Found some more problems with automation, AIs, copying, and selection. May be related to
this thread
Decided to just focus on the native action "Copy all items/tracks/envelope points within time selection, if any"
System:
REAPER 5.70 x64
MAC OS X 10.12.6
Relevant settings:
[x] Automatically add edge points when editing media items
[x] Envelope points move with media items
Steps to reproduce:
- Create a MIDI item on Track 1
- Create some associated automation.
- Create some automation and an automation item on Track 2, with no associated item.
- Marquee select an area (and time selection) that you want to copy and paste that includes all items, automation items, and envelope points that you just created.
- Make sure that the focus is on Track 1
- Use the action "Copy all items/tracks/envelope points within time selection, if any"
- Attempt to paste whats on the clipboard later in the song, on Track 1
This action:
- Ignores the automation item and the automation without an associated MIDI/audio item.
- It will copy the automation item if you use the action with the envelope in focus but that leaves behind all the other stuff you want to copy.
- This requires a lot of users in my situation to create empty MIDI items and a lot of hacky stuff like that.