Midi Bounce to clip(s) truncates clips to last & first Note OR avoiding multiple midi clips

[Roy Slough]

I do a lot of editing of midi in the PRV, drums & bass mostly. As I add and remove notes to an existing clip it often results in multiple clips of varying lengths
e.g. add in few bass notes will create a new clip but with blank (no notes) to the end of the existing clip.

When I select all these together and bounce to clip(s)  it merges all the notes & truncates all the clips to the first and last note. It is this truncation which can cause me problems. If I do not notice that the clip is short by maybe a 16th or 32nd, when I copy & paste or duplicate the clip everything can be slightly out of time.

Now, each time I "bounce to clip(s)" I zoom in check if the clip is now short, extend the end if necessary, and zoom out again.  Lots of zooming in & out extend etc.
Is there a method to retain the overall length when bouncing OR better still, how do I avoid creating these multiple clips when adding/editing midi notes? 

 

Thanks

[reginaldStjohn]

I think this is just the way the program works. I know in Studio One if you have snap enabled when you bounce a clip it snaps the clip size to the next largest boundary matching the snap setting.

Maybe make a feature request for something similar.

[57Gregy]

Whenever, I want to copy/paste a MIDI clip, I right-click on the first note of the clip and change its start time to be exactly on the beat.
Or, check the clip's properties for what the start time is, note it, and Paste Special to that particular start time.
If I want to convert it to a Groove Clip, I ensure the first note starts exactly on the beat and the last note extends all the way to the end of the beat/measure.

[Chaps]

17 minutes ago, 57Gregy said:

Whenever, I want to copy/paste a MIDI clip, I right-click on the first note of the clip and change its start time to be exactly on the beat..

I do that to MIDI drum clips in the PRV. I put a note on the downbeat and change its velocity to 0, or close to it. Then when I click and drag, or paste, clips they always line up where I want them.