Apple Logic Pro 8 - Manual (Page 694)

694 Chapter 33 Working With Notation
Copying Objects via the Clipboard
When you copy objects via the Clipboard, the first object is pasted at the target bar
position. The relative positioning of other copied objects (to the first object) is retained.
You can simultaneously paste the Clipboard contents into several regions, at the
original position.
To paste the Clipboard contents into several regions:
1 Select all desired regions (either in the Arrange area, or Score Editor), by Shift-clicking
all desired staffs/regions, or rubber banding adjacent regions.
The Display Parameter box (see “ Transcribing MIDI Recordings ” on page 728) title line
always indicates the number of regions that are currently selected.
2 Choose Edit > Paste Multiple (or use the Paste Multiple key command.)
Automatic Insert Quantization
When you paste (or paste multiple) objects from the Clipboard, the position of the first
inserted event is automatically quantized, in accordance with the current division value
(set in the Transport bar). As an example, if the current bar position is 4.1.1.37, and the
division value is set to 1/16, 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,
their relative positions from the first object are retained.
If you don’t want this behavior (because you want to preserve the unquantized timing
of the original), you are better served by other copy methods.
Pasting Passages at the Same Time Position
You can use the Paste at Original Position and Paste Multiple at Original Position
commands to quickly copy passages from one MIDI region to another—at the same
time position. No insert position is required, and no automatic insert quantization takes
place.
To copy an entire musical passage to the same time position in another region:
1 Select the notes and symbols of the passage.
2 Select the staff you want to paste the passage to.
3 Choose Edit > Paste at Original Position (or use the Paste at Original Position key
command).
The notes and symbols are pasted at the position they were originally copied from,
regardless of the current playhead position.
The Paste Multiple at Original key command works in a similar way, but allows you to
paste a musical passage to the staffs of other instruments. All destination staffs need to
be selected before the Paste Multiple command is executed.