Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 241)

Chapter 8 Global Tracks 241
Selecting and Moving Global Events
Global events are selected with a simple click, and are moved and/or changed by
dragging them with the mouse. We recommend that you keep an eye on the help tag
while doing so. Multiple selection is achieved by Shift-clicking on the desired events.
This can even be done in combination with the selection of Regions on Arrange tracks.
To select several subsequent events on the same Global track, you can use the rubber
band selection method, while holding the Control key.
To select all events on a particular Global track, click in the desired Track List.
If menu or key commands for multiple selections are made in the Arrange window
(such as Select All, Toggle Selection, Select Inside Locators), they will also apply to global
events on all visible Global tracks. This can be useful for copying or moving an entire
song section, inclusive of all signature and tempo changes, for example.
Note: Events on protected tracks will not be selected and—if currently selected—will
be deselected by these commands. Consequently, there are several choices available
should you wish to avoid having global events selected by any of these selection
commands: Either you activate the Track Protect buttons of the desired tracks; or you
choose Edit > Deselect Global Tracks after the use of any of these commands; or you
simply turn off the Global track display temporarily, using the View > Global Tracks
menu option or the corresponding key command.
Copying Global Events
You can use the same copy methods used for Regions and MIDI events on global
events: Drag an event while holding the Option key (watch the help tag) or use the
standard menu or key commands for Copy and Paste. The copied global event will be
pasted at the current Song Position Line (SPL) location. If multiple events are copied,
the first one will be pasted at the SPL, the others will retain their relative distance to
the first copied event.
Deleting Global Events
To delete one or several global events, select the desired event/s and press Backspace
or Delete, or just use the Eraser tool.