Why does recording midi at end of an existing track always creates a new track below?

[yul]

Hello! I have a midi track and just want to append it.

Sometimes it creates the new midi clip at the end of the track other times it creates it under..I am confused.

I have moved the beginning and end markers (it doesn't change anything anyways).

Thanks!

[mutools]

Not sure if i'm on the same, euh, track as what you mean but: It depends on whether a part is already selected when you start recording.

[yul]

Yes the existing track is selected. I then record a new part at the end of that track and it automatically creates a sub-track. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't...

[mutools]

If no part is selected and hence you indicate that you want to record a new part, then it depends on whether the new recorded part overlaps with an existing part or not. If yes then a new subtrack is created.

[yul]

So I see the problem here.

I am adding at the end of an existing track and starting exactly at where my previous clip ended. I bring start marker at that very end of the last clip.

I assumed that recording there would start where I left off but because of the countdown, the recording is always starting behind (thus overlapping).

If I remove the countdown, then everything is on the same track. The only problem is that doing this without a countdown is not a viable solution because I cannot get prepared between the mouse click and my midi keyboard!!

So I am stuck...I think this explains why I am struggling so much because I really don't like the clutter of having too many tracks.

If there would be a way for me to toggle an option of some kind to keep this from happening? Otherwise, it's really hard to manage from my perspective..

Thanks!

[mutools]

Maybe you have disabled recording quantize and you do record slighly before the actual start ie in countdown hence the parts overlap. Could it be that?

[yul]

Well exactly I did not use quantize in this case and my notes were a bit early.

For overlapping notes, I would expect the dialog box about merge/cancel/override etc..to appear in order to give me a choice no?

Thanks!!

[yul]

Hello, anyone would know why I am not getting the regular dialog box and instead creating a track below please? Thanks

[yul]

Bump please

[mutools]

If you want the merge options, select a part. If no part is selected a new part will be created on the selected track; unless the new part would overlap a part, then a new sub-track is created.