Apple Logic Pro 7 - Manual (Page 179)

Chapter 4 Audio in the Arrange Window 179
Copying Regions
Creating New Regions
Copies of Audio Regions are made in exactly the same way as MIDI Regions—by
dragging them while holding down Option. This automatically creates a new Region in
the Audio window. The new Region will retain the name of the original, with a
sequential number added.
This allows you to alter the start and endpoints of the copied Region independently of
the original. It is comparable to a genuine copy of a MIDI Region, which is created in
the same way.
Using an Existing Region More than Once
You can also create another version of the same Region in the Arrange window—a
cloned Region, if you will. To do this, hold down the Option and Shift keys as you are
copying. This is comparable to an alias of a MIDI Region, which is created in the same
way.
Whenever you adjust the start or endpoints of any of these Regions, all other cloned
Regions will also be adjusted.
Making Cloned Regions Independent
To make several cloned Regions independent of each other, select Audio > Convert
Regions to New Regionsin the Arrange window. This converts all selected clones into
individual Regions.
Converting Several Regions into Audio Files
You also have the option of saving all selected Regions in the Arrange window as
independent audio files: Audio > Convert Regions to New Audio Files. The audio files are
created in the same folder as your original file. The files are added to the Audio window
as well, and the references of the Regions in the Arrange window are changed to
match the newly created files. Logic creates the files in the file type of the original.
Making Multiple Copies of Regions
You can make multiple copies (see “Copying Regions” on page 132) of both Audio and
MIDI Regions with Region > Repeat Regions. This function creates clones of the Region
(the Regions are not independent).
Another way to make Regions repeat is through use of the Loop parameter in the
Region Parameter box (see “Loop” on page 142).
The MIDI > Region Parameters > Turn Loops to Real Copies command will change loops of
selected Regions into “real“ copies. The Regions that are created, however, represent
the same Region. As such, any alterations to the length of the Region or audio material
affects all “real looped” Regions (as with cloned Regions).