Apple Logic Pro 8 - Manual (Page 442)

442 Chapter 18 Editing MIDI Events in the Event List
Creating Events
The Event List accepts real time and step recording of MIDI events, as described in
Chapter 14, “
Recording in Logic Pro ,” on page 351. You can also manually add events.
To add an event manually:
1 Move the playhead to the desired insert position.
The current playhead position will be used as the insert position if not moved.
2 Click the Create button.
3 Click the desired event type button.
The event is added at the playhead position, and is automatically selected.
Important: Events can only be created in an existing region. If no region is selected, or
exists, on the selected Arrange track, an alert is shown.
To duplicate an existing event:
1 Click on the original (source) event name in the Status column with the Pencil tool.
2 An input box appears—use it to enter the position for the duplicate event. If you press
Return, the duplicate will appear at the same position as the original.
The duplicate function is useful for creating a copy of an event with a different value.
As an example, creating one or more notes of a particular length and velocity at the
same position as another note. You could then alter the Pitch (Num column) of the
duplicate notes to create a chord, or a new chord voicing.
To add one or more events from the Clipboard:
1 Following a copy operation from another editor, choose Edit > Paste (default key
command: Command-V).
2 A position input box will appear, allowing you to type in a destination position for the
first event. If you press Return, the original position of the first event is retained and
used. The relative positions of other copied events are maintained.
Important: The position input box is unique to the Event List. Pasted events are not
automatically added at the playhead position, as is the case in the graphical editors.