Drag and Drop

[c7sus]

Last night I was fooling around trying some editing stuff. "Cakewalk Power" has an example where you edit various tracks of MIDI info. One involves selecting 3 tracks and sliding the data forward 4 measures. When I highlight the tracks then try to drag and drop no go. If I highlight ONE track it works. WTF over?

[mshea]

Hey. That happens to me to. I've also noticed that at times, even with one track...it won't let you place it EXACTLY where you want to and you have to go to the properties and set the start at time. UG!!!! Does anyone know why it is so finicky??? I'm just glad to know i'm not the ONLY one. I see that you're an 'expert'. I'm a newbie and just thought i was missing yet another obvious step. PHEW!!!

[Tekker]

I don't know what's up with C7's problem if it works with one track and not three, but mshea, I think your problem is you have the "snap-to-grid" function on. To turn it off click on the button that.....looks like a grid. In the audio view it's pretty easy to find, but in the track view it's down in the right hand side of your screen, right next to the horizontal zoom buttons (it took me a while to find that one). Also, if you right click on that box you can change what it snaps to, it's a good funtion to have but not all the time.

-tkr

[c7sus]

Releasing the "snap to grid" function did the trick. Thanks, Tekker.

[Tekker]

Cool, I didn't think that was the problem with yours, glad it worked.

-tkr

[garrigus]

Hi c7sus,

Which example in Cakewalk Power was that? Just curious... (drop me an e-mail about it, if possible).

Thanks!
Scott

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