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Event float window – Apple Logic Pro X User Manual

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Chapter 15

Advanced edit features

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Event Float window

The Event Float window provides information on the currently selected event (or region), and
can be compared with a single line of the Event List. You can edit the following parameters in
this window.

The start point of the selected event or region in bars, beats, divisions, and ticks, or SMPTE time

The type or name of the selected event or region

The recorded MIDI channel and first data byte (if an event), the name of notes, and the second
data byte (if it exists for the event type)

The length of the selected event or region in bars, beats, divisions, and ticks, or SMPTE time

Open an Event Float window

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Choose Window > Show Event Float (or use the Toggle Event Float key command, default
assignment: Option-E).

Switch the Event Float window between SMPTE time and the bar/beat display
Do one of the following:

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Open the Project Settings > General tab, then click “Project Type: Use musical grid” to show the
time format in bars and beats. Click the checkbox a second time to clear it (unchecked), which
displays the time format in minutes and seconds.

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Choose View > Show Event Position and Length as Time in the Event List. This only applies when
“Use musical grid” is active.