no strip silence here. apptriga has filters built in on the input side. i just filter the source accordingly.
once it's set right (which i have presets saved now) it rarely misses.
placing by hand only takes you longer, and yields you the same result. i can move the samples to phase accurate rather quickly.
problem with phase accurate is that softer snare hits have a different attack and sustain then harder ones. with apptriga i get the dynamic tracking, but ultimately, you have to choose how close to make it phase-wise.
i replace the kick because keeping the original doesn't do me much good. if i didn't like the kick enough to replace it, i don't want any of it in the mix. snare is different as there is a lot of expression and feel in what's played. if you hate the snare, you kinda have to keep it anyway.