Use the cycle area – Apple Logic Pro X User Manual
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Chapter 6
Work with projects
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Use the cycle area
You can use the cycle area to repeatedly play a particular part of a project. The cycle area
can be used for composing, practicing a part before recording, recording multiple takes, and
other purposes.
Left locator
Right locator
Cycle area
When Cycle mode is on, the cycle area is displayed as a yellow strip in the upper part of the ruler
(or in the center, when the secondary ruler is visible).
The left and right locators are the start and end points of the cycle area. When Cycle mode is
turned off, the cycle area (and the locators) are no longer visible.
You can also create a skip cycle to skip a passage during playback; for example, to try out
different transitions from one project section to another without moving regions. Skip cycle is
also useful when editing, to leave out parts of the project that you don’t want to be affected by
the edit.
You can add buttons to the control bar to set, go to, or start playback from the left or right
locator position, and to swap locators (for a skip cycle). For information, see
Turn Cycle mode on or off
Do one of the following:
m
Click the Cycle button in the control bar (or press C).
m
Click the top part of the ruler.
Set the cycle area in the ruler
m
Drag left or right in the top part of the ruler.
The cycle area appears as a yellow strip in the ruler, and Cycle mode is automatically turned on.