Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 285)

Chapter 11 Sample Editor 285
Editing Commands
The Sample Edit window features the usual Cut, Copy, Paste, Clear, and Undo commands
in the Edit menu (or from the keyboard).
All of these commands (except Copy) actually change the data of the audio file itself; in
other words, they behave destructively.
Cut
Cuts a selected passage out of an audio file, and copies it to the Clipboard. All following
audio sections move forward to fill the gap.
Copy
Copies a selected passage to the Clipboard, leaving the selected area in its original
location.
Paste
Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the cursor position, or start point of the
selection. If there is no selection available, the cursor acts as the paste point (it is
shown as a thin dotted line). If audio data is present behind the paste point, it is moved
back to make room for the Clipboard contents. If anything is selected at the time of the
paste, it is deleted and replaced by the Clipboard contents.
Clear
Erases the selection, without placing it in the Clipboard. All data beyond the deleted
passage is pulled forward to fill the gap.
Undo
Cancels any edit commands used, and reverses its effect. This also works with the
destructive editing commands (see “Functions” on page 288).
The Undo function in the Sample Editor operates separately from the rest of the
program (see next section). This allows you to try out the edit in the Arrangement. If
you don’t like it, you can return to the Sample Editor, and reverse the edit with the
Undo function.
Space is reserved on the hard disk for armed tracks, which is not available for undo
files. Logic therefore automatically switches off record-ready status for audio tracks if
the disk is nearly full, thereby making edits possible in the Sample Editor.
Sample Editor Undo Preferences
Several options that accompany the Sample Editor’s multiple undo functionality can be
found in the Audio preferences:
• Record “Normalize” in Undo History—disable this parameter if you don’ want to create
any undo files once the Normalize function is invoked.