Apple Logic Express 9 - Manual (Page 877)

To restrict movement to one direction (vertical or horizontal)
µ
Hold down the Shift key while dragging.
There is also a general preference for this constraint: Logic Express > Preferences > General
> Editing > Limit Dragging to One Direction In: Piano Roll and Score.
The Impact of the Display Quantization Parameter
Movement along the time axis (horizontal) is affected by the display quantization grid
(Quantize) setting.
If a hybrid quantize value is selected (16, 24 for example), the grid corresponds to the
binary value (16, in this example).
• If note positions are not aligned with this time grid (because they were recorded in
real time), their relative offset is retained when they are moved or copied.
• You can move or copy unquantized passages within the Score Editor, without losing
the original feel of the performance.
Moving Global Symbols and Symbols Attached to Notes
You cannot copy or move the following symbols in the Score Editor:
• Global symbols, such as repeat signs, time and key signature changes—except in the
Signature List and Signature track—and global text elements (headers and so on). (For
additional information, see
Working with Time and Key Signatures .)
• Symbols directly attached to notes, such as accents, fermatas, note heads, and so on.
Moving Objects in the Score Editor with Key Commands
A group of key commands is found in the Nudge Region/Event Position section of the
Key Commands window. These functions move all selected objects (by various steps)
along the time axis. The following Nudge commands are the most useful for score work:
• Nudge Region/Event Position Left by Bar and Nudge Region/Event Position Right by
Bar: Move the selected notes forward or back one bar.
• Nudge Region/Event Position Left by Beat and Nudge Region/Event Position Right by
Beat: Move the selected notes forward or back one beat.
• Nudge Region/Event Position Left by Division and Nudge Region/Event Position Right by
Division: Move the selected events forward or back one division step (as set in the
Transport bar).
Copying Objects in the Score Editor 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.
877 Chapter 31 Working with Notation