Apple Logic Express 8 - Manual (Page 428)

428 Chapter 16 Editing MIDI Events in the Piano Roll Editor
If Logic Express finds a chord, the following dialog is shown:
 Click the Delete button to erase any incorrect notes in a poorly played monophonic
line.
 Click the Keep button to even out (shorten) the start points and durations of all
(intentionally played/recorded) notes in chords.
To convert sustain pedal events to note lengths:
m Choose the Functions > Note Events > Sustain Pedal to Note Length command.
All sustain pedal events (controller #64) used on selected note events are analyzed, and
the note events are actually increased in length. This increase matches the controller
#64 (sustain pedal) off message position.
The pedal events (controller #64 on and off ) are erased after use of this command.
Copying or Moving Notes
You can copy selected notes by pressing Option and dragging the notes to the desired
position.
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Tip: You can use this method to copy or move notes between two Piano Roll Editor
windows (showing different regions, for example), or even between the Piano Roll
Editor windows of different projects.
You can also use the Clipboard to copy and move notes:
 Edit > Copy (or Command-C) copies notes into the Clipboard.
 Edit > Cut (or Command-X) moves the notes into the Clipboard.
 Edit > Paste (or Command-V) pastes them at the current playhead position, at their
original pitch.
Advanced Note Copy and Move Options
You can also perform advanced copy and move operations within the Piano Roll Editor.
These allow you to directly swap events, or to merge a group of notes from one section
of a region to the same, or another, region, as examples.
To copy or move a range of MIDI events:
1 Define the area that you want to move or copy with the left and right locators.
As an optional step: Select the track you want to copy the events to, if you want to
copy or move the events to another track.
2 Set the playhead to the desired insert position.