Drawing Automation Lines - Glitches

[jimlynch22]

Drawing automation lines is difficult 

1. eraser and move tools add nodes and drags lines
2. can't drag a line section up and down, only one node moves (see attached)

[Bristol_Jonesey]

You've got the cursor in the wrong position.

Put it towards the top of the clip as shown below, then you can drag the highlighted section up/down

 

[Bristol_Jonesey]

What the hell? My post needs to be approved by a moderator? What's going on?

[Glenn Stanton]

i think i ran into this issue a few years back - too much storage space being used... so i removed a bunch of media content, and now i'm careful to keep the size and color depth as low as possible to preserve readability and keep the size down so i don't get flagged... not sure if the rules changed or not...

[Tim Elmore]

Jim,

You might want to try this:

1. Select the Smart tool (press F5) if you haven't already.

2. Press and hold the <ctrl> key down.

3. Move the cursor just below the segment you want to move. The cursor will change to a cross-hair pattern.

3. While still holding the <ctrl> key down, press and hold the left mouse button and drag the segment up or down as in the video below.

 

Be careful to position the cursor below the line segment, but not too low. When you are in the right spot, the cursor will change as shown in the video above.

This was easier in CbB because the cursor didn't jump when it changed to the cross-hair pattern. I described the difference in my recent post "Automation Envelope Cursor in Sonar vs. CbB." Maybe they will fix it soon. In the meantime, at least it works. It just takes some extra care to move the mouse to the right spot.

[jimlynch22]

On 8/2/2025 at 11:26 AM, Bristol_Jonesey said:

You've got the cursor in the wrong position.

Put it towards the top of the clip as shown below, then you can drag the highlighted section up/down

 

Thanks, this is very helpful.  

[jimlynch22]

22 hours ago, Tim Elmore said:

Jim,

You might want to try this:

1. Select the Smart tool (press F5) if you haven't already.

2. Press and hold the <ctrl> key down.

3. Move the cursor just below the segment you want to move. The cursor will change to a cross-hair pattern.

3. While still holding the <ctrl> key down, press and hold the left mouse button and drag the segment up or down as in the video below.

 

Be careful to position the cursor below the line segment, but not too low. When you are in the right spot, the cursor will change as shown in the video above.

This was easier in CbB because the cursor didn't jump when it changed to the cross-hair pattern. I described the difference in my recent post "Automation Envelope Cursor in Sonar vs. CbB." Maybe they will fix it soon. In the meantime, at least it works. It just takes some extra care to move the mouse to the right spot.

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.  I couldn't get it to work, though.

[Bristol_Jonesey]

2 minutes ago, jimlynch22 said:

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.  I couldn't get it to work, though.

Did you try my method?

[jimlynch22]

Yes, indeed. I thought I had replied, but I think I was moderated. Anyway, your suggestion was excellent, and I appreciate the time you took to help me.