Why is the copied verstion of my nested clip different than the original version of the nested clip?

[777bbbbq]

Just when I thought I was figuring out Premiere pro...

I find tonight that a nested clip I've copied is DIFFERENT from the original and I do not know why.

Background: I have essentially recorded 12 or so still frames representing organ notes from middle C to high C. My plan is to arrange them in the timeline so that on playback they highlight the keys being played during a hymn.

Here's the problem: I nested the notes for the first line of the song and copied them, since the third line of the song uses the same notes.  However, when I play the COPIED vesion of the nested notes, they play differently than does the original version.  Instead of showing me the correct notes, which is something like  A, B, C, E, D, E, C, G....  I get a bizarre rearrangmenet of notes, something like A, B,  D, D, D, D, D

I have no clue as to what's going on, unless there's a bug in Premiere pro.

Note that when I click on the nested segment that I've copied, the individual notes are arranged correctly and play okay, as in the original version. But when I come back to play the copied segment as a nested group in the main timeline, they play back bizarrely, as noted above, with one note playing repeatedly.

What am I (or Premiere Pro) doing wrong that causes a copied version of a nested clip to be different from the original version that I copied?

(I am using Windows 10, Dell G15 laptop, i7 Intel processor 500 Gigs free.

[Jeff Bellune · Accepted solution]

Based on what you've said, the problem is in the composite of the sequences, not in the copy of the nest.

Please post a screenshot or two of the timeline and the program monitor that show the area where the problem is occurring.

[777bbbbq]

Thanks, Jeff.

This is a little embarrassing, but upon closer inspection, I found that there was a track containing notes above the current one in the timeline, which was the reason that I was not seeing the expected playback.  So, I guess the take-home message here is: if you're a newbie who's not seeing the playback that you expect from the timeline, make sure to search for other tracks that might be above the one that you are concerned about.  In fact, if this happens to another newbie, I'd encourage them to do what I'm going to do next, which is to study up on timeline navigation so that I can catch these things more easily, before I post embarrassing questions about them!

Thanks again, Jeff.

[Jeff Bellune]

Cheers. Merry Christmas! 😊