Defining the cycle – Apple Logic Express 8 User Manual
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Chapter 5
Navigating Your Project
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To switch Cycle mode on and off, do one of the following:
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Click the Cycle button in the Transport bar (or use the Cycle Mode key command).
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Click on the top part of the Bar ruler (on the gray locator stripe).
How Logic Express behaves in Cycle mode:
 The playhead jumps from the end of the cycle to the beginning.
 The Play command starts playback from the beginning of the cycle.
 To start playback from another position, hit Pause twice, or Pause and then Play.
 At the cycle jump point, you can use the Chase Events function—File > Project
Settings > MIDI > Chase > Chase on Cycle Jump. For more information about chasing
events, see “
Using the Chase Events Function
 You can determine the way recording works in Cycle mode, by using the various
options in the File > Project Settings > Recording pane.
Defining the Cycle
There are a number of different ways to define a cycle. You can:
 Directly draw the cycle in the Bar ruler (effectively setting the left and right locator
positions).
 Use the Transport Locator displays.
 Create a cycle based on selected regions.
 Create a cycle based on markers.
Defining and Adjusting a Cycle in the Bar Ruler
Click-hold in the top third of the Bar ruler, and define the desired cycle area by
dragging the mouse from left to right.
The cycle area appears as a green stripe in the Bar ruler, and Cycle mode is
automatically switched on.
To move the cycle:
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Grab the green cycle stripe in the middle (the cursor will turn into a hand), and drag it
to the left or right.
Two lines extend down the screen from the beginning and end points of the cycle.
These make it easy to align the cycle with regions in the Arrange area, or events in the
Piano Roll Editor.