Tracks are VERY important to me. People say "Oh, Roles solves that!" But that doesn't solve my internal way of organizing what goes where audio wise. BEing able to tell, by looking, what track is SFX and what is MUSIC. The magnetic Timeline is a complete mess IMHO. Tracking with metadata does nothing for me there. I need to see what is where. It REALLY helps me mix, and if some odd SFX or SOT is scattered somewhere...pain.
Some people love the Magnetic Timeline and only gush. To me it is a pain, a HUGE step backwards, and a jumbled awkward mess.
Shane
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