If a track is recorded in chunks (fer instance you record 1-1-0 thru 13-1-0 and then move ahead and record 37-1-0 thru 44-1-0) you have chunks of stored audio data being triggered at certain points in time.
If you Consolidate, it turns the timeline into one 'chunk' with one trigger.
I'm pretty sure you understand this concept so give it a try.

Pasting is like adding another 'chunk' so each paste has its own trigger. Paste 28 repetitions and have 29 triggers. If each is off by one tick it adds up.

Maybe these trigger points are getting 'off' when you merge and write thru the effects. It's all I can think of.
Either that or a particular effect has a weird issue when writing (as opposed to playing). Just trying to help solve it.


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