Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 137)

Chapter 4 Audio in the Arrange Window 137
Moving Audio Regions
You can grab Audio Regions in the Arrange window with the mouse, and move them
around, just like MIDI Regions.
If you hold down Control while moving Regions, you can move them in steps of one
division (in sixteenths, for example).
If you hold down Control and Shift while moving Regions, you can move them by
single ticks (maximum resolution).
You can also use the Delay parameter in the Region Parameter box to shift the
playback position of Regions.
In practice, a resolution of one tick will usually be fine enough.
To move a Region by a finer resolution than ticks (such as a resolution of one sample
word), please use the Anchor point in the Audio window or Sample Editor.
Note: All cloned Regions in the Arrange window are affected as well.
You can also move Regions by adjusting their positions in the Event List:
1 Select the Region that you wish to edit.
2 Choose Windows > Event List.
3 Click on the button (featuring the square graphic) in the Event List’s top left corner to
move up one level in the hierarchy.
4 Move Regions as desired, by changing the value in the Position column.
Moving Regions Back to Record Position
You can move any selected Region in the Arrange window back to it’s original recorded
position by selecting Audio > Move Region to Original Record Position.
This function only works if the corresponding audio file was recorded in the current
song. Audio files imported via Add Audio File have no original record position.
This command is also available as a key command: Set Region(s) to original Recording
Position.
Changing Start and End Points
You can shorten or lengthen any Region by grabbing it’s lower right hand corner with
the mouse and dragging it—if track based automation is displayed, grab the corners
above the automation layer. You cannot make a Region longer than its original audio
file. This means that all other Regions derived from this Region will be lengthened by
the same amount (cloned regions—see the “Copying Regions” section on page 136).
Of course, the same goes for any changes you make to the startpoint of a Region. Such
changes can be made by grabbing, and dragging, the lower left edge of the Region.