diff --git a/Timeline/Control_Point.H b/Timeline/Control_Point.H
index d652451..09d1e20 100644
--- a/Timeline/Control_Point.H
+++ b/Timeline/Control_Point.H
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ protected:
 
             int i = 0;
 
-            asprintf( &sa[i++], ":x %lu", _offset );
+            asprintf( &sa[i++], ":x %lu", _r->offset );
             asprintf( &sa[i++], ":y %.2f", _y );
             asprintf( &sa[i++], ":track 0x%X", _track ? _track->id() : 0 );
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ protected:
                 char *v = s + strlen( s ) + 1;
 
                 if ( ! strcmp( s, ":x" ) )
-                    _offset = atol( v );
+                    _r->offset = atol( v );
                 else
                     if ( ! strcmp( s, ":y" ) )
                         _y = atof( v );
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public:
         {
             _track = t;
             _y = y;
-            _offset = when;
+            _r->offset = when;
 
 //            _make_label();
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public:
 
     Control_Point ( const Control_Point &rhs )
         {
-            _offset = rhs._offset;
+            _r->offset = rhs._r->offset;
             _y = rhs._y;
         }
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Region.C b/Timeline/Region.C
index 61bc08d..4951acf 100644
--- a/Timeline/Region.C
+++ b/Timeline/Region.C
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ Region::init ( void )
 {
 
     _track = NULL;
-    _offset = 0;
-    _start = 0;
-    _end = 0;
+    _r->offset = 0;
+    _r->start = 0;
+    _r->end = 0;
     _scale = 1.0f;
     _clip = NULL;
 
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ Region::init ( void )
 /* copy constructor */
 Region::Region ( const Region & rhs )
 {
-    _offset    = rhs._offset;
+    _r->offset    = rhs._r->offset;
     _track     = rhs._track;
 //    _track     = NULL;
     _clip      = rhs._clip;
-    _start     = rhs._start;
-    _end       = rhs._end;
+    _r->start     = rhs._r->start;
+    _r->end       = rhs._r->end;
     _scale     = rhs._scale;
     _box_color = rhs._box_color;
     _color     = rhs._color;
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Region::Region ( Audio_File *c )
 {
     init();
     _clip = c;
-    _end = _clip->length();
+    _r->end = _clip->length();
 
     log_create();
 }
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ Region::Region ( Audio_File *c, Track *t, nframes_t o )
 {
     init();
     _clip = c;
-    _end = _clip->length();
+    _r->end = _clip->length();
     _track = t;
-    _offset = o;
+    _r->offset = o;
 
     _track->add( this );
 
@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ Region::trim ( enum trim_e t, int X )
 
             long td = timeline->x_to_ts( d );
 
-            if ( td < 0 && _start < 0 - td )
-                td = 0 - _start;
+            if ( td < 0 && _r->start < 0 - td )
+                td = 0 - _r->start;
 
-            if ( _start + td >= _end )
-                td = (_end - _start) - timeline->x_to_ts( 1 );
+            if ( _r->start + td >= _r->end )
+                td = (_r->end - _r->start) - timeline->x_to_ts( 1 );
 
-            _start += td;
-            _offset += td;
+            _r->start += td;
+            _r->offset += td;
             break;
         }
         case RIGHT:
@@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ Region::trim ( enum trim_e t, int X )
 
             long td = timeline->x_to_ts( d );
 
-//            printf( "%li %li\n", td, _end - _start );
+//            printf( "%li %li\n", td, _r->end - _r->start );
 
-            if ( td >= 0 && _end - _start < td )
-                _end = _start + timeline->x_to_ts( 1 );
+            if ( td >= 0 && _r->end - _r->start < td )
+                _r->end = _r->start + timeline->x_to_ts( 1 );
             else
-                _end -= td;
+                _r->end -= td;
 
             break;
         }
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ Region::handle ( int m )
     int ret;
 
     Logger _log( this );
-//log_start();
+//log_r->start();
 
     switch ( m )
     {
@@ -246,12 +246,12 @@ Region::handle ( int m )
                 {
                     case 1:
                         trim( trimming = LEFT, X );
-                        _drag = new Drag( x() - X, y() - Y );
+                        begin_drag( Drag( x() - X, y() - Y ) );
                         _log.hold();
                         break;
                     case 3:
                         trim( trimming = RIGHT, X );
-                        _drag = new Drag( x() - X, y() - Y );
+                        begin_drag( Drag( x() - X, y() - Y ) );
                         _log.hold();
                         break;
                     case 2:
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ Region::handle ( int m )
                 ox = x() - X;
                 oy = y() - Y;
                 /* for panning */
-                os = _start;
+                os = _r->start;
 
                 /* normalization and selection */
                 if ( Fl::event_button2() )
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ Region::handle ( int m )
 
             if ( ! _drag )
             {
-                _drag = new Drag( x() - X, y() - Y );
+                begin_drag( Drag( x() - X, y() - Y ) );
                 _log.hold();
             }
 
@@ -344,14 +344,14 @@ Region::handle ( int m )
                 int d = (ox + X) - x();
                 long td = timeline->x_to_ts( d );
 
-                nframes_t W = _end - _start;
+                nframes_t W = _r->end - _r->start;
 
                 if ( td > 0 && os < td )
-                    _start = 0;
+                    _r->start = 0;
                 else
-                    _start = os - td;
+                    _r->start = os - td;
 
-                _end = _start + W;
+                _r->end = _r->start + W;
 
                 _track->redraw();
                 return 1;
@@ -439,15 +439,15 @@ Region::draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H )
         return;
 
     int OX = scroll_x();
-    int ox = timeline->ts_to_x( _offset );
+    int ox = timeline->ts_to_x( _r->offset );
 
     if ( ox > OX + _track->w() ||
          ox < OX && ox + abs_w() < OX )
         return;
 
-    int rw = timeline->ts_to_x( _end - _start );
+    int rw = timeline->ts_to_x( _r->end - _r->start );
 
-    nframes_t end = _offset + ( _end - _start );
+    nframes_t end = _r->offset + ( _r->end - _r->start );
 
     /* calculate waveform offset due to scrolling */
     nframes_t offset = 0;
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ Region::draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H )
     {
         offset = timeline->x_to_ts( OX - ox );
 
-        rw = timeline->ts_to_x( (_end - _start) - offset );
+        rw = timeline->ts_to_x( (_r->end - _r->start) - offset );
     }
 
     rw = min( rw, _track->w() );
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ Region::draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H )
     int peaks;
     Peak *pbuf;
 
-    const nframes_t start = _start + offset + timeline->x_to_ts( X - rx );
+    const nframes_t start = _r->start + offset + timeline->x_to_ts( X - rx );
     _clip->read_peaks( timeline->fpp(),
                        start,
                        start + timeline->x_to_ts( W ),
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ Region::draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H )
 /*     for ( int i = _clip->channels(); i--; ) */
 /*         Waveform::draw( rx, X, (y() + Fl::box_dy( box() )) + (i * ch), W, */
 /*                         ch, _clip, i, timeline->fpp(), */
-/*                        _start + offset, min( (_end - _start) - offset, _end), */
+/*                        _r->start + offset, min( (_r->end - _r->start) - offset, _r->end), */
 /*                        _scale, selected() ? fl_invert_color( _color ) : _color ); */
 
 
@@ -531,9 +531,9 @@ Region::draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H )
 void
 Region::normalize ( void )
 {
-    printf( "normalize: start=%lu end=%lu\n", _start, _end );
+    printf( "normalize: start=%lu end=%lu\n", _r->start, _r->end );
 
     /* FIXME: figure out a way to do this via the peak server */
-/*     _scale = _clip->peaks( 0 )->normalization_factor( timeline->fpp(), _start, _end );  */
+/*     _scale = _clip->peaks( 0 )->normalization_factor( timeline->fpp(), _r->start, _r->end );  */
 
 }
diff --git a/Timeline/Region.H b/Timeline/Region.H
index ce8fa66..7fee47c 100644
--- a/Timeline/Region.H
+++ b/Timeline/Region.H
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ protected:
 
             asprintf( &sa[ i++ ], ":source \"%s\"", _clip ? _clip->name() : "" );
             asprintf( &sa[ i++ ], ":track 0x%X", _track ? _track->id() : 0 );
-            asprintf( &sa[ i++ ], ":x %lu", _offset );
-            asprintf( &sa[ i++ ], ":l %lu", _start );
-            asprintf( &sa[ i++ ], ":r %lu", _end );
+            asprintf( &sa[ i++ ], ":x %lu", _r->offset );
+            asprintf( &sa[ i++ ], ":l %lu", _r->start );
+            asprintf( &sa[ i++ ], ":r %lu", _r->end );
             asprintf( &sa[ i++ ], ":selected %d", selected() );
             asprintf( &sa[ i++ ], ":gain %f", _scale );
 
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ protected:
                 }
 
                 if ( ! strcmp( s, ":x" ) )
-                    _offset = atol( v );
+                    _r->offset = atol( v );
                 else if ( ! strcmp( s, ":l" ) )
-                    _start = atol( v );
+                    _r->start = atol( v );
                 else if ( ! strcmp( s, ":r" ) )
-                    _end = atol( v );
+                    _r->end = atol( v );
                 else if ( ! strcmp( s, ":selected" ) )
                 {
                     if ( atoi( v ) )
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ public:
 
     Region_Base ( )
         {
-            _start = _offset = _end = 0;
             _clip = NULL;
             _scale = 1.0f;
         }
diff --git a/Timeline/Tempo_Point.H b/Timeline/Tempo_Point.H
index e522720..fb995d9 100644
--- a/Timeline/Tempo_Point.H
+++ b/Timeline/Tempo_Point.H
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ protected:
             int i = 0;
 
             asprintf( &sa[i++], ":track 0x%X", _track ? _track->id() : 0 );
-            asprintf( &sa[i++], ":x %lu", _offset );
+            asprintf( &sa[i++], ":x %lu", _r->offset );
             asprintf( &sa[i++], ":tempo %.2f", _tempo );
 
             sa[i] = NULL;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ protected:
                 char *v = s + strlen( s ) + 1;
 
                 if ( ! strcmp( s, ":x" ) )
-                    _offset = atol( v );
+                    _r->offset = atol( v );
                 else
                     if ( ! strcmp( s, ":tempo" ) )
                         _tempo = atof( v );
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public:
     Tempo_Point ( nframes_t when, float bpm )
         {
             _tempo = bpm;
-            _offset = when;
+            _r->offset = when;
 
             _make_label();
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public:
 
     Tempo_Point ( const Tempo_Point &rhs )
         {
-            _offset = rhs._offset;
+            _r->offset = rhs._r->offset;
             _tempo = rhs._tempo;
         }
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Time_Point.H b/Timeline/Time_Point.H
index b95a4ea..3a96fe5 100644
--- a/Timeline/Time_Point.H
+++ b/Timeline/Time_Point.H
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ protected:
             int i = 0;
 
             asprintf( &sa[i++], ":track 0x%X", _track ? _track->id() : 0 );
-            asprintf( &sa[i++], ":x %lu", _offset );
+            asprintf( &sa[i++], ":x %lu", _r->offset );
             asprintf( &sa[i++], ":beats_per_bar %d", _time.beats_per_bar );
             asprintf( &sa[i++], ":beat_type %d", _time.beat_type );
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ protected:
                 char *v = s + strlen( s ) + 1;
 
                 if ( ! strcmp( s, ":x" ) )
-                    _offset = atol( v );
+                    _r->offset = atol( v );
                 else
                     if ( ! strcmp( s, ":beats_per_bar" ) )
                         _time.beats_per_bar = atoi( v );
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public:
 
     Time_Point ( nframes_t when, int bpb, int note ) : _time( bpb, note )
         {
-            _offset = when;
+            _r->offset = when;
             _make_label();
 
             log_create();
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public:
 
     Time_Point ( const Time_Point &rhs )
         {
-            _offset = rhs._offset;
+            _r->offset = rhs._r->offset;
             _time = rhs._time;
         }
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Track.C b/Timeline/Track.C
index dc5650f..a3d69c6 100644
--- a/Timeline/Track.C
+++ b/Timeline/Track.C
@@ -374,20 +374,10 @@ Track::handle ( int m )
                 int retval = r->dispatch( m );
 
                 if ( retval && m == FL_PUSH )
-                {
-                    Track_Widget::original( r );
-                    Track_Widget::pushed( r->clone( r ) );
-                    r->hide();
-                }
+                    Track_Widget::pushed( r );
 
                 if ( retval && m == FL_RELEASE )
-                {
-                    *Track_Widget::original() = *Track_Widget::pushed();
-                    delete Track_Widget::pushed();
-
                     Track_Widget::pushed( NULL );
-                    Track_Widget::original( NULL );
-                }
 
                 Loggable::block_start();
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Track_Widget.C b/Timeline/Track_Widget.C
index 01c4396..9ef6657 100644
--- a/Timeline/Track_Widget.C
+++ b/Timeline/Track_Widget.C
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 list <Track_Widget *> Track_Widget::_selection;
 Track_Widget * Track_Widget::_current = NULL;
 Track_Widget * Track_Widget::_pushed = NULL;
-Track_Widget * Track_Widget::_original = NULL;
 Track_Widget * Track_Widget::_belowmouse = NULL;
 
 void
@@ -171,9 +170,8 @@ Track_Widget::handle ( int m )
         case FL_RELEASE:
             if ( _drag )
             {
+                end_drag();
                 _log.release();
-                delete _drag;
-                _drag = NULL;
             }
 
             fl_cursor( FL_CURSOR_HAND );
@@ -184,8 +182,7 @@ Track_Widget::handle ( int m )
         {
             if ( ! _drag )
             {
-                _drag = new Drag( x() - X, y() - Y );
-
+                begin_drag ( Drag( x() - X, y() - Y ) );
                 _log.hold();
             }
 
@@ -199,7 +196,7 @@ Track_Widget::handle ( int m )
             {
                 int nx = (ox + X) - _track->x();
 
-                // _offset = timeline->x_to_ts( nx ) + timeline->xoffset;
+                // _r->offset = timeline->x_to_ts( nx ) + timeline->xoffset;
                 offset( timeline->x_to_ts( nx ) + timeline->xoffset );
 
                 if ( Track_Widget::_current == this )
diff --git a/Timeline/Track_Widget.H b/Timeline/Track_Widget.H
index caada8a..b55e301 100644
--- a/Timeline/Track_Widget.H
+++ b/Timeline/Track_Widget.H
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 using namespace std;
 
+class Track_Widget;
+
 struct Drag
 {
     /* mouse coords at start of drag */
@@ -33,9 +35,18 @@ struct Drag
     int y;
     int state;
 
+    Track_Widget *original;
+
     Drag( int X, int Y ) : x( X ), y( Y ) { state = 0; }
 };
 
+struct Range
+{
+    nframes_t offset;                      /* where on the timeline */
+    nframes_t start;                      /* first sample from clip */
+    nframes_t end;                         /* last sample from clip */
+};
+
 /* Base class for virtual widget on a track */
 class Track_Widget : public Loggable
 {
@@ -54,9 +65,8 @@ protected:
 
     Track *_track;                                              /* track this region belongs to */
 
-    nframes_t _offset;                                          /* where on the timeline */
-    nframes_t _start;                                           /* first sample from clip */
-    nframes_t _end;                                             /* last sample from clip */
+    Range _range;                                               /* range for playback */
+    Range *_r;                                                  /* range for editing / display (points to the same thing as above, except for when dragging etc) */
 
     Fl_Color _color;                                            /* color of waveform */
     Fl_Color _box_color;                                        /* color of background (box) */
@@ -71,7 +81,9 @@ public:
         {
             _track = NULL;
 
-            _offset = _start = _end = 0;
+            _r = &_range;
+
+            _r->offset = _r->start = _r->end = 0;
 
             _shown = true;
 
@@ -90,7 +102,7 @@ public:
 
     Track_Widget ( const Track_Widget &rhs )
         {
-            _offset = rhs._offset;
+            *_r = *rhs._r;
             _track = rhs._track;
         }
 
@@ -129,11 +141,9 @@ public:
     static Track_Widget *current    ( void ) { return Track_Widget::_current; }
 
     static Track_Widget *pushed     ( void ) { return Track_Widget::_pushed; }
-    static Track_Widget *original   ( void ) { return Track_Widget::_original; }
     static Track_Widget *belowmouse ( void ) { return Track_Widget::_belowmouse; }
 
     static void pushed     ( Track_Widget *w ) { Track_Widget::_pushed     = w; }
-    static void original   ( Track_Widget *w ) { Track_Widget::_original   = w; }
     static void belowmouse ( Track_Widget *w ) { Track_Widget::_belowmouse = w; }
 
 //    static void pushed ( Track_Widget *w ) { Track_Widget::_pushed = w; }
@@ -142,6 +152,22 @@ public:
     void show ( void ) { _shown = true; }
     void hide ( void ) { _shown = false; }
 
+    void begin_drag ( const Drag &d )
+        {
+            _drag = new Drag( d );
+            _r = new Range( _range );
+        }
+
+    void end_drag ( void )
+        {
+            _range = *_r;
+            delete _r;
+            _r = &_range;
+
+            delete _drag;
+            _drag = NULL;
+        }
+
     void
     offset ( nframes_t where )
         {
@@ -149,20 +175,20 @@ public:
             if  ( ! selected() )
             {
                 redraw();
-                _offset = where;
+                _r->offset = where;
             }
             else
             {
-                long d = where - _offset;
+                long d = where - _r->offset;
 
                 for ( list <Track_Widget *>::iterator i = _selection.begin(); i != _selection.end(); i++ )
                 {
                     (*i)->redraw();
 
                     if ( d < 0 )
-                        (*i)->_offset -= 0 - d;
+                        (*i)->_r->offset -= 0 - d;
                     else
-                        (*i)->_offset += d;
+                        (*i)->_r->offset += d;
 
                 }
             }
@@ -180,17 +206,17 @@ public:
     virtual int h ( void ) const { return _track->h(); }
 
     /* used by regions */
-    virtual int x ( void ) const { return _offset < timeline->xoffset ? _track->x() - 1 : min( 32767, _track->x() + timeline->ts_to_x( _offset - timeline->xoffset ) ); }
+    virtual int x ( void ) const { return _r->offset < timeline->xoffset ? _track->x() - 1 : min( 32767, _track->x() + timeline->ts_to_x( _r->offset - timeline->xoffset ) ); }
 
     /* use this as x() when you need to draw lines between widgets */
     int line_x ( void ) const
         {
-            return _offset < timeline->xoffset ? max( -32768, _track->x() -  timeline->ts_to_x( timeline->xoffset - _offset )) : min( 32767, _track->x() + timeline->ts_to_x( _offset - timeline->xoffset ) );
+            return _r->offset < timeline->xoffset ? max( -32768, _track->x() -  timeline->ts_to_x( timeline->xoffset - _r->offset )) : min( 32767, _track->x() + timeline->ts_to_x( _r->offset - timeline->xoffset ) );
         }
 
     virtual int w ( void ) const
         {
-            int tx = timeline->ts_to_x( _offset );
+            int tx = timeline->ts_to_x( _r->offset );
 
             int rw;
             if ( tx < scroll_x() )
@@ -201,8 +227,8 @@ public:
             return min( rw, _track->w() );
         }
 
-    int abs_x ( void ) const { return timeline->ts_to_x( _offset ); }
-    virtual int abs_w ( void ) const { return timeline->ts_to_x( _end - _start ); }
+    int abs_x ( void ) const { return timeline->ts_to_x( _r->offset ); }
+    virtual int abs_w ( void ) const { return timeline->ts_to_x( _r->end - _r->start ); }
 
     Fl_Color color ( void ) { return _color; }
     void color ( Fl_Color v ) { _color = v; }
@@ -211,15 +237,15 @@ public:
     Track * track ( void ) const { return _track; }
     void track ( Track *t ) {  _track = t; }
 
-    nframes_t offset ( void ) const { return _offset; }
-//    void offset ( nframes_t o ) { _offset = o; }
+    nframes_t offset ( void ) const { return _r->offset; }
+//    void offset ( nframes_t o ) { _r->offset = o; }
 
-    void end ( nframes_t v ) { _end = v; }
-    nframes_t end ( void ) const { return _end; }
-    void start ( nframes_t v ) { _start = v; }
-    nframes_t start ( void ) const { return _start; }
+    void end ( nframes_t v ) { _r->end = v; }
+    nframes_t end ( void ) const { return _r->end; }
+    void start ( nframes_t v ) { _r->start = v; }
+    nframes_t start ( void ) const { return _r->start; }
 
-    virtual nframes_t length ( void ) const { return _end - _start; }
+    virtual nframes_t length ( void ) const { return _r->end - _r->start; }
 
     virtual Fl_Boxtype box ( void ) const { return FL_UP_BOX; }
     virtual Fl_Align align ( void ) const { return (Fl_Align)0; }
@@ -258,13 +284,13 @@ public:
     bool
     operator< ( const Track_Widget & rhs )
         {
-            return _offset < rhs._offset;
+            return _r->offset < rhs._r->offset;
         }
 
     bool
     operator<=( const Track_Widget & rhs )
         {
-            return _offset <= rhs._offset;
+            return _r->offset <= rhs._r->offset;
         }
 
     virtual void draw_label ( const char *label, Fl_Align align, Fl_Color color=(Fl_Color)0 );
diff --git a/Timeline/Waveform.C b/Timeline/Waveform.C
index 1adfc42..c279d8b 100644
--- a/Timeline/Waveform.C
+++ b/Timeline/Waveform.C
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Waveform::draw (  int X, int Y, int W, int H,
 
     int j;
 
-//    int start = timeline->ts_to_x( _start ) + (X - ox);
+//    int start = timeline->ts_to_x( _r->start ) + (X - ox);
 
     int start = 0;