How to insert silence and move tracks, markers and automation?

[Andy76]

I tried to insert "silence at start" in the Export Edit page.
I put check mark and try to input some numbers and the moment I hit Save the numbers turn to zeroes again. So I ssume this feature doesnt work.

I put my tracks at zero start and assigned markers and automation.
When I export it to .wav 44\24 some samlples at the start are "eaten", I get a cutoff of the very beginning of the song.

In Reaper I saw some script or feature to move everything to the right.
Is it possible in Mixbus 6?


Thanks.

[Dingo]

Move the playhead to the very left of the edit range (zero), select ALL the tracks you want to change.
In the drop down menu Track / Insert Time.
You will get a pop up window with option to change time, select markers etc.
http://www.harrisonconsoles.com/mixbus/m...track-menu

[Andy76]

Thanks a lot, Dingo!

A note to the devs:

It worked after some fiddling with the values. In my case the fidelity was not inportant so I havent got a clue on what exact time I moved all my tracks to the right.

However I found the numbers in the input field extremely confusing and not working as one would expect.
E.g. I want to insert 1 bar. I right-click, select Bars/Beats and see this: 000|00|0000.

First of all what does these bunch of zeros belong to and what do they mean?

My expectation to see is Bars: fist segment, Beats: second segment. Whats up with the third segment here? Why not explain what does all those numbers mean with a popup or write it above the corresponding fields?

Then comes the issue with the input. I want to insert 1 Bar. I expect to click on the first segment and type 1 (without any zeroes). In reality when I try to type 1 it is positioned in the last zero like this: 000|00|0001.

Now I am really confused. What does this all mean? It suppose I can move the 1 by keyboard arrows to be at least like this: 001|00|0000. Arrows dont work.
I press 1 several times to get to the destination and see this: 001|11|1111. What? Then say I click "Move markers". The numbers turn to 003|03|1111. FAIL.

Conclusion:
The representation of the values is cryptic and hard to understand.
The input implementation is counterintuitive and broken. (I assume it refers to all fields which use the same right-click menu: Insert/Remove silence in Export menu, Nugde in Editor, maybe some others which I dont know)

[Dingo]

The Bars field represents musical time (BBT): Bars|Beats|Ticks.
http://www.harrisonconsoles.com/mixbus/m...nsport-bar

[Ben@Harrison]

I agree that the entry of BBT values is very difficult.

If you select a "Range" with the range tool before entering this dialog, I believe the start and length of the range to insert will be auto-filled by your Range selection.

But overall we need to improve this operation, since it is very common.

Best,
-Ben

[Andy76]

Dingo and Ben,

Thank you for your help and attention, really appreciated.