How To Get Out Of Clip Hell?

[DallasSteve]

I hate the way Cakewalk handles clips.  I start making edits in a clip and all of a sudden I have 5 short one or three-note clips overlapping each other that I can't edit or select without ruining what I'm composing.  How do I get out of this mess?  Turning off Looping doesn't solve the problem.  Bounce To Clip doesn't solve the problem.  I just want one long clip in my track that I can compose and edit without multiple clips appearing.

Edited February 12, 2019 by DallasSteve

[DallasSteve]

Additionally, the most frustrating part is I can select notes in the piano roll view, I can copy them, but I can't paste them.  After I do Edit, Copy, the Edit, Paste options are disabled.  Why can't I paste into this clip.  I had the track muted, but now it's un-muted.  Arrrrrrgh!

[DallasSteve]

Now, it seems like it's working normally again and I can copy and paste in that track.  All I did was add a few notes manually, and now Copy and Paste works.  Can anybody explain to me what is happening?

Edited February 12, 2019 by DallasSteve

[abacab]

Maybe these will help?

Moving and copying clips

https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Arranging.17.html

Working with MIDI clips

https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Tools.24.html

The Piano Roll view

https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=EditingMIDI.03.html