Since this is in the FR forum, +1.
Having "floating" timeline markers is a great and useful idea.
I have some suggestions for this:
1) We could use a key modifier like Ctrl, Alt, or Shift, so when the key is pressed and we click on a marker, the marker can be moved freely.
2) This action could be toggleable. Users could choose to have these floating markers enabled or disabled with the key modifier. (Fusion has that. If we have "Arrange tool > to grid" and we press ALT + click drag a node, we can place the node where we want)
3) The markers should have an indication that they are floating markers.
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4) When a marker is moved, they should be a thin line going accros the timeline too, so we can be precise without having to always zoom in a ton
5) A way to "align selected marker" to frames. Like with fusion with "Line up to grid". Then the selected markers would just line up to their closest frame. - This would be a quick way to "reset" selected marker without having to move them individually.
While reading this thread, I realized that I only use timeline markers based on the audio waveform. They are never precise, but in these cases, it was always fine because I don't use them to align things.
But for placing audio effects, for music videos or else, the current behavior is not useful. You can only place a marker in the "general area", and then you have to zoom in to ensure your audio is perfectly aligned.
Having floating markers in both the Fairlight page and the Edit page would be incredibly helpful for many people.
I read that Fairlight is a DAW for "film." No, it is not. It is a very advanced audio tool integrated into DaVinci Resolve which is designed for video editing now. It's just a tool, and someone can use it as a fancy audio recorder if they want to.
These concepts already exist in Davinci Resolve for many, many years (and with software in general). Like I mentioned with the ability to align (or not) nodes to grid. This flexibility is what makes a good tool, a great tool.