Cutting, copying, and pasting regions – Apple Logic Express 8 User Manual
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Chapter 13
Creating Your Arrangement
Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Regions
You can select, remove, or replicate one or more regions from one part of an
arrangement to another. In fact, you can use the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands
between the arrangements of two projects, if you wish.
To cut a region:
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Select the region, then choose Edit > Cut (or use the Cut key command,
default: Command-X).
This removes the region from the Arrange and places it in the Clipboard.
To copy a region (method 1):
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Option-drag the region to the desired Arrange position.
If Hyper Draw or automation is enabled, you’ll need to grab the region name area in
order to copy it.
To copy a region (method 2):
1
Select the region, then choose Edit > Copy (or use the Copy key command,
default: Command-C).
This copies the selected region to the Clipboard.
2
Set the desired playhead position by clicking on the Bar ruler.
3
Choose Edit > Paste (Command-V) to paste the contents of the Clipboard into the
Arrange. The paste will occur on the selected track at the playhead position.
If several regions are selected, their relative time and track positions are retained.
To paste a region at the same position as the copied region:
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Select the track you want to paste the region into, then choose Edit > Paste at Original
Position (or use the Paste at original Position key command).
Logic Express inserts the copied region into the selected track, at the same position as
the source region. This is useful if you want to copy a region to the same spot on a
different track, to independently process or thicken the part, for example. This function
is also ideal for creating layered MIDI and/or software instrument parts.
Information About Copied Regions
Copied regions are actually true, independent replicas of original regions. Changes
made to a parent region will not affect child copies.
If you want this type of behavior—where changes to the parent region affect child
regions—make use of the Loop function (see “
create cloned or alias regions (see “