fix processor paste location - fixes #6536

diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc b/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc
index f6ce27a0c91115f16f7bbf2fd741854240cdb4ab..8a913641a36f2eded59c48323ccd0bc69b6d3248 100644 (file)
--- a/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc
@@ -1357,6 +1357,14 @@ ProcessorBox::processor_operation (ProcessorOperation op)
                break;
 
        case ProcessorsPaste:
+               // some processors are not selectable (e.g fader, meter), target is empty.
+               if (targets.empty() && _placement >= 0) {
+                       assert (_route);
+                       boost::shared_ptr<Processor> proc = _route->before_processor_for_index (_placement);
+                       if (proc) {
+                               targets.push_back (proc);
+                       }
+               }
                if (targets.empty()) {
                        paste_processors ();
                } else {