diff --git a/light9/web/edit-choice.coffee b/light9/web/edit-choice.coffee
--- a/light9/web/edit-choice.coffee
+++ b/light9/web/edit-choice.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,44 @@
 RDFS = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#'
+
+
+
+window.setupDrop = (senseElem, highlightElem, coordinateOriginElem, onDrop) ->
+
+  highlight = -> highlightElem.classList.add('dragging')
+  unhighlight = -> highlightElem.classList.remove('dragging')
+  
+  senseElem.addEventListener 'drag', (event) =>
+    
+  senseElem.addEventListener 'dragstart', (event) =>
+    
+  senseElem.addEventListener 'dragend', (event) =>
+    
+  senseElem.addEventListener 'dragover', (event) =>
+    event.preventDefault()
+    event.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'copy'
+    highlight()
+
+  senseElem.addEventListener 'dragenter', (event) =>
+    highlight()
+    
+  senseElem.addEventListener 'dragleave', (event) =>
+    unhighlight()
+   
+  senseElem.addEventListener 'drop', (event) ->
+    event.preventDefault()
+    uri = event.dataTransfer.getData('text/uri-list')
+
+    pos = if coordinateOriginElem?
+        root = coordinateOriginElem.getBoundingClientRect()
+        $V([event.pageX - root.left, event.pageY - root.top])
+      else
+        null
+
+    onDrop(uri, pos)
+    unhighlight()
+
+
+
 Polymer
     is: "edit-choice",
     properties:
@@ -10,19 +50,10 @@ Polymer
       'gotGraph(graph, uri)'
       ]
 
-    dragover: (event) ->
-      event.preventDefault()
-      event.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'copy'
-      @$.box.classList.add('over')
-
-    dragleave: (event) ->
-      @$.box.classList.remove('over')
-
-    drop: (event) ->
-      event.preventDefault()
-      @uri = event.dataTransfer.getData('text/uri-list')
-      @updateLabel()
-      @$.box.classList.remove('over')
+    ready: ->
+      setupDrop @$.box, @$.box, null, (uri) =>
+        @uri=uri
+        @updateLabel()
 
     gotGraph: ->
       @graph.runHandler(@updateLabel.bind(@))
diff --git a/light9/web/edit-choice.html b/light9/web/edit-choice.html
--- a/light9/web/edit-choice.html
+++ b/light9/web/edit-choice.html
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
          display: inline-block;
          background: #141448;
      }
-     #box.over {
- background: red;
-         }
+     #box.dragging {
+         background: rgba(126, 52, 245, 0.0784313725490196);
+     }
      a {
          color: #5555e0;
          padding: 3px;
@@ -18,12 +18,7 @@
      }
      
     </style>
-    <div id="box"
-         on-dragenter="dragover"
-         on-dragover="dragover"
-         on-dragend="dragleave"
-         on-dragleave="dragleave"
-         on-drop="drop">
+    <div id="box">
       <a href="{{uri}}"><!-- type icon goes here -->{{label}}</a>
       <!-- <button on-click="unlink">Unlink</button>  -->
     </div>
diff --git a/light9/web/timeline/timeline-elements.html b/light9/web/timeline/timeline-elements.html
--- a/light9/web/timeline/timeline-elements.html
+++ b/light9/web/timeline/timeline-elements.html
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
          flex-direction: column;
          height: 100%;
      }
+     #rows.dragging {
+background: rgba(126, 52, 245, 0.0784313725490196);
+         }
      light9-timeline-audio {
          width: 100%;
          height: 100px;
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@
          flex-grow: 1;
      }
     </style>
-    <div>
+    <div id="top">
       <light9-timeline-time-axis id="time"></light9-timeline-time-axis>
       <light9-timeline-audio id="audio"
                              graph="{{graph}}"
@@ -98,15 +101,17 @@
                              show="{{show}}"
                              zoom="{{zoomFlattened}}">
       </light9-timeline-audio>
-      <template is="dom-repeat" items="{{rows}}">
-        <light9-timeline-graph-row graph="{{graph}}"
-                                   dia="{{dia}}"
-                                   song="{{song}}"
-                                   zoom-in-x="{{zoomInX}}"
-                                   row-index="{{item}}"
-        >
-        </light9-timeline-graph-row>
-      </template>
+      <div id="rows">
+        <template is="dom-repeat" items="{{rows}}">
+          <light9-timeline-graph-row graph="{{graph}}"
+                                     dia="{{dia}}"
+                                     song="{{song}}"
+                                     zoom-in-x="{{zoomInX}}"
+                                     row-index="{{item}}"
+          >
+          </light9-timeline-graph-row>
+        </template>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </template>
 </dom-module>
diff --git a/light9/web/timeline/timeline.coffee b/light9/web/timeline/timeline.coffee
--- a/light9/web/timeline/timeline.coffee
+++ b/light9/web/timeline/timeline.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 log = console.log
+RDF = 'http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#'
 
 Polymer
   is: 'light9-timeline-editor'
@@ -197,6 +198,8 @@ Polymer
       
     return [left, right, pan]
 
+
+
 Polymer
   is: 'light9-timeline-time-zoomed'
   behaviors: [ Polymer.IronResizableBehavior ]
@@ -212,6 +215,62 @@ Polymer
     updateZoomFlattened = ->
       @zoomFlattened = ko.toJS(@zoom)
     ko.computed(updateZoomFlattened.bind(@))
+  ready: ->
+
+  attached: ->
+    root = @closest('light9-timeline-editor')
+    setupDrop @, @$.rows, root, (effect, pos) =>
+
+      if not @graph.contains(effect, RDF + 'type', @graph.Uri(':Effect'))
+        log("drop #{effect} is not an effect")
+        return
+      
+      dropTime = @zoomInX.invert(pos.e(1))
+      
+      U = (x) -> @graph.Uri(x)
+
+      nextNumberedResources = (graph, base, howMany) ->
+        results = []
+        # we could cache [base,lastSerial]
+        for serial in [0..1000]
+          uri = graph.Uri("#{base}#{serial}")
+          if not graph.contains(uri, null, null)
+            results.push(uri)
+            if results.length >= howMany
+              return results
+        throw new Error("can't make sequential uri with base #{base}")
+
+      nextNumberedResource = (graph, base) ->
+        nextNumberedResources(graph, base, 1)[0]       
+      
+      newNote = nextNumberedResource(graph, "#{@song}/n")
+      newCurve = nextNumberedResource(graph, "#{newNote}c")
+      points = nextNumberedResources(graph, "#{newCurve}p", 4)
+      
+      quad = (s, p, o) => {subject: s, predicate: p, object: o, graph: @song}
+
+      curveQuads = [
+          quad(@song, U(':note'), newNote)
+          quad(newNote, RDF + 'type', U(':Note'))
+          quad(newNote, U(':originTime'), @graph.LiteralRoundedFloat(dropTime))
+          quad(newNote, U(':curve'), newCurve)
+          quad(newCurve, RDF + 'type', U(':Curve'))
+          quad(newCurve, U(':attr'), U(':strength'))
+        ]        
+      pointQuads = []
+      for i in [0...4]
+        pt = points[i]
+        pointQuads.push(quad(newCurve, U(':point'), pt))
+        pointQuads.push(quad(pt, U(':time'), @graph.LiteralRoundedFloat(i)))
+        pointQuads.push(quad(pt, U(':value'), @graph.LiteralRoundedFloat(i == 1 or i == 2)))
+      
+      patch = {
+        delQuads: []
+        addQuads: curveQuads.concat(pointQuads)
+        }
+      @graph.applyAndSendPatch(patch)
+      log('land', effect, dropTime, newNote)
+      
 
 Polymer
   is: "light9-timeline-time-axis",
@@ -346,13 +405,14 @@ Polymer
     @adj.subscribe(@updateDisplay.bind(this))
 
   updateDisplay: () ->
-      @spanClass = if @adj.config.emptyBox then 'empty' else ''
-      @displayValue = @adj.getDisplayValue()
-      center = @adj.getCenter()
-      target = @adj.getTarget()
-      return if isNaN(center.e(1))
-      @centerStyle = {x: center.e(1), y: center.e(2)}
-      @dia?.setAdjusterConnector(@myId, center, target)
+    window.adjDragUpdates++ if window.adjDragUpdates?
+    @spanClass = if @adj.config.emptyBox then 'empty' else ''
+    @displayValue = @adj.getDisplayValue()
+    center = @adj.getCenter()
+    target = @adj.getTarget()
+    return if isNaN(center.e(1))
+    @centerStyle = {x: center.e(1), y: center.e(2)}
+    @dia?.setAdjusterConnector(@myId, center, target)
         
   attached: ->
     @myId = 'adjuster-' + _adjusterSerial