Track Targets Auto or Manual ignored

This bug is ongoing -
R 19b1

I have a very vertical TL - 22 video tracks, 16 audio tracks of various formats.

I want to insert via D&D a clip into video track 20. under no combination of auto track targets on or off ( only enabled on 1-4 was last try ) , red block track targets / Indicators can I drag a clip with video into V20 and audio into tracks A1-4. Clips are set as 4 mono tracks, tracks 1-6 in TL are mono. instead R insists on ingoring all user track targets and creates 4 new audio tracks 16-20. NO NO NO !!!!! stop doing that !!!!!!

Its just maddening that I can target audio tracks correctly via ANY MEANS except locking all the audio tracks I want to stay put, and then after the edit(s) disable all those track locks

R badly needs simple, reliable, consistent track targeting that actually works every time and doesn't require workarounds like moving the inserted audio into the correct tracks, and patching up the damage. The targeting of V and A should be absolute - if I want V in track 20 and I want A I n 1-4 then thats what I should get. This automatic shifting of A tracks is madness on every level. Just insert into the tracks I have set. Same for copy and paste of clips with audio from different TL's. the only save move is to paste into an empty TL section, move the clip parts to the right tracks manually, then drag the clip where it should go.

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Don't Drag and Drop. That will ignore Track Destination Selection.

Instead, use Insert or Overwrite.

Don't Drag and Drop. That will ignore Track Destination Selection.

Instead, use Insert or Overwrite.

working that way requires a lot of extra steps. its not productive. its also too easy to stomp on another clip, or unintentionally cause other things to happen like clips in other tracks being cut, put out of sync, etc. it may take several tries to have the right combo of settings to get the edit right. or you should be able to D&D a clip into place using track targets in one simple move. My Tl's are super complicated with lots of layers & audio tracks. All those layers are visible, its not the topmost thing is the only thing visible. I"m on ver 3 of this now.

Resolve adding unwanted audio tracks from a source clip with multichannel audio is the main reason I still have not moved to Resolve for editing.
The whole timeline track targeting system needs a complete rethink. It's the clumsiest of any editing app I have used in the last 20 years!

working that way requires a lot of extra steps.

Perhaps.

But it works.