In another thread CJ pointed out I am working in offset mode and I'm wondering if some of the weird issues I'm having are related...specifically I had a few simple instrument tracks and froze them at some point and just noticed they had been split into a MIDI and an audio track but when I unfroze the audio there was no MIDI.
My only question is could this have anything to do with working in offset mode?...I wouldn't think so but I have to ask.
Thanks,
Randy

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I'm terrified of offset. The projects where I hit it by accident I had to re-do.

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Randy - I doubt your problem has to do with Offset Mode. I'm not on X2 yet (still X1), but unless a bug got introduced along the way, offset has never had a negative effect on anything (other than some confusion at times).
 
However, I am curious. Why are you "working" in Offset mode? You should only need to move in/out of offset mode under certain circumstances, not for everyday changes - I just can't see any benefit to that.

I'm terrified of offset. The projects where I hit it by accident I had to re-do.


That's exactly why I had to ask...I occasionally use something called auto-ripple in my NLE (Sony Vegas Pro) ...it can be very convenient but if I forget to turn it off, it can mess up my project real quickly and I have to go back to a previously saved version and lose lots of work.


Why are you "working" in Offset mode? You should only need to move in/out of offset mode under certain circumstances, not for everyday changes - I just can't see any benefit to that



Well I had gone through putting a gazillion nodes on a volume envelope and decided later I needed to raise the overall volume of the envelope and I read somewhere that was how to do it...what is offset mode for anyway?
(Serious) mixing is new for me but I have to learn it pretty quickly as I've committed to producing a full album relatively soon....don't laugh, I (feel) I have a good ear, I just need to learn the technical aspects.
Yesterday, I received my new book, Zen and the Art of Mixing which I've heard is very good ...so yeah, I'm just beginning.
I realize my commitment is a big one but with the book, the song forum and you guys on this forum I think I can  I know I can do it.
That said, if anyone wants to throw any more advice way I'm all ears  
I've started my to-do and not-to-do list and turning off offset mode after using it is at the top of my list.
Thanks my friends,
Randy

Well I had gone through putting a gazillion nodes on a volume envelope and decided later I needed to raise the overall volume of the envelope and I read somewhere that was how to do it

It's not necessary to use Offset mode to raise/lower an entire envelope. In X2 you can just grab the whole thing and drag up/down

It's not necessary to use Offset mode to raise/lower an entire envelope. In X2 you can just grab the whole thing and drag up/down 


I had tried that and couldn't get the whole envelope to move, I ran across offset mode and it seemed to be the answer.
I'm guessing there is a key(s) to hold while dragging that you will share with me?
I know you may think RTFM but I had read it for quite a while at the time and was getting quite frustrated not finding my answer...and then blindly trying to drag while holding ctrl, ctrl/shift, ctrl/shift/alt etc.
When I read about offset mode I thought I'd found my answer and couldn't see any reason to turn it off.

It's just a question of getting your cursor in the right place before you drag.

It needs to be towards the top of the track and the cursor will change shape. I did a mockup of a graphic a week or so ago, but that's probably buried by now.

Try here, post #14

http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.ashx?m=2827020