Question

Is it possible to move layers independently of the track above? I often like to use playlists in pro tools as an idea auditioning tool, so drag audio to a playlist, move it around until it's in the right place then decide whether I prefer it to the original. I can move audio down to a layer in S1, but once I've let go there doesn't appear to be a way to move it again. any interaction with it at that point comp it to the track above. Any chance there could be a modifier key so we can move layers around in time? Or is there a better way to do what I'm trying to do (other than creating a bunch of new tracks?)

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Is this possible yet? Just ran into a situation where a singer had a great ad lib that would be better served in a different section of the song. It would be nice to just move that layer back to the section of the song where it would fit better, with as few steps as possible.

Obviously there are other ways to do this and I got it done, but this approach seems faster and more streamlined to me.

Answer 3

Yeah, this really drives me nuts and slows me down ... in Sonar the Take Lanes (equivalent to layers) were similar to regular old tracks in that you could split them, move stuff around, etc. In Studio One for some reason the functionality is really crippled ... if something in one take/layer is a little off in the timing, you can't just make a cut in that layer and move it ahead or behind. Well, not without a fair amount of hassle: you can copy the take to another track, do your editing there, then drag it back into a take lane of the original track. Would be great to have more flexible editing in the Layers.

Answer 4

I agree! This is a much needed feature. There are other ways of doing it, but they are slower and mor cumbersome. You could, for instance, drag the audio file from the pool into the right place on an empty layer. Not ideal, but it works.

Answer 5

Vote up for this feature.

We were recorded few days ago with Studio One in one room. Soundguy recorded us with no layers, just in grid. So I've got many tracks, but when I decide to put these audio as a layers I get stuck because I can't move them(.

Answer 6

Go to the Inspector and deselect "Layers follow events."

Answer 7

Yes I agree. I'm new to this and first DAW i tried was REAPER and in reaper layers/takes are super elastic, you can edit each layer/take the way you want. save COMPS but in Studio One i have to say layers/takes abilities are pretty basic compared to other Reaper for example. I would love to see improvement in this.

Answer 8

I want to copy one of the things on the Layer lane to another location on the track. Just hold Ctrl and drag & drop it. Like a normal Event.

Thank you akislb99. This is also an important feature. I will use it from today. However, there is another problem. This is different from moving an event separately from the layer.

I want to move events in the Layer lane. For example, the melody ideas I thought of for the first chorus are in the Layer lane. And I want to use one of them in the second chorus. I want to drag and paste it to the second chorus.

That's not possible now. I have to select it, do Unpack Layers to Tracks, move the events on the new track to the desired location, and delete the new track.