Merging mono tracks transfers Track 1's effect stack to the resulting stereo track
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Description
### Bug description
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### Steps to reproduce
1. Generate/import a mono clip on Track 1
2. Add some effects to the stack
3. Generate/import a mono clip on Track 2
4. Make sure Track 1 is selected
5. Make stereo track
6. Check the resulting track's effect stack
### Expected behavior
The resulting track's effect stack is clear.
### Actual behavior
The resulting track's effect stack duplicates that of Track 1
### Audacity Version
Audacity 3.7.8
### Operating system
OS independent
### Additional context
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the issue in Audacity 3.7.8 by creating two mono tracks, adding effects to Track 1, and using Make stereo track with Track 1 selected. Trace the track-merging handling and add a regression test showing that the resulting stereo track has an empty effect stack.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100