View doesn't always scroll during playback / editing

[Handyman]

I record or import WAV audio files (podcast) to a track, zoom in, and make ripple edits.

As I edit the audio, the view doesn't always scroll when the playhead reaches the right edge of the screen. The playhead just disappears as it proceeds beyond the visible view. I have to pause / un-pause, and then the view scrolls to where I can see the current playhead position. Doesn't always happen, but it is happening often enough to make editing these podcast audios difficult.

I'm trying to figure out under what conditions the scrolling fails, but I can't reliably reproduce it. It always does this on every session however.

The scrolling fails only when the item I'm viewing is selected and it spans beyond the right edge of the Reaper window. If the item is not selected, then the view never fails to scroll properly. Does that make sense?

I have "Automatically scroll view during playback" checked in Options. I tried continuous scrolling, but don't care for the entire screen moving constantly. Any ideas where else to look for resolution to this? Thanks!

[Dannii]

Same thing happens here too. This is one of those things I've been meaning to make a post about but keep forgetting.

[Tod]

Welcome to the club.

https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=201943

[azimuth]

That happens sometimes. All you have to do is hit the "'" key (by default) to resync the scroll with the play cursor.

[Handyman]

Originally Posted by azimuth

That happens sometimes. All you have to do is hit the "'" key (by default) to resync the scroll with the play cursor.

Thanks. That's helpful, and much more fluid than pausing.

[ivansc]

Did you check out my response to Tod in the other thread about the transport controls - at least one reason why this happens?

Now I am used to doing things the "right" way life is simpler, but I hadn`t found that handy ! trick. Will try it later when I am on the studio machine.

[uncleswede]

Originally Posted by azimuth

That happens sometimes. All you have to do is hit the "'" key (by default) to resync the scroll with the play cursor.

Nice... thanks

[Handyman]

Originally Posted by ivansc

Did you check out my response to Tod in the other thread about the transport controls - at least one reason why this happens?

Now I am used to doing things the "right" way life is simpler, but I hadn`t found that handy ! trick. Will try it later when I am on the studio machine.

I looked in the thread that Tod posted above, but didn’t see a response from you. Are you referring to some other thread?

[jaydrake]

Originally Posted by azimuth

That happens sometimes. All you have to do is hit the "'" key (by default) to resync the scroll with the play cursor.

I thoink this happens when you select a media item while the project is playing... so that you can edit without the timeline scrolling. Then simply hit "'" and your back to normal. Very useful!!!

[Handyman]

Originally Posted by jaydrake

I thoink this happens when you select a media item while the project is playing... so that you can edit without the timeline scrolling. Then simply hit "'" and your back to normal. Very useful!!!

You're right. That's it... I happens when you select an item while the project is playing. You know I would probably do that less if there wasn't such a drastic color difference between the selected item and the other items... It's kind of difficult to see the much darker non-selected items. Need to figure that out (as well as use the ' key).

[azimuth]

Originally Posted by jaydrake

I thoink this happens when you select a media item while the project is playing... so that you can edit without the timeline scrolling. Then simply hit "'" and your back to normal. Very useful!!!

It also happens if you use the Horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the Reaper Arrange View while the project is playing. I use that all of the time so that's why I knew about the ' key.

[ivansc]

I cant find that other thread, so...
I discovered that if you use the pause transport button and do an edit or WHY, when you resume play, scrolling is indeed broken as you describe. However if you use the stop button, it all works as intended.

I have been working this way for quite a while now and don't find it that uncomfortable, although it would be nice if this behaviour could be modified, wouldn't it?

Now that's funny - I just fired an old project up in reaper and I cant make it misbehave! Keeps scrolling on resume whatever I do! Weird....

[Tod]

Okay, this is the latest I've posted about the Midi Editor, although it has little to do with the Arrange area, although I think how the cursor and time line appear might also be a factor in the Arrange area too.

https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=202157

[Dannii]

Originally Posted by azimuth

That happens sometimes. All you have to do is hit the "'" key (by default) to resync the scroll with the play cursor.

Very handy. Thanks for the tip.