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#433185 - 10/16/03 04:01 PM Anyone use the smart tool?
C_F_H_13
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Just curious as to how many of you actually use the smart tool in pro tools?

I have been trying to use it but I find it easier to switch between modes instead.

How bout all of you?
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#433186 - 10/16/03 09:49 PM Re: Anyone use the smart tool?
spyder
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It's all I've ever used.
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#433187 - 10/17/03 01:22 AM Re: Anyone use the smart tool?
Philip O'Keefe
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Use it all the time. My center mouse wheel (yes, Windows PT user) is programmed to switch between the tools, but I find the smart tool the most useful the majority of the time. The trick is where you have it relative to the waveform - above or below zero crossing, near the end above or below, etc...
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#433188 - 10/17/03 04:13 AM Re: Anyone use the smart tool?
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All the time.
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#433189 - 10/17/03 03:39 PM Re: Anyone use the smart tool?
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I have used Pro Tools for over a decade. When they first implemented the "smart tool" it was a little buggy and I had a hard time with it. However, I now use it all the time and it's much faster than manually switching between the tools in most cases.

Spend some time with it. You may end up liking it.
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#433190 - 10/18/03 06:28 AM Re: Anyone use the smart tool?
Loopy C
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Much to the chagrin of my fellow Protools operators, I too use it exclusively.
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#433191 - 10/19/03 07:45 PM Re: Anyone use the smart tool?
monestat
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I'll stick my neck out and say that I don't use it. Ever. I've messed around with it, and it just isn't how I like to work. Everybody has their own ways of navigating around the screen, editing and whatnot. I prefer to use the function keys to switch between tools as well as modes and other things. I've gotten pretty quick at it and I've gotten to where I can almost do a whole session without looking at the keyboard, so I doesn't make sense for me to start using different ways of working if it's just gonna slow me down.
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#433192 - 10/22/03 10:11 AM Re: Anyone use the smart tool?
Groeg
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I'm another user of the smart tool. It just makes it faster for me. But like the previous poster said, it isn't for everybody. I've also been using my Control 24 a lot as well and sessions have been easier and faster with that.

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#433193 - 10/22/03 11:43 AM Re: Anyone use the smart tool?
flyscots
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I find I'm just as fast with the Function keys as I am with the Smart Tool. I try to use the smart tool exclusively but I seem to switch back to the function keys. No big deal, it doesnt make any difference to the session, it's just a comfort issue.

John Scott
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