Smart tool customization

 

Note: As of the 2019.07 release, the Smart tool icon has changed from a star to an arrow . Consequently, the Select tool icon has changed from an arrow to an I-beam to better reflects its function (time selection).

The Smart tool can be customized in order to disable specific functions and simplify the Smart tool behavior.

The Smart tool is powerful, but may produce unintended results in certain situations, such as inadvertently isolating clips in Take lanes when clicking the bottom half of clips. If you are not strictly using Take lanes for comping, you may want to disable the comping behavior.

To customize the Smart tool

To customize the Smart tool, long press or right-click the Smart tool button to open the Smart tool menu, then enable/disable the desired behaviors:

Move. Enable/disable move behavior.

Crop. Enable/disable crop behavior, which affects clips and Note events in the Piano Roll.

Fade. Enable/disable fade behavior, which affects clip fade in/out and note velocity in the Piano Roll.

Draw. Enable/disable draw/insert behavior, which affects envelope nodes and Note events in the Piano Roll.

Comp. Enable/disable comping behavior for the Smart tool when clicking the bottom half of clips in Take lanes. Tip: Disable the comping behavior while editing clips in Take lanes and re-enable it when you are ready to start building a comp track.

Enable All. Enable all Smart tool behaviors, including Move, Crop, Fade, Draw, and Comp.

 

If any Smart tool behaviors have been disabled, the Smart tool icon changes to a hollow arrow to indicate that the tool has been customized:

Smart tool settings are global and persist across projects and sessions.

 

See:

Smart tool

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