Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 110)

110 Chapter 3 Arrange Window
Adjustment
Used to determine whether you want a copy to begin exactly at the end of the original
or the previous copy (setting: None), or whether you want the startpoint to be
“quantized”. In most cases, the Auto setting will be suitable.
“as”
This parameter determines whether the repeats are copies or aliases of the original.
Altering the Length of Regions
Grab the Region at the bottom right corner, with the pointer or pencil tool, to move
the endpoint of the Region to the desired position. The data in Regions is never
deleted, even when they’re shortened; playback simply stops at the end of the Region.
Restore the length of the Region in the same fashion to hear the playback of events/
audio data at the end of the Region.
If Hyper Draw is enabled for the Region, you’ll need to grab above the blue area, in
order to adjust the endpoint.
Multiple Selection
You can change the length of multiple Regions in the same way. The length will be
changed by the same absolute amount.
Same Absolute Length
If you want to make all selected MIDI Regions the same absolute length—even if they
had different original lengths—simply hold Option-Shift while changing the length
(just as in the Matrix Editor or the Event List).
Adjusting the Region Startpoint
You can also adjust the length of the MIDI Region by grabbing it at the bottom left
corner. It should be noted that you can never move the left corner beyond the first
event in the MIDI Region—you can never “hide” events from the beginning of the MIDI
Region. If you want to remove the start of a MIDI Region you need to cut it, and mute
or delete the new start segment (new MIDI Region).
Rounded to Whole Bars
The MIDI > Snap Region Start to Bar function rounds the Region startpoint to the
nearest whole bar.
The position of events within MIDI Regions is not affected by changes to the Region
length.
If you wish to alter the position of the events:
m Hold down Option while altering the length of a MIDI Region to alter the timing of
events. The events will be stretched or compressed, proportionately, by the amount
that the MIDI Region was altered in length.