Apple Logic Pro 7 - Manual (Page 105)

Chapter 2 Transport 105
Defining the Autodrop Area
If both Cycle and Autodrop modes are active, you will see an independent pair of
locators available for the Autodrop range. There are two stripes in the Bar Ruler, the top
one representing the Cycle area, and the bottom one the Autodrop range. The
Autodrop range can be graphically altered in the Bar Ruler, just as you would with a
Cycle area.
Note: If the Bar Ruler display is narrow, hold down Option to ensure that any
alterations made to the Cycle only affect the Autodrop range.
The grid scale—for graphic operations in the Bar Ruler—can be reduced to division
resolution by holding down Control, and to tick resolution by holding down Shift-
Control.
Setting Autodrop Numerically
The positions of the Autodrop locators are displayed numerically, to the right of the
Cycle locators on the Transport window. These positions can be altered by using the
mouse as a slider, or by direct numerical entry in this display window.
Recording in Autodrop Mode
To make an autodrop recording, place Logic in Record mode at any position before the
drop-in point. Any events played before the drop-in or after the drop-out points are
channelled through the sequencer as usual, but are not recorded.
If the SPL is positioned after the right locator when you start recording, recording
automatically begins at the drop-in point, following the count-in.
If Autodrop is enabled during recording, the Record button will flash while the song
position is outside the drop locators. This indicates that no recording takes place.
Combining Cycle and Autodrop
If you want to improve a difficult part of a certain passage, you can use a combination
of the cycle and autodrop functions. Cycle mode allows you to practice as many times
as you like before the “final take”. On each cycle pass, only events that fall within the
autodrop range are recorded. This allows you to make use of the preceding song
section to “get into the groove”.