New Tracks for Selected Regions ???

[markalex905]

Hi. I'm trying to cut up a large region, and put each piece on its own track.  

In the screenshot, the top shows the cut up region.  I tried, "New Tracks for Selected Regions", but I think that's a typo that should read "New Track (singular) for Selected Regions" as it only creates ONE new track.

BUT, if I overlap the regions slightly, then choose "New Tracks for Overlapped Regions" it gives me the result I want. (See final image).

Is anyone able to put all selected regions onto new tracks in one step?  (It's not a BIG deal to overlap them first, but I do this a LOT. I'd create a macro, but automating the drag seems tricky.)

Edited December 17, 2023 by markalex905

[wonshu]

If you're comfortable creating a macro (I'm using Keyboard Maestro) then you do it like this:

with only the first region selected, do these keycommands:

- select all following on same track

- cut regions

- create new track

- paste at same position

- Select next region (which will deselect all regions)

- Select next region (which will select the first region, the one that is supposed to stay on this track)

- Select next region (which is the first that has to go on the next track)

now you can repeat these steps.

Put a pause of 200 ms or 0.2 seconds between each step.

[markalex905]

11 minutes ago, wonshu said:

 

Thanks so much.  I'm JUST getting into macros... I'm just wondering why the Overlapped version of the function works, but not the Selected version.

[JakobP]

Can't try right now, but what if you raise the tempo first (which would make the regions overlap), hit the key command, and then reset the tempo ?

[markalex905]

1 hour ago, JakobP said:

 

Thanks - that'd work, mind you, so does just dragging a little overlap. Just wondering if anyone had success with "New Tracks for Selected Regions"