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01-10-2021, 02:56 AM
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#121
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 2,872
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A few dev releases ago a behaviour was introduced, which allowed (with autoplay on) to pause preview with a click on a playing media file. Later on this behaviour was reverted.
May I know what the problem was with it and whether we can expect it to return in some form in future?
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01-10-2021, 04:30 AM
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#122
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 92
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Tiny bug
I have a problem with media explorer. There are clicks when i'm browsing through the files, Audio cuts too quickly. Is it possible to add a tiny fade out when switching files? It could be especially loud on bass samples.
I've made a video demonstration: https://youtu.be/sU-_CMB-62s
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01-10-2021, 08:07 AM
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#123
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Dec 2011
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This is a tiny annoyance and I don't know if everyone would like this, but when I set in media explorer a certain peak view on the vertical slider and change the file the vertical view changes to default. I would find it nice if the set value would be kept across files.
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01-10-2021, 01:09 PM
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#124
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Auckland NZ
Posts: 938
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Apply preview pitch/rate when inserting media items issue
Hi all - been a while since I posted in here
Reaper 6.19+dev0109
Media Explorer 'Options/Apply preview pitch/rate when inserting media items' not working when dragging raw wav loops into arranger. Works if pressing enter key in Media Explorer to insert loop as opposed to dragging.
Recipe:
- Make sure Media Explorer (ME) set to 'tempo match on'
- Find a raw wav loop (not acid or rx2 etc)
- Set the project tempo differently to raw wav loop bpm
- Start project - click on raw loop in ME and it will preview at correct stretched bpm
- Make sure ME Options/Apply preview pitch/rate to inserted media item ticked
- Stop project and return playback to start
- in ME press enter key to insert wav loop and it will appear in the arranger stretched at as it should be.
- Delete previously inserted loop from arranger (important to do this step)
- Now drag the loop from ME to arranger from ME (instead of pressing enter key to insert it)
- Loop will NOT stretch in arranger as it did when pressing enter key previous (even though Options/Apply preview pitch/rate to inserted media item is ticked
This isn't happening with the released version on my system.
Could someone please verify
Cheers
Jed
Last edited by Jed; 01-10-2021 at 01:43 PM.
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01-16-2021, 05:56 AM
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#125
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
Posts: 544
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Hi there! does anybody know how to remove ugly separations between play/stop etc buttons in media explorer? i see that trouble on macOS only
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01-17-2021, 02:47 PM
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#126
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 3,669
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i often wish i could open the MX focused to different folders/databases.
if i know i'm looking for a hi hat, one-button access to my hi hat oneshots folder would be a real time saver.
maybe i've missed the news, and this functionality already exists - if so, please let me know.
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01-17-2021, 04:08 PM
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#127
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: ASU`ogacihC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mccrabney
i often wish i could open the MX focused to different folders/databases.
if i know i'm looking for a hi hat, one-button access to my hi hat oneshots folder would be a real time saver.
maybe i've missed the news, and this functionality already exists - if so, please let me know.
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I'm not aware of any funcs, but this seems to be working OK here on Win10. You need to set varibale 'path =' to a valid folder path or database name...
Code:
-- Set Media Explorer file path
-- Edgemeal - v0.01
-- Testing: Windows 10, REAPER v6.19, js_ReaScriptAPI v1.22
-- USER SETTING: Set 'path' to a folder path or a database name.
path = 'My Songs 2021'
--path = [[C:\Drums\HiHats\Zyl\]]
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function PostKey(hwnd, vk_code) -- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/virtual-key-codes
reaper.JS_WindowMessage_Post(hwnd, "WM_KEYDOWN", vk_code, 0,0,0)
reaper.JS_WindowMessage_Post(hwnd, "WM_KEYUP", vk_code, 0,0,0)
end
function PostText(hwnd, str) -- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/wm-char
for char in string.gmatch(str, ".") do
ret = reaper.JS_WindowMessage_Post(hwnd, "WM_CHAR", string.byte(char),0,0,0)
if not ret then break end
end
end
function SetMxFilePath()
-- get handle of Media Explorer window, Open if closed
local explorer = reaper.OpenMediaExplorer("", false)
if not explorer then
reaper.Main_OnCommand(50124, 0) -- Media explorer: Show/hide media explorer
explorer = reaper.OpenMediaExplorer("", false)
end
-- get handle to 'edit' window in MX file ComboBox
local cbo = reaper.JS_Window_FindChildByID(explorer, 0x3EA)
local edit = reaper.JS_Window_FindChildByID(cbo, 0x3E9)
if edit then
if not reaper.JS_Window_IsVisible(edit) then reaper.Main_OnCommand(50124, 0) end -- docked but not visible
reaper.JS_Window_SetFocus(cbo)
reaper.JS_Window_SetTitle(edit, "")-- Erase current text
PostText(edit, path) -- post text
PostKey(edit, 0x0D) -- post return key
end
end
SetMxFilePath()
reaper.defer(function () end)
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01-17-2021, 05:04 PM
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#128
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 3,669
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that's great, thanks! this will cut down on my folder diving a LOT.
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01-19-2021, 01:13 AM
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#129
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 92
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mccrabney
that's great, thanks! this will cut down on my folder diving a LOT.
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I use ME shortcuts for that, I have kick, snare, hat (and so on) folders and I use numeric keys on my keyboard to switch between them
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01-19-2021, 05:11 AM
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#130
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 3,669
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Quote:
I use numeric keys on my keyboard to switch between them
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you must have them numbered, like "1-kicks" "2-snares" etc?
that's a good solution, since the keyboard focus opens on the tree view when you open MX
whatever reduces my mouse mileage is a good thing
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01-22-2021, 07:24 AM
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#131
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 798
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Not exactly media explorer, but the normalisation stuff would be great in the project bay.
In media explorer I have it set so sounds are normalised to -12db peak when dragged in to the project.
Unfortunately these options aren't in the project bay, so stuff dragged in from there is 12db louder.
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01-22-2021, 07:51 AM
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#132
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 179
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Not sure if this has been suggested already, but I would love it if the preview playback skipped to the first piece of audio that crosses a volume threshold. So many sound effect files have a ton of silence at the start that it makes previewing lots of sounds a real chore.
Bonus points if it's a user definable volume threshold.
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01-22-2021, 08:45 AM
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#133
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: U.K
Posts: 542
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vectorwarrior
Not sure if this has been suggested already, but I would love it if the preview playback skipped to the first piece of audio that crosses a volume threshold. So many sound effect files have a ton of silence at the start that it makes previewing lots of sounds a real chore.
Bonus points if it's a user definable volume threshold.
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Wow that would be rad, and even a 'tab to transients' function to skip further along the file transients....
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01-24-2021, 11:07 AM
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#134
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Paris, France
Posts: 499
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Hello there !
I can't really see the mouse cursor when the mouse is in the waveform view of the Media Explorer.
Would it be possible to turn it white like the play cursor ?
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01-24-2021, 11:56 AM
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#135
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 3,669
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^ this is why i changed my mouse cursor image
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01-25-2021, 02:24 PM
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#136
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 106
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I'm a sound designer, and I'm absolutely thrilled with the recent changes to Media Explorer. I'm trying to wean myself off of Soundly and use this instead, which would save me $15/month! Pretty rad, especially considering the tight integration.
I have only ONE major issue. I've been unable to find an option for it, so maybe it needs to be a feature request:
DATABASE BROWSING:
I want to see the folder tree when I browse my database. I have 100,000+ wavs in my library, and scrolling through the entire list is maddening. The search function is very good, but sometimes I need to poke around in order to be creative.
MAPPED FOLDER BROWSING:
When I use a mapped folder instead of a database, I can see the directory tree. However, I ONLY want to see wav files in the main results panel. I understand that this is unreasonable without the database, because clicking on my main library folder would need to display 100,000+ files out of nowhere.
Please let me know if I am being clear, and let me know if I need to post this somewhere else. I have been following development of this feature for the past few months, and in that time I've spent $60 on an external tool because of this exact feature. If I could just browse the folder tree of my database, I would have the functionality I'm looking for.
Last edited by alexgameaudio; 01-25-2021 at 02:30 PM.
Reason: Added example images
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01-25-2021, 03:23 PM
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#137
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Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: NY
Posts: 15,749
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For your second question, does it do what you want if you deselect "all files" and "folders" from the media explorer Show menu?
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01-25-2021, 03:52 PM
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#138
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 106
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Quote:
Originally Posted by schwa
For your second question, does it do what you want if you deselect "all files" and "folders" from the media explorer Show menu?
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Thanks for following up so quickly!
I've just tried unchecking those options, and now the file list is empty when i select a parent folder. (screenshot attached)
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01-25-2021, 03:55 PM
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#139
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Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: NY
Posts: 15,749
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Maybe I didn't understand. Are there no media files in the folder you have browsed to?
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01-25-2021, 04:05 PM
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#140
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 876
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Hi, hmm
If I understand correct, when you’re browsing archives that include sub folders, have you then tried using the search filter (dot) .wav ?
This should list all wav content below level and without displaying the folders.
Under MX Options > Search / Folder searches, be sure to check ‘Search sub folders’.
and,
un-check ‘Clear search when browsing to new folder or database’.
Is that it?
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01-25-2021, 04:08 PM
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#141
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 106
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I have some other more minor requests. These would make a sound designer's life easier, but they aren't as crucial as seeing the tree + wavs when browsing.
I have to say, I LOVE the ability to demo files through a currently selected track. And applying playrate to a file when spotting it to a project! This tight integration is a huge advantage over external library tools, and really makes me excited.
Here are my minor usability suggestions: - Allow insane values for playrate. I have some wavs with 384k sample rate, and I might want to slow them down to 5% playrate. The current knob limit is 25%
- Option to have a slider instead of a knob for playrate. I spend a lot of time turning this tiny knob!
- Option to hide pitch knob, "Start On bar", Tempo Match - I realize I'm in the minority, but I'm never going to use the media explorer for music.
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01-25-2021, 04:20 PM
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#142
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 106
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Quote:
Originally Posted by schwa
Maybe I didn't understand. Are there no media files in the folder you have browsed to?
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it's a folder with subfolders. And the wavs are organized in those subfolders:
\ParentFolder\ChildFolder\*.wav
In that example, I would want to be able to click on ParentFolder and see:
\ChildFolder\sound1.wav
\ChildFolder\sound2.wav
\ChildFolder\sound3.wav
Quote:
Originally Posted by PhelixK
Hi, hmm
If I understand correct, when you’re browsing archives that include sub folders, have you then tried using the search filter (dot) .wav ?
This should list all wav content below level and without displaying the folders.
Under MX Options > Search / Folder searches, be sure to check ‘Search sub folders’.
and,
un-check ‘Clear search when browsing to new folder or database’.
Is that it?
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This works! But it is extremely slow if I click too high up in the tree. My library is on a NAS.
Including a screenshot below, because visually this is EXACTLY my desired functionality for the scanned database:
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01-25-2021, 04:42 PM
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#143
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 876
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alexgameaudio
This works! But it is extremely slow if I click too high up in the tree. My library is on a NAS.
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Very well! Remember also, it's possible to further refine the search by typing e.g. ".wav AND walk".
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01-25-2021, 04:58 PM
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#144
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 106
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PhelixK
Very well! Remember also, it's possible to further refine the search by typing e.g. ".wav AND walk".
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To be clear, I don't see this as a usable fix, it's just way too slow compared to the database.
Thanks for the helpful tip about search syntax, didn't know it would work that way
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01-25-2021, 05:15 PM
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#145
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 876
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alexgameaudio
To be clear, I don't see this as a usable fix, it's just way too slow compared to the database.
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yes I understand..
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01-25-2021, 06:32 PM
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#146
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 3,714
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In the FR subforum, the topic of image files (jpg, png) in the Media Explorer has come up:
* Image files cannot be previewed, since they don't have thumbnails in the ME, and don't show in the video player when selected.
* To list image files in the ME, Show > All files has to be enabled.
* Image files cannot be inserted by double-clicking, and must instead be dragged into the arrange view.
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01-27-2021, 08:24 AM
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#147
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Miami, FL USA
Posts: 396
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It's a small, low-priority/insignificant feature, but I would be eternally grateful for separate theme variables for Media Explorer "Media Item background" and "Media Item peaks".
If I want to be able to view the little previews of MIDI notes in the explorer, my options are:
- Arranger: Dark notes, Media Explorer Preview: Dark notes, light background
- Arranger: Light notes, Media Explorer Preview: Light notes, dark background
Since Media Explorer Media Item background = "Media Item background (odd tracks)" and Media Explorer MIDI note previews = "Media Item peaks (odd tracks)" (I think)
See image, I have to either use light notes in my arranger in order to be able to see MIDI note previews on dark ME preview background, or I have to set Media Explorer preview background to a lighter color which I find really unpleasant.
In the end, I wound up just reverting this to dark note color and accepting not being able to see MIDI note previews in Media Explorer at all
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01-27-2021, 10:54 AM
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#148
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 2,872
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gxray
It's a small, low-priority/insignificant feature, but I would be eternally grateful for separate theme variables for Media Explorer "Media Item background" and "Media Item peaks".
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Agree, would be nice!
Another idea for a feature that would be nice but perhaps not essential: peak meters underneath the volume control.
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01-27-2021, 12:08 PM
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#149
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 3
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Similarly, another feature that would be nice in Media Explorer is the ability to use the Jump-to-Timecode function for media that is loaded into the preview. And to be able to specify the start and end times of a selection, instead of only being able to use the mouse to establish the bounds of a selection
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01-27-2021, 04:56 PM
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#150
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 25
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Is it possible to have an option for opening/closing folders (in both left and right windows), and previewing items on single click too?
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02-02-2021, 08:21 AM
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#151
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 2,872
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Another idea (if you devs are still considering to work on the MX).. What about adding an option to the MX routing settings to preview through master track for when we want to audition through a master chain or with changed master volume or have master mute applied to the MX output?
I know there is "Play through selected track" which technically goes through the master but what if we have for example a track selected with heavy distortion FX? That would sound pretty nasty.. so 'Play through selected track' forces us to remember to create a new track each time we want to preview MX sounds which is not a very spontaneous workflow.
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02-02-2021, 10:41 PM
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#152
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 3,826
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Any updates to media explorer for more than one toolbar yet?
Would seem like a simple way to get a multi tiered browser ala Maschine etc, are there actions to search via tag yet?
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02-05-2021, 05:27 AM
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#153
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Yevpatoria
Posts: 30
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why doesn't the media explorer, while in docker, keep the scroll position and the last sample selected? Instead, the scroll moves to the beginning of the folder and the selection is removed.
Outside docker, when opening and closing the media explorer, everything works correctly.
Reaper 6.23
Mac OS Mojave.
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02-05-2021, 07:35 AM
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#154
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: ASU`ogacihC
Posts: 3,913
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Moved from pre-release
Shouldn't the context menu for Media Explorer's file path have its own menu?
If you focus and highlight the file path text and right click and select copy
from the menu it doesn't copy the file path text (or paste text), its a tad confusing!
Although one could use Control-C/V when file path control has focus.
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02-08-2021, 09:07 AM
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#155
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Tokyo
Posts: 319
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Hi Media Explorer users, when you select the very end of a clip in the Media Explorer and move it to your timeline, do you also have a very short click at the end of it? I don't know if it's a bug or a mistake I made, but I have had this behavior for a few versions and would like to check with other users before reporting it as a bug.
Thanks.
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02-08-2021, 10:54 AM
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#156
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 876
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Denys
Hi Media Explorer users, when you select the very end of a clip in the Media Explorer and move it to your timeline, do you also have a very short click at the end of it? I don't know if it's a bug or a mistake I made, but I have had this behavior for a few versions and would like to check with other users before reporting it as a bug.
Thanks.
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I can confirm this click when inserting a preview selection to end of file. I also did a render of it. In this example the inserted item was extended to the right and the click just moves with it:
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02-08-2021, 07:24 PM
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#157
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Administrator
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Location: NY
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I can't immediately reproduce that. Does it happen with particular file types, or samplerates, or with tempo match on, or off, or... ?
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02-08-2021, 10:26 PM
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#158
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Tokyo
Posts: 319
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Hello schwa, I could only reproduce the issue with 96KHz/24 bit files (while working on a 48Khz/16bit session). The problem can be heard directly in the Media Explorer when selecting the end of a clip.
Here is a video that shows the process (same result as PhelixK's screenshot)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16SC...ature=youtu.be
Please let me know if you need more information.
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02-09-2021, 12:58 AM
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#159
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Sunny Siberian Islands
Posts: 957
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Request.
It would be nice if, when switching MIDI samples, a Note Off command would be sent every time you switch. Now, if I switch MIDI loops in the browser while previewing any track with the VST instrument, I get a lot of stuck notes.
In part, my problem is solved by turning playback on and off in the Arrange View window, but this is very unhandy.
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02-09-2021, 11:08 AM
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#160
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Human being with feelings
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Austria, near Lake Constance
Posts: 453
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It would be really nice to have scalable Fonts in the Media-Explorer (Custom FontSize)
Sooo tiny, can´t read. B-) :-P
thx :-)
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