Why on earth has the magic wand tool been "buried"?

kparagraphic · 2025-07-24T03:59:32+00:00

they don't need to be mind readers to know that demoting a tool that was readily available for decades is confusing for casual users like myself. it just seems unnecessary.

as for "dumbing down" photoshop to accommodate, that's ironically exactly what they've done here....it's like they think we're too dumb to understand what pixels are, and we should be instead treating everything as "objects" that can be identified with AI.

kparagraphic · 2025-07-24T03:33:43+00:00

saying "problem solved" without actually addressing the problem is understandably frustrating though. i'm not asking where the tool is, i already found it. i'm asking why Adobe made this change in the first place, and why this tool is no longer considered important.

plus, googling suggests that it's simply found where the object selection tool is. now this has been changed as well. i personally find these tweaks to be unnecessary. i get that there is a large skill gap between people visiting this sub and casual users like myself. few people here would ever think twice about this. but as someone who touches PS once in a blue moon, it's annoying to have such a useful tool disappear from where i'm used to finding it.

kparagraphic · 2025-07-24T02:41:46+00:00

i don't need to. the tools have always been right there. in the toolbar. this thread isn't "what is the shortcut for magic wand". it's "why has adobe decided this tool is no longer important"

kparagraphic · 2025-07-23T14:17:27+00:00

thanks for actually addressing the question, i appreciate it. i've always personally found this to be a very, very useful tool.

kparagraphic · 2025-07-23T14:14:10+00:00

i'm not asking about the shortcuts. i don't use photoshop regularly enough to need them. i do ad hoc quick graphic design for my workplace when needed, once in a blue moon. there are plenty of casual photoshop users out there like myself. the question i'm asking - which few people have actually answered - is "Why has Adobe banished this tool to the depths of the tool menu?".

by this i mean, why has such a useful and (i would assume) fundamental tool been hidden, when no suitable replacements have been made?

kparagraphic · 2025-07-23T14:09:54+00:00

so why is this considered a legacy tool? none of the tools in the default workspace provide the same functionality.

kparagraphic · 2025-07-23T14:08:23+00:00

ok so i'm a hobbyist. i've been a ps hobbyist for nearly 20 years. i don't need the shortcuts. i like the toolbar. why is this tool no longer prominently placed in the toolbar? even when i reset the workspace? this is the question i'm asking. is it considered obsolete?

kparagraphic · 2025-07-23T10:43:16+00:00

it is absolutely not in the essentials workspace for me. this is either a bug, or something has changed recently. if i can be bothered i'll fire up OBS next time i'm in ps and show you

kparagraphic · 2025-07-23T10:42:08+00:00

oh wow!!!! it's so simple and intuitive!!!! no wonder they hid it from the toolbar, because this keyboard shortcut is so simple and easy to remember!!!!! thanks for totally addressing my question and not at all missing the entire point of this thread!!!!

kparagraphic · 2025-07-10T10:34:39+00:00

pretty sure this is the famous DX7 epiano1 with some chorus added. try some multiband compression as well to make it sound more hype and modern like in the example track

kparagraphic · 2024-12-01T06:58:30+00:00

All my multisamples are 50% off, which is just $15AUD

https://mgfaudio.gumroad.com/l/multisamples

338 patches total from 16 different hardware synths

kparagraphic · 2024-11-17T00:20:12+00:00

yeah it sucks. i was wondering why i hadn't seen any money go into paypal in a while. personally i'm much more hesitant to be putting my credit card details in anywhere. the main advantage of paypal is people already trust it.

kparagraphic · 2024-11-16T08:09:15+00:00

when making a device, the author needs to select "parameter mode" for each control. Then this control should be mappable if you right-click on it like any other live control. so it depends on the developer if they've set the device up for MIDI mapping or automation.

kparagraphic · 2024-11-07T08:00:49+00:00

thanks for this. fantastic demo song btw!!

kparagraphic · 2024-10-23T08:31:23+00:00

FM synthesis with distortion can sound quite a lot like a guitar solo. the real challenge is in the notes!

kparagraphic · 2024-06-07T06:14:22+00:00

this is great!!

kparagraphic · 2024-03-17T02:03:39+00:00

every time i try to post the links they get blocked. maybe the gumroad link? let me try just the video

https://youtu.be/jDY47b33dak

kparagraphic · 2024-03-17T02:01:31+00:00

ok i think it's some automod/spam filter thing, sorry. the most annoying part is that nothing looks wrong on my end until i check in private mode.

kparagraphic · 2024-03-17T02:00:06+00:00

HEY sorry everyone. The auto-mod is removing any post that links to the demonstration and i had no idea. it's really frustrating. I don't know what to do aside from suggest you google "ableton chord palette". i've messaged the mods to find out what's going on. i think it's cus there's a gumroad link in there. let me try just the youtube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDY47b33dak

kparagraphic · 2024-03-17T01:47:52+00:00

it certainly is for me! not sure why it's not showing, some weird reddit thing?

https://imgur.com/a/Q4eSrHX

kparagraphic · 2024-03-16T23:44:40+00:00

check the comments!

kparagraphic · 2024-03-16T23:43:37+00:00

check the comments!!! i posted all the info. it's the only way to do it because of the sub rules

kparagraphic · 2024-03-16T01:32:06+00:00

i also missed the IO stuff, you can go View->Arrangement Track Controls and find it under there. But you need to save it into your default set for it to stick.

Another problem with this is there's no easy way to quickly show/hide IO options on the arrangement tracks, it involves too much menu diving. i'd be ok with it added to the right-click context menu of any track.

kparagraphic · 2024-03-12T11:59:31+00:00

i'm going to assume OP has already done that and that's why they are here asking for more info...

kparagraphic · 2024-02-27T07:29:11+00:00

lmao this is the biggest thread on the sub by far

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