Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 804)

Chapter 23 Work in the Environment 804
Alias objects
Alias objects overview
You can create an alias of any Environment object, and it will behave exactly like the original.
In the case of faders, the alias has its own value, which can be different from the value of
the original object. This is particularly useful when using text faders, as they consume a lot
of memory. If you need several text faders of the same name, make several aliases of one
original object.
Aliases can be reassigned with meta events. You use a special fader, known as the alias assigner,
which works like the cable switcher, to accomplish this.
Create an alias of any object
m Select the object, then choose New > Alias.
Create an alias assigner
m Choose New > Fader > Specials > Alias Assigner.
A meta fader, with a -1- definition set to 46, is created.
To use the alias assigner, cable its top output to the alias, and cable subsequent outputs to the
various originals that you want to assign to the alias. If you set the alias assigner’s maximum
range to match the number of originals and its minimum range to 1, you can then connect the
next cable to a new alias, and subsequent cables to originals for the alias. In this way, the alias
assigner can be used to assign multiple aliases simultaneously.
One situation in which you might use an alias assigner is when switching a delay line alias
between different originals (different delay line objects), each set to different delay times. This
method is one of several ways to provide MIDI control over delay time.
If you copy an alias, you create a new alias of the same original. If you select and copy both an
alias and its original, you create a copy of the original with its own, separate alias.