How can I move the tracks in the mixer window around?

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How can I move the tracks in the mixer window around?

I am trying to organize my tracks in the mixer window, but no what I try, the tracks aren't moving. I tried it with the hand tool and when pulling it over the tracks, a green square box appears that is selecting the tracks, but I cannot move them to another place. So how can I do this?

imac G5, Mac OS X (10.5.6), 2.5 gb ram

Posted on Jan 21, 2011 4:48 AM

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Answer 1

seeren

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Jan 21, 2011 9:31 AM in response to AndreasvanHaren

You either have to move them in the arrange, or use the environment mixer window.

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Answer 2

zgogor

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Jan 21, 2011 4:02 PM in response to seeren

in the mixer, the tracks are the mirror of the Arrange window order.

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Answer 3

Jan 21, 2011 4:28 PM in response to AndreasvanHaren

You can't. It's one of the most archaic and frustrating holdovers from the old days. Hopefully they clean this up in 10, and join the rest of the DAWS here in 2011.

One also hopes that they stop allowing Logic to "help" us so much, i.e, allowing channels to rocket sideways across the screen when put into an automation mode, thereby screwing up the order you had set. Ugh.

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Answer 4

Feb 26, 2012 12:36 AM in response to AndreasvanHaren

Came here by searching for "move mixer tracks". Really weird why this can´t be fixed by apple. I have 3 kick tracks and in the mixer they are spread widly across my 50 track + mixer window. In the arrange they are after each other. Color codes and grouping saves the day somehow, but being able to slide them together in the mixer window would just be so sweet. Other DAW´s has this funtionality allready?

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CCTM

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Feb 26, 2012 12:51 AM in response to WizardSongs

WizardSongs wrote:

I have 3 kick tracks and in the mixer they are spread widly across my 50 track + mixer window. In the arrange they are after each other.

Hi

In the Mixer window, click the "Arrange" button???

CCT

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Answer 6

Feb 26, 2012 11:08 AM in response to CCTM

Allways is in "arrange" mode in the mixer window. I was a lil unspecific; I would like to move the kickbus so it resides at the kicktracks. The tracks themselves moves accordingly to the main arrange. Thanks. !!! 😉

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Answer 7

Feb 26, 2012 11:27 AM in response to WizardSongs

Hey WizardSongs,

If you're trying to move buses, control-click on the track in the mixer and select "Create/Select Arrange Track"—by default, the key command is control+T. Now the bus will show up in the arrange window. You can move that around, and the mixer will reflect the changes when in 'Arrange' view, which it seems you have set up.

Bonus tip: this also works with Output tracks, so you can get a Master fader in the arrange window.

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