diff --git a/Source/UI/Sequencer/Helpers/PatternOperations.cpp b/Source/UI/Sequencer/Helpers/PatternOperations.cpp
index 5549c883..229fa407 100644
--- a/Source/UI/Sequencer/Helpers/PatternOperations.cpp
+++ b/Source/UI/Sequencer/Helpers/PatternOperations.cpp
@@ -285,20 +285,30 @@ void PatternOperations::cutClip(ProjectNode &project, const Clip &clip,
 
         SequencerOperations::cutNotes(intersectedEvents, intersectionPoints, false);
 
-        Array<Note> eventsToBeMoved;
+        Array<Note> eventsRemove;
+        Array<Note> eventsToAdd;
         for (int i = 0; i < sequence->size(); ++i)
         {
             auto *note = static_cast<Note *>(sequence->getUnchecked(i));
             if (note->getBeat() >= cutBeat)
             {
-                eventsToBeMoved.add(*note);
+                eventsRemove.add(*note);
+                // to make it cleaner, make sure that the moved sequence starts at zero,
+                // while the new clips are shifted to the cut point (see below)
+                eventsToAdd.add(note->withDeltaBeat(-cutBeat));
             }
         }
 
-        const auto newTrack = SequencerOperations::createPianoTrack(eventsToBeMoved, clip.getPattern());
+        const auto newTrack = SequencerOperations::createPianoTrack(eventsToAdd, clip.getPattern());
+
+        for (auto *newClip : newTrack->getPattern()->getClips())
+        {
+            newTrack->getPattern()->change(*newClip, newClip->withDeltaBeat(cutBeat), false);
+        }
+
         const auto trackTemplate = newTrack->serialize();
 
-        sequence->removeGroup(eventsToBeMoved, true);
+        sequence->removeGroup(eventsRemove, true);
         project.getUndoStack()->perform(new PianoTrackInsertAction(project, &project, trackTemplate, newName));
     }
     else if (auto *autoTrack = dynamic_cast<AutomationTrackNode *>(track))
diff --git a/Source/UI/Sequencer/Helpers/SequencerOperations.cpp b/Source/UI/Sequencer/Helpers/SequencerOperations.cpp
index 25937642..a2d76943 100644
--- a/Source/UI/Sequencer/Helpers/SequencerOperations.cpp
+++ b/Source/UI/Sequencer/Helpers/SequencerOperations.cpp
@@ -2632,22 +2632,30 @@ UniquePointer<MidiTrackNode> SequencerOperations::createPianoTrack(const PianoSe
 
 UniquePointer<MidiTrackNode> SequencerOperations::createPianoTrack(const Array<Note> &events, const Pattern *pattern)
 {
-    if (events.size() == 0) { return {}; }
-
     Array<Clip> clips;
     for (const auto *clip : pattern->getClips())
     {
         clips.add(*clip);
     }
 
+    if (clips.size() == 0)
+    {
+        jassertfalse;
+        return {};
+    }
+
     return createPianoTrack(events, clips);
 }
 
 UniquePointer<MidiTrackNode> SequencerOperations::createPianoTrack(const Array<Note> &events, const Array<Clip> &clips)
 {
-    if (events.size() == 0) { return {}; }
+    if (clips.size() == 0)
+    {
+        jassertfalse;
+        return {};
+    }
 
-    const auto *track = events.getReference(0).getSequence()->getTrack();
+    const auto *track = clips.getReference(0).getPattern()->getTrack();
     const auto instrumentId = track->getTrackInstrumentId();
     const auto colour = track->getTrackColour();
     const auto channel = track->getTrackChannel();