Only two lanes for overlapping items (FIXED)

DarkStar · 06-16-2009, 02:30 AM

The Option "Show overlapping items in lanes" only uses 2 lanes here. See what happens when I move the pink clip.

[img]http://img132.**************/img132/7673/r302dsoverlapslanes.png[/img]

Doesn't seem right to me. I can't see how to change it.

Reflected · 08-07-2009, 01:05 PM

I think that this doesn't make sense too, but in the meantime 'Enable free positioning' works fine, just that it doesn't include height snapping)

Edit: it can snap items automatically with an action

see more info at this thread:

http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=40577

Tallisman · 08-07-2009, 01:44 PM

you can't change it. that is a current limitation of the feature.
the closest you can get to the desired behaviour is FIPM mode, but then you will probably juggle a different trade off.

.t

mabian · 08-07-2009, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tallisman

you can't change it. that is a current limitation of the feature.

Is it a documented limitation? Isn't it a bug instead?

Thanks,
Mario

Tallisman · 08-07-2009, 02:20 PM

I don't think it's a bug...
I think it was a oversight, perhaps, when the feature was first implemented.

.t

Evan · 08-08-2009, 02:06 AM

I thought it was a bug too.

the brok · 08-21-2009, 01:32 PM

hmmm ...imo it`s a bug ... especially since it happens here even when autocrossfade is off ...

Reflected · 11-11-2009, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evan

I thought it was a bug too.

+1

more lanes will be great

I will like it much more than the free positioning that I use now.

Reflected · 11-11-2009, 07:38 AM

Added FR: http://forum.cockos.com/project.php?issueid=1514

mrelwood · 04-08-2010, 04:37 AM

Voted. Is it normal or expected that the items won't show in lanes if they overlap during recording? They are only shown as lanes if I drag them after recording.

Mercado_Negro · 07-23-2010, 04:20 PM

Transferred:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Stop Continues

Lanes is one of the features I'd really like to see expanded, if only a little bit. Sure, I miss the wealth of lanes features in Sonar (mute/solo, auto-sort/manual, add/remove lanes--all awesome features), but the only one I really which I had is that the "Overlapping items to lanes" option sorted items to more than two lanes.

The groundwork for this feature is already in place and ready for just the tiny bit of expansion that would make this feature really useful.

I'm a big fan of takes in REAPER, but for those that aren't, more than two lanes would allow them to bypass making takes and use lanes instead. It's a simple fix.

Free item positioning can be useful in a number of situation, but it's a mess. When moving items just a little bit, you can end up gaining unwanted crossfades or losing wanted ones. Free items don't make life simpler.

Many of my tracks, particularly my MIDI percussion tracks, use a bunch of different items to create the poly-rhythmic sound I'm going for. There are times when it's not useful to build a chorus using multiple tracks or 'play all takes' items.

There are other threads complaining about being able to select items in the background/foreground. I believe multiple lanes is the solution to all of these problems.
Edit

Susan G · 07-24-2010, 01:24 AM

Status is now "Coming soon"! Hooray!

-Susan

Dstruct · 08-18-2010, 01:02 AM

FIXED (3.66)