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2013/04/13 16:16:29 (permalink)

(Probably) a really simple noob question regarding moving tracks around...




While managing multiple tracks, I'm sure everyone likes to keep their projects neat. How would I go about moving 'track 34' to the space in between tracks 7 & 8, bumping down all of the other tracks?
Is there a way to do this? Thanks in advance :)

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Re:(Probably) a really simple noob question regarding moving tracks around... 2013/04/13 16:56:40 (permalink) ☄ Helpful
From the manual :

" To drag a track to a new position

1. Position the mouse just to the right of the track number, over the track icon of the track you want to move.

The cursor changes to an up/down arrow.

2. Drag the track to its new location, and release the mouse button.

SONAR rearranges and renumbers the tracks."


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Re:(Probably) a really simple noob question regarding moving tracks around... 2013/04/13 22:40:26 (permalink)
To move tracks, it helps if they aren't maximally minimized.

You can select all tracks and ctrl expand or use auto zoom (using shift Z to toggle Auto Zoom) and drag any non selected track larger.

The hotspot for moving tracks is between the number on the left and the lane expansion icons or over the track icon itself.


The small track icon is to the right of the track number and IS visible when the track is completely minimized. This is also a hotspot for moving the track, but there are no visual cues.


When the track is maximally minimized, the mouse pointer on my screen does NOT turn into the helpful icon to indicate that it is in position to select and move the track you are hovering over. This mouse pointer only shows itself on tracks which are somewhat expanded, and then only around the area of the larger track icon. Hovering over the smaller track icon does not change the mouse pointer, but this is the hotspot from which you can click and drag to change the positions of your tracks.

IMHO this is a reportable software bug. I never knew that I could use the smaller track icon to move tracks and consequently would expand the tracks when re-organizing. This was obviously not optimal. Sounds like there are now at least 2 of us who couldn't find the hotspot on a maximally minimized track. 




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post edited by gswitz - 2013/04/13 22:57:17

StudioCat > I use Windows 10 and Sonar Platinum. I have a touch screen.
I make some videos. This one shows how to do a physical loopback on the RME UCX to get many more equalizer nodes.
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Re:(Probably) a really simple noob question regarding moving tracks around... 2013/04/13 23:03:11 (permalink)
With minimized tracks, I get the double arrow mouse pointer in a very narrow area between the track number and the track icon, a bit closer to the icon.

The area is small because the selected track number blue box takes most of the available space.

The area is right between the blue box and the track icon.




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Re:(Probably) a really simple noob question regarding moving tracks around... 2013/04/13 23:18:48 (permalink)
Ok. I confirm it, Paul. There is an intsy wintsy window of hover pointer change, but it's tiny and not as large as the actual hotspot for moving the track.

Interestingly, it only occurs on either side of the actual mini track icon.

StudioCat > I use Windows 10 and Sonar Platinum. I have a touch screen.
I make some videos. This one shows how to do a physical loopback on the RME UCX to get many more equalizer nodes.
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Re:(Probably) a really simple noob question regarding moving tracks around... 2013/04/13 23:41:55 (permalink)
Thanks, dudes! 

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