If patterns in the playlists are moved, song automations of the corresponding insert and send effects should be moved too. Until now only generator and mixer events (gain, EQ, insert on/off, pan etc.) are moved. The parameters of effects stay where they are.
I posted this issue in the wishlist thread. I want to explain a little bit why this is so important to me. If I arrange a track I draft most of the parts first. Then I add more details, transitions and so on. At some point I recognize, that some parts of the track have to be longer to make smooth transitions. If I move the patterns in the playlist, most events (generator and mixer events) are moved along with the patterns. But every event belonging to an effect parameter (e.g. Cutoff of a filter plug-in) is NOT moved. As I use much effect automation this is a P.I.T.A! I have to go through each effect plug-in I used, search for automation and redraw/rerecord it a few bars later! This absolutely kills my workflow and my joy in making music. I assume that this behaviour of Orion is not intended! So it may be rather a bug fix than a feature request. I contacted Rich a few months ago and he told me that he will have a look into it. Can any of the beta testers or Synapse staff tell me if this may be fixed in 2012?