion.

    Indeed, an option to start playback as soon as record is enabled is missing.

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