With Pencil tool I’ve almost all I need. I cannot split (scissor) notes and the right click it’s totally unuseful. I can move them, resize them, delete ONE of them, draw them.
It’s true they few rare circunstances when I miss some tools as you said:
– Slip tool (alternatively, the bottom edge of events could be used to slip, although it might become fiddly when there’s not much vertical space between events).
I’d do something like ALT+LMB for this in the event. Nowadays this is a resize shortcut, but I find it obsolete having easy access to resize dragging note borders.
– “Text” tool – to make time selections inside events only (alternatively use Shift as a modifier for the scalpel and/or eraser tools to delete the selected area – works only for deleting, though).
I never need something like that. I *think* it’s one of these rare tools you need use twice each project, because you can easily replace it with slip/trim actions.
– Paint tool – click, hold and drag to create multiple notes in a row (can be done nicely with the insert key currently, but not quite as fast).
I do this operation unfrecuently too. Once you started to make a project it’s a rare tool too. Useful for quick acid lines. I have enough with INS key anyway. You would spend more time switching too that just keeping down the INS key.
– “Roll” tool (see this on the website for MOTU Digital Performer).
This is nice. I wound’t use it unless I record a band again, but I can see why this tool it’s really useful. However… Why make a new tool for that? You could easily select two crossfaded clips and (if both are selected only) you simple drag the intersection and they would move as we see in MOTU page.
– Ability to use the scalpel tool on notes as well. Also, when snap is activated, click-dragging with the scalpel tool over a part of an event could slice it to grid-sized chunks.
Yes, a few times each project I need this, scissor chords. Nowadays I have to create a new chord to do this.
Don’t get me wrong, I want that Podium get bigger, but I don’t want that thing which made that I flee from other nice host: They’re overbloadted with tools, menus, synths and buttons that you only need use two minutes in 70 hours that you need to make a new song.
IMO, the need of move the cursor from the target event to select a button (or menu entry) do a operation, and move again to the button it’s a big time loss. The same with too many shortcuts. Few of them are nice and helpful but too much are a big drawback.
And about your methods the only good way I see to work with a decent speed are “A tool per mouse button” (which is a cheap and dirty solution to…) and something like Sonar PRV Tool. If a event have enough regions to define LMB, RMB and modifiers it will the end of all the drama about events behaviour. I think all other behaviours you listed are covered with this tool. Yes, it will take some time program this, but I think it will be a good thing. New users will customize their workflow with events and they will feel ‘in home’.
