There is a bug, now confirmed by Steinberg, involving the Delete Overlaps function in Prefs. In short, it causes the punch-in points in a recorded track to be changed/offset if you move/drag the audio to another track or location. Once moved, the copy will not be the same as the original.
For a discussion of the exact issues, follow this link to that thread:
Workarounds:
- Disable Delete Overlaps function in Preferences.
THEN
- Use the Audio - Advanced - Delete Overlaps command in the Project window to delete the overlaps after recording, then if you move the events and they will maintain their location.
OR
- Bounce In Place before moving.
Let me add that Chris Dobbs of Steinberg US Support was a pro and responded quickly to my initial report with a quick follow up to confirm the bug and then suggest the #2 workaround above. That’s the way it’s supposed to work, and it did. Thanks, Chris.