Apple Logic Express 8 - Manual (Page 312)

312 Chapter 13 Creating Your Arrangement
 No Overlap: Use in situations where you don’t want regions to overlap. In this mode,
the first region (the one positioned earlier on the track) will be reduced in length so
that no overlap occurs.
 X-Fade: In this mode, Logic Express automatically crossfades two audio regions when
they are moved to an overlapping position.
Note: This option does not work for MIDI regions or Apple Loop regions.
 Shuffle L and Shuffle R: Choose to automatically align regions (to the left or right,
respectively) when you move, resize, or delete them.
 When you use Shuffle R (or Shuffle L), moving a region to the right (or left) aligns
the region end point with the start point of the following region, ensuring that
there is no space between the two regions.
 Regions that are dragged over each other will swap positions.
 When deleting regions, the remaining regions (those left or right of the deleted
region) are moved to the left or to the right by the length of the deleted region.
 If a region is stretched or shortened when either Shuffle option is active, the other
regions on the track will be moved to accommodate the new length.
 In Shuffle L mode, the right side of the region will be stretched or shortened, and
the regions to the right of the edited region will be moved.
 In Shuffle R mode, the left side of the region will be stretched or shortened, and
the regions to the left of the edited region will be moved. The regions that precede
the edited region can only be moved as far as the project start point. If the
stretching of a region results in preceding regions being forced to the project start
point, and exceeding the space available, the edited region will overlap the
existing content.
Note: Only one audio region can be played at a time through a track’s channel strip.
When two audio regions overlap each other on a track, the later region has priority.
Scrubbing Your Arrangement
Scrubbing allows you to hear the audio and MIDI signals of regions at the playhead
position, helping you to find a particular sonic event. This makes it easy to zero in on a
particular kick or snare hit, for example, before cutting an audio region.
Note: Before MIDI scrubbing can occur, you need to turn on File > Project Settings >
MIDI > General > Scrubbing with Audio in Arrange.
To scrub your project:
1 Set a zoom level that provides the best view of the section you want to scrub (turning
on View > Region Content may be useful).
2 Enable the Pause button on the Transport.