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The arrange area – Apple Logic (1.1) User Manual

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Chapter 2

Getting Started With Logic

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The Arrange Area

The large gray area next to the Track List is the Arrange area. This is where your Regions
are arranged into a song. You can freely drag and drop your Regions from position to
position, make loops, copies, and more.

Audio and MIDI data can be recorded directly into the Arrange area, as mentioned
earlier. You can add Audio Regions—in AIFF, WAV, SDII, MP3, ReCycle, or Apple Loops
formats—directly to the Arrange area by dragging and dropping audio files from any
folder on your hard disk.

Above the Arrange area, you’ll see the Bar Ruler. This is used for a number of functions
performed in the Arrange area, including song navigation. Much of the Bar Ruler’s
functionality is tied to the Transport window, which we will discuss in the next chapter.

Just above the Bar Ruler—to the top right of the window—you’ll see the Drag and
Snap (only Logic Pro) pull-down menus. These affect how Regions behave when edited
or moved. More information can be found in the Logic reference and Onscreen Help.