Apple Logic Pro 7 - Manual (Page 517)

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It is also possible to simultaneously move or copy objects which are in different
Regions/staves. Each event will be moved/copied to its new position, within its original
MIDI Region.
Via the Clipboard
These functions work the same way as in many other software programs, and in the
other Logic windows.
Paste inserts the Clipboard’s contents (i.e. a note) into the selected MIDI Region at the
current song position (as indicated in the Transport Window (see “The Transport
Window” on page 85)). So, before pasting, you need to set the Song Position Line to
the desired destination position.
When you copy and paste several objects at once, the first object is pasted at the
indicated bar position, the others in relation to it.
Note: If you copy the contents of a whole bar which starts with a rest on the first beat,
the first object is not on one, since automatically displayed rests are not objects, and
therefore cannot be copied. In this case, you need to set the paste position accordingly.
(The exception is when there is an object such as a dynamic symbol at the beginning
of the selection, say at beat one, which is also copied.)
Paste Multiple
The Clipboard’s contents can be pasted into several Regions at once, at the original
position. Select all desired Regions, and use either Edit > Paste Multiple, or the Paste
Multiple key command.
The multiple selection of Regions can be done either in the Arrange, or directly in the
Score window: Shift-click all desired staves, or “rubber band” the adjacent Regions.
Note: the Display Parameter box (see “The Display Parameter Box” on page 522) title
line always indicates how many Regions are currently selected.
Automatic Insert Quantization
When you Paste (or Paste Multiple) objects from the Clipboard, the position of the first
inserted event is automatically quantized according to the current global display
format (in the Transport window). If, for example, the current bar position is 4.1.1.37, and
the global display format is set to1/16, the pasted object will be inserted at position
4.1.1.1, whether it’s a note or a symbol. When the Clipboard contains more than one
object, the other objects’ positions are not quantized, but their exact relative position
from the first object is kept.
If you don’t want this (i.e. because you want to keep the unquantized timing of the
original preserved), it is better to use one of the other methods of copying.