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lenny_bouh
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November 25, 2024
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Make solo button "latch" or "XOR' mode

  • November 25, 2024
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Hi everyone,

I saw this post about how could you "allow one track to be soloed at a time". And unfortunately it seems that it doesn't exist.

 

As the author said, this is a common feature in audio software. The "latch" solo allows you to solo multiples tracks, and the "XOR" solo cancels previews solos to enable the only one you clicked.

Someone in his comment was wondering why this feature was "something that a lot of users like and/or wanted". The answer is very easy :

This is the best way to compare a sound. By quickly switching from one sound to another without cutting.

I try to see if there was some hidden shortkey like Alt + Left Clic on the solo button to change his behaviour, but the only thing I found is Shift + Left Clic on the solo button which enable all tracks on solo. (This is not extremely usefull, but it is convenient if we want to shut all solo buttons that has been activated.)

So I though it would be such a great thing to implement a similar feature, but with "Alt + Left Clic" on the solo button for exemple, to make the solo "XOR" mode, and let the "Latch" mode by default.

That way all solos work the same as usual, but if we want to compare sounds, we just have to press Alt while clicking on the solo button.

 

I would greatly appreciate your upvotes or comments, to increase the chances of getting an update for this.

2 replies

MyerPj
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 28, 2025

Upvoted.

Participating Frequently
January 28, 2025

Absolutely 100% need X-OR Solo mode in addition to current Latch mode.