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Automation node selection problem - right-click and drag lasso


scoco

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Sometimes I need to be able to select only non-zero track volume nodes in the automation panes and move them to change levels in a limited portion of a project. I used to be able to right-click and draw a selection area (lasso) around nodes that I want to move as a group. Up until the last few months that worked fine. Now if I select any node at all in the automation pane Sonar immediately selects ALL nodes within the time range of the associated =clip= in the audio track. I have to manually ctrl-click to select every node individually now. This problem doesn't happen in buses - I suppose because buses have no audio clips in them.

I created a support request for this problem. I spent a lot of time troubleshooting the problem as I was directed, but nothing restored what used to be the default behavior. I believe that the problem is in Sonar, not in my installation or configuration. Having followed so many steps to fix the problem, I feel sure it would have been fixed if it were in my particular setup.

My original request was marked resolved, but this problem persists and I created another support request and am waiting...

Is anyone else having this problem?

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20 hours ago, Chaps said:

I can confirm that the latest Sonar version (31.07.0.097) exhibits this behavior in my projects.

Thank you, Chaps. Sometimes I feel like the support people have me jump through hoops to fix a problem and never even try to reproduce it themselves. If the problem is in Sonar, none of that activity is going to do any good and it wastes time I'd rather spend on something else.

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The only way I can get this to happen is if:

1.  I accidentally move the mouse into the clip region; or 
2.  I select the nodes such that all of the nodes are selected within a particular time period.

This is the same for me using the smart tool or the select tool.

lassoAutomatioNodes.gif

Does making the lasso region narrower (i.e. closer to the node boundaries) help?

[EDIT] - ok, I can repro this if there's a clip there and take lanes are collapsed.  If take lanes are expanded, then it behaves as expected.  We'll investigate further.

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8 hours ago, msmcleod said:

This has been fixed for the next update.

In the meantime, opening the track lanes will allow you to lasso the nodes.

That's good news! Thanks msmcleod.

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