Apple Logic Pro 7 - Manual (Page 169)

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Mode
The Mode pop-up menu offers three different Copy functions, which copy the selected
events to the destination position, leaving the selected data in its original position.
• Copy Merge: The copied data is mixed with the data already present at the
destination position.
• Copy Replace: The data already present at the destination position is deleted, and
replaced by the copied data.
• Copy Insert: All data already present at the destination position is moved to the right,
by the length of the source region.
There are also three Move functions available (Move Merge, Move Replace, Move
Insert), which work similarly to the Copy functions. These functions actually move the
selected events, removing them from their original position.
If you choose Rotate, the source events are moved to the destination position. The data
that was previously at the destination position, and the data that falls between the
source and destination positions are all moved towards the source position. Thus the
data is not altered or deleted, but rotated.
To use the Rotate function:
1 Select a MIDI Region.
2 Set the song position exactly at the start, and the right locator exactly at the endpoint
of the desired MIDI Region. Position the left locator 1/4 note before the endpoint of the
MIDI Region.
3 Select MIDI > Copy MIDI Events and set the Mode to Rotate. Now, every time you press
Enter, all events are moved a 1/4 note backwards, and the events that fall within the
last quarter note are moved to the front of the Region.
The Direct Swap option exchanges the source Region with a Region of the same length,
starting at the target position.
The Remove option removes the MIDI data from the source Region, and leaves the
Region at its original position.
Track Automation Data
Track Automation Data (see “Display” on page 315) can also be copied with this tool,
provided that no Region containing MIDI data is also selected.