Look, I know my question is dumb . . .

sadboy67 wrote on 7/8/2004, 7:59 AM

But please help me out. Anyone of you guys (or women) knowthe answer to this.

Is there some keyboard command that can let me play before and after a selected region selected by a cursor on the timeline, similar to the shift k, function of SoundForge. I would love a quick answer then leave all of you to explore the more esoteric aspects of Vegas.

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Jsnkc wrote on 7/8/2004, 8:10 AM

I dont know the answer, but putting 3 seperate posts asking the same questions in 20 minutes is not the way to get your question answered. Just have some patience, if there is an answer someone will tell you.

Spot|DSE wrote on 7/8/2004, 8:12 AM

Nothing I'm aware of that's exactly the same, but you can use cursor preview (0) and select how much of the area around the cursor is previewed in Options>Prefs>Editing.
You could also program a macro that would allow you to split, test the splitpoint backed up a few frames/seconds, and then do your cut/delete.

sadboy67 wrote on 7/8/2004, 8:21 AM

I guess that I thought that since the shift K, feature is so helpful in Soundforge that SonicFoundry/Sony would have incorporated pretty much the same thing in Vegas. Seems to be a pretty obvious omission, as the other second best alternatives seem a bit cumbersome.

Chienworks wrote on 7/8/2004, 9:31 AM

If i had to guess, i'd say that this is because Sound Forge always used to be a destructive editing environment and it's always good to preview before altering hard data. On the other hand, Vegas is a non-destructive editor. Performing the delete, hearing what it sounds like, and then undoing it if it's not right aren't as "scary" in Vegas because you're not actually changing the media file. So, instead of Shift-K, you perform the actual delete, move the cursor back a bit, listen, then undo if it's not right. It may be a few more keypresses or mouse-clicks, but it's still pretty simple.