Recording into or replacing a selected midi region, Retrospective recording of midi regions – Apple Logic Express 8 User Manual
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Recording in Logic Express
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Important:
MIDI take folders do not have the comping functionality available to audio
take folders. The MIDI Take Folder menu does not provide the New Comp or Flatten
and Merge commands. For information on the other commands in the MIDI Take Folder
menu, see “
Recording into or Replacing a Selected MIDI Region
You can incorporate newly recorded data into an existing (and selected) MIDI region.
This works in both normal and cycle record modes.
To combine several recording takes into one MIDI region:
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Choose the “Overlapping recordings: Merge with selected regions” option in the File >
Project Settings > Recording tab.
To replace the events in a MIDI region recording:
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Choose the “Overlapping recordings: Merge with selected regions” option in the File >
Project Settings > Recording tab, and turn on the Transport’s Replace button.
This will replace the events in existing (and selected) MIDI regions with newly recorded
events.
You can also use the Merge/Replace combination in conjunction with the Autopunch
and Cycle functions.
To limit merge recording to Cycle mode:
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Choose the “Overlapping recordings: Merge only in Cycle record” option in the File >
Project Settings > Recording tab.
MIDI region recording will behave as per usual, with new regions created for each
recording. When the Transport’s Cycle button is turned on, however, all MIDI region
recording will result in a single, merged region.
Retrospective Recording of MIDI Regions
If you played a great solo while playback was running, but weren’t in record mode—
don’t worry. Simply use the Capture as Recording key command. All events you played
(after the last playhead change) will be added to the recorded MIDI region—just as if
you had been in record mode.
Note: If you move the playhead before executing this command, the next incoming
event will delete all previously played events (and your solo will be lost forever).