Mauro Gaspa Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Is it possible to insert a function like this "move clip in track"? Many times it happened to me that I have a midi or audio clip in a track in a very precise position and I had to move it by hand to another track maintaining the same exact position. It would be interesting a command with the right mouse button on one or more clips to move or possibly duplicate the same clip on an existing track of my choice but maintaining the same position. This option could be a good choice for those who want to move multiple clips saving a lot of time. Bye Mauro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoo Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Hold shift when you drag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Baay Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Or select the clip, use whateve shortcut you have bound to set Now=From (if you don't, bind one; it's indispensible), focus the target track and Ctrl+C, V or Ctrl+X, V as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauro Gaspa Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Thanks for your suggestions. They are nice solutions but they are not as immediate as a single click. In one solution you still have to drag and in the other you have to give more commands. I meant to suggest a solution for the clip like the one already existing when I want to move a track to a folder "Move to folder", with the difference that I move the clip to another track using a single click without changing its position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Baay Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 26 minutes ago, Mauro Gaspa said: They are nice solutions but they are not as immediate as a single click. Right-clicking, selecting Move or Copy and specifying a destination track is at least two clicks as well. This is potentially only marginally more efficient and not worth crowding the context menu with more options in my view. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauro Gaspa Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Sorry, but I don't think so. First of all, for tracks, this feature has been around for quite some time, it would be enough to implement it for clips on tracks too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will. Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 1 hour ago, Mauro Gaspa said: with the difference that I move the clip to another track using a single click without changing its position. Num Lock #2 to move the clip down to another track. Num Lock #8 Move the clip up to another track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauro Gaspa Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 This command is also not suitable because I have to press num block + 8 (up) or num block + 2 (down) several times on the keyboard to get to the track I want to move the clip to. Let's imagine that my track is 20 positions lower or higher, I have to hold down num block and repeat the number 2 or 8 20 times depending on where I have to go. It is not very practical and moreover difficult to follow visually and easily mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will. Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Then just create a new track underneath or duplicate the track with the events and move that track to where you want it to be. You can also copy/cut and paste| special cut/paste. I don't see anything wrong with using the num lock key, I'm using it every time when I speed record rap artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Promidi Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On 2/12/2025 at 8:01 AM, Mauro Gaspa said: They are nice solutions but they are not as immediate as a single click. I do not think you will get any easier than SHIFT drag vertically for a move or CTRL + SHIFT drag vertically for a copy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Baay Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 On 2/11/2025 at 3:32 PM, Mauro Gaspa said: Sorry, but I don't think so. First of all, for tracks, this feature has been around for quite some time, it would be enough to implement it for clips on tracks too. Move to Folder is two clicks and doesn't include specifying whether to move or copy since the latter is not possible. To move/copy clips you'd either need a third click or two diffent menu options for Move to Track and Copy to Track. Then at some point you're probably going to want to be able to choose wether to move/copy clips in multiple tracks to one track or to multiple tracks with the same relationship. This option and more are already covered by the Paste Special dialog. I suppose the value of saving a click or two and not having to touch the keyboard with a no-frills context menu option might depend on how often you use it. My workflow would not benefit meaningfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starship Krupa Posted Sunday at 04:33 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:33 PM On 2/13/2025 at 3:07 PM, Promidi said: I do not think you will get any easier than SHIFT drag vertically for a move or CTRL + SHIFT drag vertically for a copy. +1 I usually avoid "forum no votes" on feature requests, but the clip context menu is already HUGE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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